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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

EvenD+42.71984D+20.11996D+21.12000

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