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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 14

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Val Garner (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Art Rader (R) by 15.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Val GarnerDemocrat · winner
57.8%3,811
Art RaderRepublican · incumbent
42.2%2,780
6,591 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

EvenD+28.81980D+40.61982R+1.81984D+15.61986D+30.11988D+4.21990

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