1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Nevada Senate District 3-1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Valerie Wiener (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Sue Lowden (R) by 8.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Valerie WienerDemocrat · winner
52.3%10,871
Sue LowdenRepublican · incumbent
43.5%9,046
Janice E. WilliamsOther party
4.2%863
20,780 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