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1988 election for Nevada State Assembly: Carson City–Washoe 37

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Gary A. Sheerin (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Robert Kennedy (R) by 10.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Gary A. SheerinDemocrat · winner
53.1%4,263
Robert KennedyRepublican
42.6%3,417
Glen ReynoldsLibertarian
4.3%349
8,029 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

EvenR+16.91982R+44.21984D+10.51988R+0.61990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Gary A. Sheerin (D)Robert Kennedy (R)

Also on the ballot: Glen Reynolds (Libertarian), 4.3%