1986Final results
1986 election for Nevada Senate District WESTERN 1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Lawrence Jacobsen (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Gim Hollister (D) by 23.6 points.
Lawrence JacobsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%9,725
Gim HollisterDemocrat
38.2%6,005
15,730 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