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2002Final results

2002 election for Nevada Senate District WASHOE 2

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

Maurice Washington (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Joe Carter (D) by 11.9 points.

Maurice WashingtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%14,418
Joe CarterDemocrat
44.1%11,359
25,777 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+4.31990R+12.31994R+12.61998R+11.92002R+10.62006R+16.22010

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