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1982Final results

1982 election for Nevada Assembly District CARSONCITYWASHOE 37

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Bob Thomas (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating F. Matthews (D) by 16.9 points.

Bob ThomasRepublican · winner
58.5%3,595
F. MatthewsDemocrat
41.5%2,553
6,148 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+16.91982R+44.21984D+10.51988R+0.61990R+16.31992R+49.71996

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