Nevada State Senate seat · former district
Nevada Senate District 3-1
9 elections since 1968: Democrats won 6, Republicans 3.
2000 election
Nov 7, 2000- Valerie Wiener (D) · won · incumbent62.3%
- Lou Toomin (R)31.2%
- Alice J. Lillie (LIB)6.5%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
9 races since 1968; 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 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Valerie Wiener (D) | Lou Toomin (R) | 31.2 |
| 1996 | Valerie Wiener (D)Flip | Sue Lowden (R) | 8.8 |
| 1992 | Sue Lowden (R) | John Vergiels (D) | 13.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Sue Wagner (R) | John Vergiels (D) | 29.7 |
| 1984 | Sue Wagner (R) | John Vergiels (D) | 24.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Keith Ashworth · Floyd R. Lamb · James Bilbray · William H. Hernstadt (D) | Peggy Cavnar (R) | 0.0 |
| 1976 | Richard Bryan · Keith Ashworth · Floyd R. Lamb · William H. Hernstadt (D) | Jean E. Ford (R) | 1.2 |
| 1972 | Richard Bryan · B. Mahlon Brown · Floyd R. Lamb · Helen E. Herr (D) | I. Hecht (R) | 5.1 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Floyd R. Lamb · Helen E. Herr (D) | Kenneth Turner (R) | 1.3 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)