2012Final results
2012 election for Nevada Senate District 5
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Joyce Woodhouse (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Steve Kirk (R) by 3.9 points.
Joyce WoodhouseDemocrat · winner
52.0%26,520
Steve KirkRepublican
48.0%24,524
51,044 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