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1986 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 16

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Bob Gaston (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Jane Ham (R) by 15.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Bob GastonDemocrat · winner
57.8%3,875
Jane HamRepublican · incumbent
42.2%2,834
6,709 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

EvenR+8.61980R+1.31982R+5.71984D+15.51986D+0.41988D+10.11990

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