1988Final results

1988 election for Nevada Senate District CENTRAL 1

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

Virgil Getto (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Pat Mankins (D) by 37.5 points.

Virgil GettoRepublican · winner
66.9%12,595
Pat MankinsDemocrat
29.4%5,542
K. R. HarmonLibertarian
3.6%687
18,824 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+22.31984R+37.51988R+16.61992R+41.01996R+37.22000R+47.82004

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

The candidates

Virgil Getto (R)Pat Mankins (D)

Also on the ballot: K. R. Harmon (Libertarian), 3.6%