Nevada State Assembly seat · former district
Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 23
10 elections since 1972: Democrats won 1, Republicans 9.
1990 election
Nov 6, 1990- James Gibbons (R) · won · incumbent100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
10 races since 1972; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | James Gibbons (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1988 | James Gibbons (R) | Bobbie Gang (D) | 30.1 |
| 1986 | Dave Nicholas (R) | Jan Higginbotham (D) | 25.1 |
| 1984 | Dave Nicholas (R) | Bob Bayer (R) | 12.8 |
| 1982 | Dave Nicholas (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Dave Nicholas (R) | D. Dixon (R) | 34.4 |
| 1978 | Robert L. Weise (R) | J. W. Rickards (D) | 57.1 |
| 1976 | Robert L. Weise (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | Robert L. Weise (R)Flip | Emerson F. Titlow (D) | 29.3 |
| 1972 | Mary L. Gojack (D) | C. W. Lingefelter (R) | 2.1 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)