1986Final results
1986 election for Nevada State Assembly: Esmeralda–Lincoln–Mineral–Nye 36
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Gaylyn Spriggs (R) won re-election with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Gail D. Armstrong (D) by 19.8 points.
Gaylyn SpriggsRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%5,061
Gail D. ArmstrongDemocrat
40.1%3,391
8,452 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)