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1996Final results

1996 election for Nevada Senate District 2-1

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

Ray Shaffer (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Terry Holtz (R) by 20.1 points.

Ray ShafferDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%13,654
Terry HoltzRepublican
37.4%8,885
Craig KuntzLibertarian
5.0%1,193
23,732 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

EvenD+42.71984D+20.11996D+21.12000

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