2008Final results
2008 election for Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 27
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Sheila Leslie (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Virgil Patrick Neal (R) by 42.3 points.
Sheila LeslieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%10,154
Virgil Patrick NealRepublican
25.0%3,770
Daniel JosephIndependent
7.7%1,169
15,093 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET