1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Nevada Senate District 3-2
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Randolph Townsend (R) won with 36.5% of the vote, defeating Bob Coffin (D) by 8.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Randolph TownsendRepublican · winner · incumbent
36.5%16,927
Bob CoffinDemocrat
27.5%12,774
Paul PrengamanDemocrat
23.2%10,774
Jim PalmerRepublican
12.8%5,947
46,422 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