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1988Final results

1988 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 8

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Gene Porter (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Barbara Zimmer (R) by 15.3 points.

Gene PorterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%5,759
Barbara ZimmerRepublican
41.6%4,211
Edwin JunikkaLibertarian
1.5%154
10,124 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+25.61982R+39.31984D+0.41986D+15.31988D+5.71990D+23.91992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Gene Porter (D)Barbara Zimmer (R)

Also on the ballot: Edwin Junikka (Libertarian), 1.5%