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1986Final results

1986 election for Nevada Senate District 7-2

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

Nick Horn (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Steve Francis (R) by 21.6 points.

Nick HornDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%12,839
Steve FrancisRepublican
37.9%8,178
John L. FreemanLibertarian
2.5%539
21,556 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+21.61986D+19.71990D+22.31992 specialR+9.21994D+5.21998D+30.82010

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

The candidates

Nick Horn (D)Steve Francis (R)

Also on the ballot: John L. Freeman (Libertarian), 2.5%