1982Final results
1982 election for Nevada Senate District 3-2
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Helen A. Foley (D) won with 38.1% of the vote, defeating Randolph Townsend (D) by 9.4 points.
Helen A. FoleyDemocrat · winner
38.1%15,527
Randolph TownsendDemocrat
28.7%11,687
T. LewisRepublican
26.7%10,866
J. MorrisLibertarian
6.5%2,637
40,717 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET