1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 15
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Kathy McClain (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Forte (R) by 12.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kathy McClainDemocrat · winner
54.8%4,525
Jim ForteRepublican
42.5%3,512
Florian TschmelitschIndependent
2.6%217
8,254 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET