1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Nevada Assembly District CARSONCITY 40
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Ernie Adler (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating John Laxalt (R) by 6.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ernie AdlerDemocrat · winner
53.2%4,090
John LaxaltRepublican
46.8%3,599
7,689 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET