2012 Redistricted to District 35, Nelson ran in the ten-way May 8, 2012, Republican Primary and placed first with 2,606 votes (18.5%),[4] and placed third in the eight-way four-position November 6, 2012, General election with 13,397 votes (14.2%), behind incumbent
Democratic Representative
Doug Skaff, fellow Republican
Suzette Raines and ahead of fellow Republican selectee
John McCuskey and non-selectees incumbent Democratic Representatives
Bobbie Hatfield and
Bonnie Brown, Democratic nominee Chris Morris, and fellow Republican nominee Fred Joseph.[5]
2010 Originally in District 30, O'Neal ran in the eight-way May 11, 2010, Republican Primary and placed first with 2,963 votes (16.0%),[6] and placed second in the fourteen-way seven-position November 2, 2010, General election with 17,603 votes (8.0%) behind incumbent Democratic Representative Doug Skaff and ahead of incumbents
Daniel Wells (D), Bobbie Hatfield (D), Bonnie Brown (D),
Mark Hunt (D), and
Nancy Guthrie (D).[7]