1986Final results
1986 election for Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 23
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Dave Nicholas (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Jan Higginbotham (D) by 25.1 points.
Dave NicholasRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%5,176
Jan HigginbothamDemocrat
37.4%3,098
8,274 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