Nevada State Senate seat · former district
Nevada Senate District 1-1
5 elections since 1972: Democrats won 0, Republicans 5.
1988 election
Nov 8, 1988- William Raggio (R) · won · incumbent73.1%
- William Hamma (D)22.4%
- David Palmquist (LIB)4.5%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
5 races since 1972. 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 | |||
| 1988 | William Raggio (R) | William Hamma (D) | 50.8 |
| 1984 | William Raggio (R) | Dave Bianchi (D) | 13.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Sue Wagner · William Raggio (R) | William Hamma (R) | 28.2 |
| 1976 | William Raggio · Clifton Young (R) | Dennis Myers (D) | 18.1 |
| 1972 | Clifton Young · William Raggio (R) | J. C. Bailey (R) | 12.9 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)