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2002Final results

2002 election for Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 26

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Sharron Angle (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Jan Gilbert (D) by 26.4 points.

Sharron AngleRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%12,400
Jan GilbertDemocrat
35.1%7,071
Gregory MillerIndependent
3.5%697
20,168 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

EvenR+15.51990R+44.81994R+33.52000R+26.42002R+26.82004R+27.82006

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

The candidates

Sharron Angle (R)Jan Gilbert (D)

Also on the ballot: Gregory Miller (Independent), 3.5%