1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 1
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Edward J. Kovacs (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating D. Grilz (R) by 7.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Edward J. KovacsDemocrat · winner
50.9%3,985
D. GrilzRepublican
43.0%3,368
P. HendersonLibertarian
6.0%472
7,825 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET