2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2010 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 21

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Mark Sherwood (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Ellen Spiegel (D) by 2.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Mark SherwoodRepublican · winner
50.0%8,430
Ellen SpiegelDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%8,023
Les McKayIndependent
2.4%401
16,854 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+17.52000R+11.82002R+15.42004R+2.62006D+1.72008R+2.42010

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

The candidates

Mark Sherwood (R)Ellen Spiegel (D)

Also on the ballot: Les McKay (Independent), 2.4%