1974 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

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1974 United States House election in Nevada
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  1972 November 5, 1974 1976  
  James David Santini.jpg David Towell.jpg Joe F. Hansen.jpg
Nominee Jim Santini David Towell Joel F. Hansen
Party Democratic Republican Independent American
Popular vote93,66561,18213,119
Percentage55.76%36.43%7.81%

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County results
Santini:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Towell:      40–50%     50–60%

Representative
At-large before election

David Towell
Republican

Elected Representative
At-large

James David Santini
Democratic

The 1974 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada was held on Tuesday November 5, 1974, to elect the state's at-large representative. Primary elections were held on September 3, 1974.

Contents

Democratic nominee James David Santini defeated incumbent Republican David Towell and Independent American Joel F. Hansen by 19.33%.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James David Santini 39,345 52.21
Democratic Myron E. Leavitt 29,21139.83
Democratic Oscar E. Brooks3,0884.21
Democratic Richard L. Gerish1,6942.31
Total votes73,338 100.00

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Towell (incumbent) 35,227 87.31
Republican Curk Cave2,6936.67
Republican Jim Burns2,4286.02
Total votes40,348 100.00

Results

General election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James David Santini 93,665 55.76%
Republican David Towell (incumbent)61,18236.43%
Independent American Joel F. Hansen13,1197.81%
Total votes167,966 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - D Primary Race - Sep 03, 1974". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - R Primary Race - Sep 03, 1974". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large Race - Nov 05, 1974". www.ourcampaigns.com.