1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election
1988 special election for Nevada State Senate: Clark 1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
R. Smith (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating William Bunker (D) by 2.2 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
R. SmithRepublican · winner
51.1%12,035
William BunkerDemocrat
48.9%11,514
23,549 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)