2008Final results
2008 election for Nevada State Assembly: Carson City–Washoe 40
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Bonnie Parnell (D) won re-election with 48.1% of the vote, defeating Cheryl Lau (R) by 1.9 points.
Bonnie ParnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.1%9,749
Cheryl LauRepublican
46.2%9,370
John WagnerIndependent
5.7%1,164
20,283 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)