2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Nevada Assembly District CARSONCITYWASHOE 40
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Bonnie Parnell (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Ron Knecht (R) by 5.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bonnie ParnellDemocrat · winner
51.2%9,505
Ron KnechtRepublican · incumbent
46.1%8,554
Merritt YochumIndependent
2.7%495
18,554 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET