1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Nevada Senate District 3-1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Sue Wagner (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating John Vergiels (D) by 29.7 points.
Sue WagnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%31,448
John VergielsDemocrat · incumbent
25.9%14,659
John IngrassiaRepublican
15.5%8,782
James LambertLibertarian
2.9%1,644
56,533 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Sue Wagner (R)John Vergiels (D)John Ingrassia (R)
Also on the ballot: James Lambert (Libertarian), 2.9%