1980Final results
1980 election for Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 23
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Dave Nicholas (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating D. Dixon (R) by 34.4 points.
Dave NicholasRepublican · winner
67.2%7,156
D. DixonRepublican
32.8%3,492
10,648 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET