2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Nevada Senate District 5-2
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Michael Roberson (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Joyce Woodhouse (D) by 3.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Michael RobersonRepublican · winner
51.9%38,401
Joyce WoodhouseDemocrat · incumbent
48.1%35,638
74,039 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET