1978Final results
1978 election for Nevada Senate District WASHOE 2
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Jim Kosinski (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Reid (R) by 24.0 points.
Jim KosinskiDemocrat · winner
62.0%6,130
Richard E. ReidRepublican
38.0%3,755
9,885 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET