1990Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Nevada Senate District 3-2
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Randolph Townsend (R) won with 42.2% of the vote, defeating Bob Coffin (D) by 15.0 points.
Randolph TownsendRepublican · winner · incumbent
42.2%22,191
Bob CoffinDemocrat · incumbent
27.2%14,310
Gary D. YoungDemocrat
17.9%9,419
Ted VenesianoRepublican
12.6%6,627
52,547 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