1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Nevada State Senate election results, district by district
Every Nevada State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 21 seats
After the electionD 9 · R 12
Races10
Changed party4
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 4 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1-2 | Erik Beyer (R) | 4.9 | Flipped |
| SD-2-2 | Thomas J. Hickey (D) | 81.5 | |
| SD-3-2 | Randolph Townsend (R) | 8.9 | Flipped |
| SD-5-2 | Bill Odonnell (R) | 10.4 | |
| SD-6-2 | Mike Malone (R) | 22.2 | Flipped |
| SD-7-2 | Nick Horn (D) | 21.6 | |
| SD-CAPITAL 1 | Charlie Joerg (R) | 31.4 | Flipped |
| SD-CLARK 1 | James Gibson (D) | 40.1 | |
| SD-WASHOE 2 | Donald R. Mello (D) | 42.3 | |
| SD-WESTERN 1 | Lawrence Jacobsen (R) | 23.6 |
Nevada State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner