1996Final results
1996 election for Nevada Senate District 8-1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Mike Schneider (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Dennis Cobb (R) by 12.9 points.
Mike SchneiderDemocrat · winner
54.2%17,896
Dennis CobbRepublican
41.3%13,629
Jerry SimsLibertarian
4.5%1,477
33,002 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