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2002Final results

2002 election for Nevada Senate District WASHOE 1

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

Bernice Martinmathews (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Carolyn Bauer (Ind) by 48.4 points.

Bernice MartinmathewsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%11,170
Carolyn BauerIndependent
25.8%3,885
15,055 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+7.51994D+32.71998D+29.72010

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