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1986 Nevada U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1986 Nevada U.S. House District 1 Election?

James H. Bilbray won the 1986 Nevada U.S. House District 1 Election. James H. Bilbray received 61,830 popular votes (54.09%). The main challenger was Bob Ryan (44.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Bilbray and Ryan

Bilbray +10.1 pts · won by 11,488 votes
James H. BilbrayDemocraticWINNER54.09%
61,830 votes
Bob RyanRepublican44.04%
50,342 votes
Gordon Michael MorrisLibertarian1.88%
2,145 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.