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1984Final results

1984 election for Nevada Senate District 1-1

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

William Raggio (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Dave Bianchi (D) by 13.0 points.

William RaggioRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%15,352
Dave BianchiDemocrat
41.4%11,692
H. David HuffmanLibertarian
4.1%1,166
28,210 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+38.41976R+13.01984R+50.81988

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

The candidates

William Raggio (R)Dave Bianchi (D)

Also on the ballot: H. David Huffman (Libertarian), 4.1%