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1986 election for Nevada Senate District 1-2

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

Erik Beyer (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Bob Fulkerson (D) by 4.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Erik BeyerRepublican · winner
52.5%13,618
47.5%12,341
25,959 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

EvenD+4.31974R+2.21978R+4.91986D+9.01990

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