1998Final results
1998 election for Nevada Senate District 8-2
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Mark James (R) won with 75.4% of the vote, defeating Jerry Sims (Lib) by 50.7 points.
Mark JamesRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.4%19,763
Jerry SimsLibertarian
24.6%6,459
26,222 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