1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 8
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Gene Porter (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Wade (R) by 0.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gene PorterDemocrat · winner
50.2%3,252
Jim WadeRepublican
49.8%3,227
6,479 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