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1986Final results

1986 election for Nevada Senate District 5-2

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

Bill Odonnell (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Dennis Sabbath (D) by 10.4 points.

Bill OdonnellRepublican · winner
55.2%13,758
44.8%11,155
24,913 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+10.41986R+7.61990R+10.91994R+14.82002D+2.92006R+3.72010

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