1988Final results

1988 election for Nevada State Assembly: Douglas 39

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Louis W. Bergevin (R) won re-election with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Jay Soleta (D) by 49.8 points.

Louis W. BergevinRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.6%6,875
Jay SoletaDemocrat
22.7%2,153
Edgar HarrisLibertarian
4.7%445
9,473 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+44.71982R+46.11984R+32.61986R+49.81988

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

The candidates

Louis W. Bergevin (R)Jay Soleta (D)

Also on the ballot: Edgar Harris (Libertarian), 4.7%