1980Final results

1980 election for Nevada State Assembly: Lyon–Storey–Churchill 38

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Joseph E. Dini (D) won re-election with 74.2% of the vote, defeating R. Ray (R) by 48.4 points.

Joseph E. DiniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%5,041
R. RayRepublican
25.8%1,755
6,796 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

EvenD+39.71976D+48.41980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)