1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 1
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Matt Callister (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Jerry Fairchild (R) by 0.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Matt CallisterDemocrat · winner
50.1%3,961
Jerry FairchildRepublican · incumbent
49.9%3,948
7,909 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