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1980 general · November 4, 1980

1980 Nevada election results

Every race on Nevada's ballot in the 1980 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.

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Races49
Changed party8
Unopposed8%4 races
Incumbents defeated5

President

R 1

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
NevadaRonald Reagan (R)36.3

U.S. Senate

R 1

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
NevadaPaul Laxalt (R)21.4

U.S. House

D 1

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
NV-ALJim Santini (D)43.2

Nevada State Senate

D 8 · R 2

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
SD-1-1Sue Wagner · William Raggio (R)28.2
SD-3-1Keith Ashworth · Floyd R. Lamb · James Bilbray · William H. Hernstadt (D)0.0
SD-CENTRAL 1Richard E. Blakemore (D)Unopposed
SD-CLARK 2Wilbur Faiss (D)46.8
SD-CLARK 4Joe Neal (D)62.8
SD-NORTHERN 1Norman D. Glaser (D)34.6

Nevada State Assembly

D 26 · R 14 · 8 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AD-CARSONCITY 40Alan Glover (D)17.4
AD-CARSONCITYDOUGLAS 39Louis W. Bergevin (R)60.0
AD-CLARK 1Edward J. Kovacs (D)7.9Flipped
AD-CLARK 2John Dubois (R)22.9Flipped
AD-CLARK 3Roger Bremner (D)27.3
AD-CLARK 4Mike Malone (R)8.9
AD-CLARK 5Bill Brady (R)49.2
AD-CLARK 6Marion Bennett (D)62.8
AD-CLARK 7Lonie Chaney (D)79.4
AD-CLARK 8Robert E. Robinson (D)4.8
AD-CLARK 9Helen A. Foley (D)68.6Flipped
AD-CLARK 10John Vergiels (D)19.1
AD-CLARK 11Jim Banner (D)68.8
AD-CLARK 12Jim Schofield (D)3.6FlippedIncumbent lost
AD-CLARK 13Karen W. Hayes (D)30.7
AD-CLARK 14Janson F. Stewart (D)28.8
AD-CLARK 15Nick Horn (D)43.4
AD-CLARK 16Jane Ham (R)8.6FlippedIncumbent lost
AD-CLARK 17Robert E. Price (D)4.3
AD-CLARK 18Thomas J. Hickey (D)52.4
AD-CLARK 19Paul W. May Jr. (D)56.8
AD-CLARK 20Robert G. Craddock (D)26.4
AD-CLARK 21Danny Thompson (D)7.4Incumbent lost
AD-CLARK 22John E. Jeffrey (D)22.5
AD-ELKO 33Dean A. Rhoads (R)Unopposed
AD-ESMERALDAMINERALNYE 36Kenneth K. Redelsperger (R)13.1Flipped
AD-HUMBOLDTEUREKACARLIN 34John Marvel (R)Unopposed
AD-LINCOLNWHITEPINE 35John M. Polish (D)Unopposed
AD-LYONSTOREYCHURCHILL 38Joseph E. Dini (D)48.4
AD-PERSHINGCHURCHILL 37Virgil Getto (R)68.0
AD-WASHOE 23Dave Nicholas (R)34.4
AD-WASHOE 24Erik Beyer (R)4.8FlippedIncumbent lost
AD-WASHOE 25Patty D. Cafferata (R)19.7
AD-WASHOE 26Paul Prengaman (R)18.9
AD-WASHOE 27Steve Coulter (D)44.4
AD-WASHOE 28Robert F. Rusk (R)18.5
AD-WASHOE 29Robert Barengo (D)0.2
AD-WASHOE 30Donald R. Mello (D)6.8
AD-WASHOE 31Peggy Westall (D)9.9
AD-WASHOE 32Bob Sader (D)24.4FlippedIncumbent lost

Nevada

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; MIT Election Data and Science Lab