1988Final results

1988 election for Nevada Senate District 1-1

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

William Raggio (R) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating William Hamma (D) by 50.8 points.

William RaggioRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.1%23,550
22.4%7,201
David PalmquistLibertarian
4.5%1,452
32,203 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+38.41976R+13.01984R+50.81988

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

The candidates

William Raggio (R)William Hamma (D)

Also on the ballot: David Palmquist (Libertarian), 4.5%