2006Final results
2006 election for Nevada Senate District CAPITAL 1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Mark E. Amodei (R) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Merritt Yochum (Ind) by 55.4 points.
Mark E. AmodeiRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.7%27,039
Merritt YochumIndependent
22.3%7,761
34,800 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