1980Final results
1980 election for Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 30
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Donald R. Mello (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating R. Rose (R) by 6.8 points.
Donald R. MelloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.7%2,186
R. RoseRepublican
43.9%1,891
R. MatsudaLibertarian
5.4%235
4,312 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