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Gov.Kenny Guinn (R)
Sen.Harry Reid (D)
Sen.John Ensign (R)
Rep.Shelley Berkley (D-01)
Rep.Jim Gibbons (R-02)

 AT A GLANCE

State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous

State Legislature
Legislature: Meets February-June in odd years
Assembly: 42 members, 2-year terms
1999 breakdown: 14R, 28D; 24 men, 18 women
Salary: $130/day while in session; $80/day allowance
Phone: (702) 687-5739
Senate: 21 members, 4-year terms
1999 breakdown: 12R, 9D; 16 men, 5 women
Salary: $130/day while in session; $80/day allowance
Phone: (702) 687-5742

Urban Statistics
Las Vegas : Mayor Jan Laverty Jones (D), Population 376,906
Reno: Mayor Jeff Griffin (R), Population 155,499
Henderson: Mayor James Gibson (D), Population 122,339

Registered Voters
Republican: 41%
Democrat: 41%
Non-Partisan: 14%

U.S. Congress
Senate: 2 D
House: 1 D, 1 R

Term Limits
For state offices: Yes
Senate: 3 terms
Assembly: 6 terms

Elections
1996 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 44%, Bob Dole 43%, Ross Perot
1992 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 37%, George Bush 35%, Ross Perot 26%
1988 Presidential Vote:
George Bush 59%, Michael S. Dukakis 38%

Population
1998 population (est.): 1,603,163
1990 population: 1,201,833
1980 population: 800,493
Percent change 1980-90: +50%
Rank among states (1998): 39
White: 87%
Black: 7%
Asian or Pacific islander: 4%
American Indian or Eskimo: 2%
Hispanic origin: 14%
Urban: 88%
Rural: 12%
Born in state: 22%
Foreign-born: 9%
Under age 18: 442,856 (26%)
Ages 18-64: 1,041,308 (62%)
65 and older: 192,645 (11%)
Median age: 35

Miscellaneous
Web: www.state.nv.us
Capital: Carson City
Median household income: $39,139 (1997)
   Rank among states: 18
Total area: 110,567 sq. miles
   Rank among states: 7


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