1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Nevada State Senate election results, district by district
Every Nevada State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 20 seats
After the electionD 15 · R 5
Races7
Changed party1
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 7 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1-2 | Thomas R. C. Wilson · Cliff McCorkle (DEM) | 1.0 | |
| SD-3-2 | Mel Close Jr. · Jean E. Ford · Don W. Ashworth (D) | 2.4 | |
| SD-CAPITAL 1 | Lawrence Jacobsen (R) | 2.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-CLARK 1 | James Gibson (D) | 53.6 | |
| SD-CLARK 2 | Eugene V. Echols (D) | 45.0 | |
| SD-WASHOE 2 | Jim Kosinski (D) | 24.0 | |
| SD-WESTERN 1 | Carl F. Dodge (R) | 37.1 |
Nevada State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner