1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Nevada election results
Every race on Nevada's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races56
Changed party17
Unopposed7%4 races
Incumbents defeated7
U.S. Senate
D 1 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | Harry Reid (D) | 5.5 | Flipped |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | Richard Bryan (D) | 48.4 |
U.S. House
D 1 · R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV-1 | James Bilbray (D) | 10.0 | |
| NV-2 | Barbara Vucanovich (R) | 16.8 |
Nevada State Senate
D 4 · R 6 · 4 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1-2 | Erik Beyer (R) | 4.9 | Flipped |
| SD-2-2 | Thomas J. Hickey (D) | 81.5 | |
| SD-3-2 | Randolph Townsend (R) | 8.9 | Flipped |
| SD-5-2 | Bill Odonnell (R) | 10.4 | |
| SD-6-2 | Mike Malone (R) | 22.2 | Flipped |
| SD-7-2 | Nick Horn (D) | 21.6 | |
| SD-CAPITAL 1 | Charlie Joerg (R) | 31.4 | Flipped |
| SD-CLARK 1 | James Gibson (D) | 40.1 | |
| SD-WASHOE 2 | Donald R. Mello (D) | 42.3 | |
| SD-WESTERN 1 | Lawrence Jacobsen (R) | 23.6 |
Nevada State Assembly
D 29 · R 13 · 12 changed party
Nevada
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab