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1982Final results

1982 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 10

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

John Vergiels (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating S. Carter (R) by 44.0 points.

John VergielsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%2,506
S. CarterRepublican
25.8%927
E. LynchLibertarian
4.3%156
3,589 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

EvenD+55.61976D+45.11978D+19.11980D+44.01982D+15.41984D+31.21988

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

The candidates

John Vergiels (D)S. Carter (R)

Also on the ballot: E. Lynch (Libertarian), 4.3%