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2002Final results

2002 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 3

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Peggy Pierce (D) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Wheeler (R) by 2.0 points.

Peggy PierceDemocrat · winner
49.1%4,844
Joe WheelerRepublican
47.1%4,646
Harold D. SimsIndependent
3.8%375
9,865 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+9.81996D+19.21998D+34.02000D+2.02002D+23.72004D+29.42008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Peggy Pierce (D)Joe Wheeler (R)

Also on the ballot: Harold D. Sims (Independent), 3.8%