1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Nevada State Assembly: Esmeralda–Mineral–Nye 36
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Kenneth K. Redelsperger (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Don A. Moody (D) by 13.1 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Kenneth K. RedelspergerRepublican · winner
56.5%3,696
Don A. MoodyDemocrat
43.5%2,842
6,538 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)