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1980 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 16

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Jane Ham (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Harley L. Harmon (D) by 8.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Jane HamRepublican · winner
52.6%5,744
Harley L. HarmonDemocrat · incumbent
43.9%4,802
C. KingLibertarian
3.5%384
10,930 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

EvenD+50.41976D+10.91978R+8.61980R+1.31982R+5.71984D+15.51986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Jane Ham (R)Harley L. Harmon (D)

Also on the ballot: C. King (Libertarian), 3.5%