1998Final results
1998 election for Nevada State Senate: Washoe 1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Bernice Martinmathews (D) won re-election with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Polikalas (R) by 32.7 points.
Bernice MartinmathewsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%12,375
Tom PolikalasRepublican
33.7%6,281
18,656 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)