Nevada State Assembly seat · former district
Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 28
10 elections since 1972: Democrats won 7, Republicans 3.
1990 election
Nov 6, 1990- Joseph Johnson (D) · won55.0%
- Don Gustavson (R)45.0%
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 2 times. 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 | Joseph Johnson (D) | Don Gustavson (R) | 10.0 |
| 1988 | Courtenay Swain (D) | Doris George (R) | 26.0 |
| 1986 | Courtenay Swain (D) | Madelon Copeland (R) | 9.8 |
| 1984 | Courtenay Swain (D) | Larry Pizorno (R) | 5.4 |
| 1982 | Courtenay C. Jameson (D) | M. Wieland (R) | 18.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Robert F. Rusk (R) | M. Snider (D) | 18.5 |
| 1978 | Robert F. Rusk (R)Flip | P. Obryan (D) | 27.8 |
| 1976 | Patrick Murphy (D) | Ryall A. Bowker (R) | 46.9 |
| 1974 | Patrick Murphy (D)Flip | R. E. Hansen (R) | 12.6 |
| 1972 | Roy L. Torvinen (R) | Eleanor Waugh (R) | 37.6 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)