1978Final results
1978 election for Nevada Senate District WESTERN 1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Carl F. Dodge (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Dennis Oconnor (D) by 37.1 points.
Carl F. DodgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%7,025
Dennis OconnorDemocrat
31.4%3,221
10,246 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