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1986 general · November 4, 1986

1986 Nevada State Assembly election results, district by district

Every Nevada State Assembly district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.

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Seats after the election

Democrats controlled the chamber · 42 seats

After the electionD 28 · R 13 · 1 other
Races42
Changed party12
Unopposed10%4 races
Incumbents defeated7

Every district

D 29 · R 13

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AD-CARSONCITY 40Ernie Adler (D)6.4Flipped
AD-CARSONCITYWASHOE 37Bob Thomas (R)Unopposed
AD-CLARK 1Matt Callister (D)0.2FlippedIncumbent lost
AD-CLARK 2John Dubois (R)50.7
AD-CLARK 3Jane Wisdom (D)5.2FlippedIncumbent lost
AD-CLARK 4Bill Kissam (D)5.3Flipped
AD-CLARK 5Vince Triggs (D)7.8Flipped
AD-CLARK 6Wendell Williams (D)52.7Incumbent lost
AD-CLARK 7Morse Arberry Jr. (D)83.9
AD-CLARK 8Gene Porter (D)0.4Flipped
AD-CLARK 9Eileen Brookman (D)37.0
AD-CLARK 10Myrna Williams (D)Unopposed
AD-CLARK 11Jim Banner (D)61.8
AD-CLARK 12Jim Schofield (D)50.9
AD-CLARK 13Jim McGaughey (R)16.0
AD-CLARK 14Val Garner (D)15.6FlippedIncumbent lost
AD-CLARK 15Marvin Sedway (D)26.9
AD-CLARK 16Bob Gaston (D)15.5FlippedIncumbent lost
AD-CLARK 17Robert E. Price (D)5.6
AD-CLARK 18Robert W. Fay (D)12.6Incumbent lost
AD-CLARK 19Paul W. May Jr. (D)59.2
AD-CLARK 20Robert G. Craddock (D)19.0
AD-CLARK 21Danny Thompson (D)28.8
AD-CLARK 22John E. Jeffrey (D)Unopposed
AD-CLARK 41James Spinello (D)18.6Flipped
AD-CLARK 42Terry Tebbs (R)5.0
AD-DOUGLAS 39Louis W. Bergevin (R)32.6
AD-ELKOEUREKA 33John Carpenter (R)8.4
AD-ESMERALDALINCOLNMINERALNYE 36Gaylyn Spriggs (R)19.8
AD-HUMBOLDTPERSHINGLANDERWASHOE 34John Marvel (R)43.6
AD-LYONSTOREYCHURCHILLDOUGLAS 38Joseph E. Dini (D)39.2
AD-WASHOE 23Dave Nicholas (R)25.1
AD-WASHOE 24Vivian Freeman (D)14.3Flipped
AD-WASHOE 25Bob L. Kerns (R)49.9
AD-WASHOE 26David Humke (R)17.3
AD-WASHOE 27Ken L. Haller (D)9.0FlippedIncumbent lost
AD-WASHOE 28Courtenay Swain (D)9.8
AD-WASHOE 29Joan Lambert (R)39.7
AD-WASHOE 30Jan Evans (D)31.8Flipped
AD-WASHOE 31Leonard V. Nevin (D)24.6
AD-WASHOE 32Bob Sader (D)32.1
AD-WHITEPINECHURCHILLEUREKALANDER 35Virgil Getto (R)Unopposed

Nevada State Assembly

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner