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1986 election for Nevada Senate District CAPITAL 1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Charlie Joerg (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Peggy Pierce (D) by 31.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Charlie JoergRepublican · winner
65.7%9,341
Peggy PierceDemocrat
34.3%4,881
14,222 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