1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Nevada State Assembly: Washoe 27
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Sheila Leslie (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Cliff Young (R) by 14.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Sheila LeslieDemocrat · winner
57.0%3,328
Cliff YoungRepublican
43.0%2,508
5,836 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)