1984Final results
1984 election for Nevada Senate District 2-1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Ray Shaffer (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Dorotha W. Ames (R) by 42.7 points.
Ray ShafferDemocrat · winner
71.4%11,432
Dorotha W. AmesRepublican
28.6%4,589
16,021 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET