2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Nevada Senate District 5-2
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Joyce Woodhouse (D) won with 47.6% of the vote, defeating Sandra Tiffany (R) by 2.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joyce WoodhouseDemocrat · winner
47.6%29,969
Sandra TiffanyRepublican · incumbent
44.8%28,162
Tim HaganLibertarian
7.6%4,795
62,926 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET