Nevada State Assembly seat · former district
Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 30
20 elections since 1972: Democrats won 17, Republicans 3.
2010 election
Nov 2, 2010- Debbie Smith (D) · won · incumbent61.9%
- Kathy Martin (R)38.1%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
20 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 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Debbie Smith (D) | Kathy Martin (R) | 23.8 |
| 2008 | Debbie Smith (D) | Trent Baldwin (R) | 36.6 |
| 2006 | Debbie Smith (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Debbie Smith (D)Flip | Don Gustavson (R) | 18.1 |
| 2002 | Don Gustavson (R) | Debbie Smith (D) | 0.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Debbie Smith (D) | Keith Primus (R) | 6.9 |
| 1998 | Jan Evans (D) | Gary Keller (R) | 30.9 |
| 1996 | Jan Evans (D) | Keith Primus (R) | 9.9 |
| 1994 | Jan Evans (D) | Gary Keller (R) | 17.1 |
| 1992 | Jan Evans (D) | Kendall Boyd (R) | 37.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Jan Evans (D) | Frederick Martin Clayton (R) | 43.8 |
| 1988 | Jan Evans (D) | Robert Allum (R) | 36.3 |
| 1986 | Jan Evans (D)Flip | Marc J. Fowler (R) | 31.8 |
| 1984 | James A. Stone (R) | Nick J. Wagner (D) | 7.6 |
| 1982 | James A. Stone (R) | J. Seaver (D) | 3.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Donald R. Mello (D) | R. Rose (R) | 6.8 |
| 1978 | Donald R. Mello (D) | S. Thelen (R) | 35.8 |
| 1976 | Donald R. Mello (D) | Lee J. Ramsey (R) | 60.5 |
| 1974 | Donald R. Mello (D) | Thelen Sadie (R) | 57.7 |
| 1972 | Donald R. Mello (D) | D. J. McDonald (R) | 48.8 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)