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1996Final results

1996 election for Nevada Senate District 5-1

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

Ann Oconnell (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Steve Sisolak (D) by 4.6 points.

Ann OconnellRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.0%28,455
45.4%25,817
Tim HaganLibertarian
4.6%2,645
56,917 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

EvenR+11.81988R+7.91992R+4.61996R+16.82000R+12.82004D+0.82008

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

The candidates

Ann Oconnell (R)Steve Sisolak (D)

Also on the ballot: Tim Hagan (Libertarian), 4.6%