1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Nevada's 1st District
U.S. House · Nevada
John Ensign (R) won with 48.5% of the vote, defeating James Bilbray (D) by 0.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John EnsignRepublican · winner
48.5%73,769
James BilbrayDemocrat
47.5%72,333
Gary WoodLibertarian
4.0%6,065
152,167 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
James BilbrayJohn Ensign
$894.2K
Raised by the campaign
$735.8K
$913.7K
Spent by the campaign
$687.2K
$13K
Cash on hand
$48.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994