Nevada State Senate seat · former district
Nevada Senate District CLARK 1
11 elections since 1970: Democrats won 7, Republicans 4.
2008 election
Nov 4, 2008- John Lee (D) · won · incumbent67.7%
- Ron McGinnis (R)28.2%
- Lance Hinton (IND)4.1%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
11 races since 1970; 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 2002 | |||
| 2008 | John Lee (D) | Ron McGinnis (R) | 39.6 |
| 2004 | John Lee (D) | Ray Shaffer (R) | 22.5 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Jon Porter (R) | Richard Lyles (D) | 36.2 |
| 1994 | Jon Porter (R) | John Wiles (D) | 34.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | R. Smith (R) | John F. Pilgrim (D) | 3.6 |
| 1988 special | R. Smith (R)Flip | William Bunker (D) | 2.2 |
| 1986 | James Gibson (D) | John Emerick (R) | 40.1 |
| 1982 | James Gibson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | James Gibson (D) | F. Bush (I) | 53.6 |
| 1974 | James Gibson (D) | W. D. Richard (D) | 47.6 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | James Gibson (D) | — | Unopposed |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)