1998Final results
1998 election for Nevada Senate District WESTERN 1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Lawrence Jacobsen (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Donald S. Forrester (R) by 1.6 points.
Lawrence JacobsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.8%14,933
Donald S. ForresterRepublican
49.2%14,462
29,395 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