Biography
Erich Obermayr is the Democratic candidate for Nevada State Assembly District 39 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing incumbent Republican Blayne Osborn.[1] A retired field archaeologist, he ran for the same seat in 2024.[1]
Obermayr was born in Baraboo, Wisconsin, earned a high school diploma from El Paso High School and a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona in 1986.[1] He previously worked as a field archaeologist, in cultural resource management, and in historic and archaeological public interpretation.[1] In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, he said he ran a small business producing interpretive signs, books and pamphlets and has lived in Silver City, in Lyon County, for 30 years.[2]
Obermayr lost the November 5, 2024 general election for Nevada State Assembly District 39 to incumbent Ken Gray.[1] In his 2024 survey, he called for opening primary elections to nonpartisan voters by giving them their choice of party ballots.[2]
- 1.Erich Obermayr - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Erich Obermayr - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2024) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Nevada Assembly District 39
Erich Obermayr is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Nevada Assembly District 39 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.