1980Final results
1980 election for Nevada Senate District 3-1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
4 seats: Keith Ashworth (D), Floyd R. Lamb (D), James Bilbray (D), William H. Hernstadt (D) won.
4 seatsKeith AshworthDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.5%56,167
Floyd R. LambDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.3%55,434
James BilbrayDemocrat · winner
15.6%49,937
William H. HernstadtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.0%48,212
Peggy CavnarRepublican
15.0%48,182
J. LearRepublican
12.5%40,057
C. LambertRepublican
4.1%13,149
Patrick OneillLibertarian
1.2%3,818
P. ObrienLibertarian
1.0%3,303
J. CornettLibertarian
0.7%2,200
320,459 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
The candidates
Keith Ashworth (D)Floyd R. Lamb (D)James Bilbray (D)William H. Hernstadt (D)Peggy Cavnar (R)J. Lear (R)
Also on the ballot: C. Lambert (Republican), 4.1%; Patrick Oneill (Libertarian), 1.2%; P. Obrien (Libertarian), 1.0%; J. Cornett (Libertarian), 0.7%