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1988Final results

1988 election for Nevada Senate District 5-1

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

Ann Oconnell (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Dan Newburn (D) by 11.8 points.

Ann OconnellRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%20,660
Dan NewburnDemocrat
42.6%16,165
John CoffeyLibertarian
3.0%1,134
37,959 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

EvenR+11.81988R+7.91992R+4.61996R+16.82000R+12.82004D+0.82008

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

The candidates

Ann Oconnell (R)Dan Newburn (D)

Also on the ballot: John Coffey (Libertarian), 3.0%