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1988Final results

1988 election for Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 29

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Joan Lambert (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating John Sharp Sampaga (D) by 41.1 points.

Joan LambertRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%5,023
27.5%2,012
Dennis HinzeLibertarian
4.0%291
7,326 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

EvenD+5.11982R+2.91984R+39.71986R+41.11988R+31.81990D+60.71992

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

The candidates

Joan Lambert (R)John Sharp Sampaga (D)

Also on the ballot: Dennis Hinze (Libertarian), 4.0%