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1996 Nevada U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Nevada U.S. House District 2 Election?

Jim Gibbons won the 1996 Nevada U.S. House District 2 Election. Jim Gibbons received 162,310 popular votes (58.56%). The main challenger was Thomas Spike Wilson (35.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Gibbons and Wilson

Gibbons +23.3 pts · won by 64,568 votes
Jim GibbonsRepublicanWINNER58.56%
162,310 votes
Thomas Spike WilsonDemocratic35.26%
97,742 votes
Daniel M. HansenIndependent3.17%
8,780 votes
Lois Averynatural law1.67%
4,628 votes
Louis R. TomburelloLibertarian1.35%
3,732 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.