2008Final results

2008 election for Nevada Senate District CLARK 4

Nevada State Senate · Nevada

Steven Horsford (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Sharon Gobel (R) by 51.9 points.

Steven HorsfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%25,943
Sharon GobelRepublican
21.9%7,686
Stan VaughanIndependent
4.3%1,521
35,150 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

EvenD+39.51968D+15.01972D+62.81980D+47.61996D+44.22004D+51.92008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Steven Horsford (D)Sharon Gobel (R)

Also on the ballot: Stan Vaughan (Independent), 4.3%