1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Nevada State Assembly: Carson City–Washoe 37
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Joe Elliott (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Gary A. Sheerin (D) by 0.6 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Joe ElliottRepublican · winner
50.3%3,859
Gary A. SheerinDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%3,813
7,672 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 1990
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)