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1986 election for Nevada Senate District 6-2

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

Mike Malone (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Brenneman (D) by 22.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Mike MaloneRepublican · winner
61.1%16,189
38.9%10,313
26,502 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+41.61982R+22.21986D+20.41990

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