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1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 21

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Danny Thompson (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Nash M. Sena (D) by 7.4 points.

Danny ThompsonDemocrat · winner
53.7%2,309
Nash M. SenaDemocrat · incumbent
46.3%1,992
4,301 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+33.71982D+28.81986D+40.21988R+2.31990R+21.11992R+20.21994

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