1996Final results
1996 election for Nevada Senate District CENTRAL 1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Mike McGinness (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Rick Lawton (D) by 41.0 points.
Mike McGinnessRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.5%17,149
Rick LawtonDemocrat
29.5%7,173
24,322 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