Nevada State Senate seat · former district
Nevada Senate District WASHOE 2
10 elections since 1974: Democrats won 5, Republicans 5.
2010 election
Nov 2, 2010- Don Gustavson (R) · won58.1%
- Allison Edwards (D)41.9%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
10 races since 1974. 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 | Don Gustavson (R) | Allison Edwards (D) | 16.2 |
| 2006 | Maurice Washington (R) | John H. Emerson (D) | 10.6 |
| 2002 | Maurice Washington (R) | Joe Carter (D) | 11.9 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Maurice Washington (R) | Jim Spoo (D) | 12.6 |
| 1994 | Maurice Washington (R) | Leonard V. Nevin (D) | 12.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Leonard V. Nevin (D) | Bill Farr (R) | 4.3 |
| 1986 | Donald R. Mello (D) | Martin Clayton (R) | 42.3 |
| 1982 | Donald R. Mello (D) | L. Gray (R) | 17.2 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Jim Kosinski (D) | Richard E. Reid (R) | 24.0 |
| 1974 | Margie Foote (D) | Bill Farr (R) | 13.4 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)