1996Final results
1996 election for Nevada State Assembly: Lyon–Storey–Carson City 38
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Joseph E. Dini (D) won re-election with 77.0% of the vote, defeating Merritt Yochum (IND) by 54.0 points.
Joseph E. DiniDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.0%9,852
Merritt YochumIndependent
23.0%2,942
12,794 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)