1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 12
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Jim Schofield (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Michael T. Fitzpatrick (R) by 3.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim SchofieldDemocrat · winner
49.6%1,957
Michael T. FitzpatrickRepublican · incumbent
46.0%1,816
C. MalcolmLibertarian
4.4%173
3,946 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