1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 21
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
J. Coy Pettyjohn (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Danny Thompson (D) by 2.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
J. Coy PettyjohnRepublican · winner
51.1%5,755
Danny ThompsonDemocrat · incumbent
48.9%5,500
11,255 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET