1986Final results
1986 election for Nevada State Senate: Clark 1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
James Gibson (D) won re-election with 70.1% of the vote, defeating John Emerick (R) by 40.1 points.
James GibsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%11,271
John EmerickRepublican
29.9%4,815
16,086 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)