1996Final results
1996 election for Nevada Assembly District ELKO 33
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
John Carpenter (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Michael Smith (D) by 37.8 points.
John CarpenterRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%6,220
Michael SmithDemocrat
31.1%2,810
9,030 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET