2012Final resultsSpecial election
2012 special election for Nevada Senate District 13
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Debbie Smith (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Kathy Martin (R) by 29.5 points.
Debbie SmithDemocrat · winner
64.7%25,975
Kathy MartinRepublican
35.3%14,151
40,126 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)