DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Donald R. Mello
Last held office: Nevada State Senate, District WASHOE 2 (1982–1990). Ran in 9 elections between 1968 and 1986, winning 9.
Last office: Nevada State Senate, District WASHOE 2
- Last margin
- +42.3
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 9
- 1968–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Mello was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Mello has run
Margin: how far Mello finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Nevada State Senate, Washoe 2 | General | Won | Martin Clayton (R) | 71.1% | D+42.3 |
| 1982 | Nevada State Senate, Washoe 2 | General | Won | L. Gray (R) | 58.6% | D+17.2 |
| 1980 | Nevada State Assembly, Washoe 30 | General | Won | R. Rose (R), R. Matsuda (L) | 50.7% | D+6.8 |
| 1978 | Nevada State Assembly, Washoe 30 | General | Won | S. Thelen (R) | 67.9% | D+35.8 |
| 1976 | Nevada State Assembly, Washoe 30 | General | Won | Lee J. Ramsey (R) | 80.2% | D+60.5 |
| 1974 | Nevada State Assembly, Washoe 30 | General | Won | Thelen Sadie (R) | 78.9% | D+57.7 |
| 1972 | Nevada State Assembly, Washoe 30 | General | Won | D. J. McDonald (R) | 74.4% | D+48.8 |
| 1970 | Nevada State Assembly, Sparkssunvalleyroop | General | Won | Margie Foote (D), Artie D. Valentine (D), Douglas J. Webb (R) | 22.4% | R+0.9 |
| 1968 | Nevada State Assembly, Sparkssunvalleyroop | General | Won | Margie Foote (D), Douglas J. Webb (R), Artie D. Valentine (D) | 19.8% | R+1.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Mello has held
- Nevada State Senate, District WASHOE 2 · 1982–1990
- Nevada State Assembly, District WASHOE 30 · 1972–1982
- Nevada State Assembly, District SPARKSSUNVALLEYROOP · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Mello has run against
- Martin Clayton (R) · 1986 election, won
- L. Gray (R) · 1982 election, won
- R. Rose (R) · 1980 election, won
- S. Thelen (R) · 1978 election, won
- Lee J. Ramsey (R) · 1976 election, won
- Thelen Sadie (R) · 1974 election, won
- D. J. McDonald (R) · 1972 election, won
- Margie Foote (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive