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1980Final results

1980 election for Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 27

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Steve Coulter (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating T. Garland (R) by 44.4 points.

Steve CoulterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%2,353
T. GarlandRepublican
25.4%856
D. Kabat Jr.Libertarian
4.9%165
3,374 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+35.71976D+23.61978D+44.41980R+3.71982R+3.21984D+9.01986

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

The candidates

Steve Coulter (D)T. Garland (R)

Also on the ballot: D. Kabat Jr. (Libertarian), 4.9%