2012Final results
2012 election for Nevada Senate District 1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Patricia Spearman (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Gregory Hughes (Ind) by 37.4 points.
Patricia SpearmanDemocrat · winner
68.7%29,026
Gregory HughesIndependent
31.3%13,221
42,247 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET