Nevada State Senate seat · former district
Nevada Senate District WASHOE 4
5 elections since 1994: Democrats won 0, Republicans 5.
2010 election
Nov 2, 2010- Ben Kieckhefer (R) · won73.9%
- Merritt Yochum (IND)26.1%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
5 races since 1994. 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 | Ben Kieckhefer (R) | Merritt Yochum (I) | 47.8 |
| 2006 | Randolph Townsend (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Randolph Townsend (R) | Mark A. Holloman (I) | 51.6 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Randolph Townsend (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Randolph Townsend (R) | Emma Sepulveda (D) | 20.1 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)