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1980Final results

1980 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 8

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Robert E. Robinson (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Barbara Zimmer (R) by 4.8 points.

Robert E. RobinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.0%1,577
Barbara ZimmerRepublican
46.2%1,428
A. GetzelLibertarian
2.8%87
3,092 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+48.31978D+4.81980R+25.61982R+39.31984D+0.41986D+15.31988

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

The candidates

Robert E. Robinson (D)Barbara Zimmer (R)

Also on the ballot: A. Getzel (Libertarian), 2.8%