1982Final results
1982 election for Nevada Senate District 5-2
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Bob Ryan (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating V. Christensen (D) by 10.5 points.
Bob RyanRepublican · winner
53.6%12,568
V. ChristensenDemocrat
43.0%10,101
Patrick OneillLibertarian
3.4%800
23,469 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