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1986Final results

1986 election for Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 28

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Courtenay Swain (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Madelon Copeland (R) by 9.8 points.

Courtenay SwainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%2,633
45.1%2,163
4,796 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+18.51980D+18.11982D+5.41984D+9.81986D+26.01988D+10.01990

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