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1994Final results

1994 election for Nevada Senate District 8-2

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

Mark James (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Paul D. Yates (D) by 37.8 points.

Mark JamesRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%20,412
28.8%8,829
Niki HannevigIndependent
4.5%1,384
30,625 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+0.11992 specialR+37.81994

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

The candidates

Mark James (R)Paul D. Yates (D)

Also on the ballot: Niki Hannevig (Independent), 4.5%