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1988Final results

1988 election for Nevada Senate District 2-1

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

Ray Shaffer (D) won with 81.9% of the vote, defeating Sandra Black (Lib) by 63.7 points.

Ray ShafferDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.9%15,138
Sandra BlackLibertarian
18.1%3,352
18,490 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+42.71984D+20.11996D+21.12000

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