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.
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 County results Santini: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Towell: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Democrat nominee James David Santini defeated incumbent Republican David Towell and Independent American Joel F. Hansen by 19.33%.
Democratic primary
edit- James David Santini
- Myron E. Leavitt, Former mayor of Las Vegas
- Oscar E. Brooks
- Richard L. Gerish
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James David Santini | 39,345 | 52.21 | |
| Democratic | Myron E. Leavitt | 29,211 | 39.83 | |
| Democratic | Oscar E. Brooks | 3,088 | 4.21 | |
| Democratic | Richard L. Gerish | 1,694 | 2.31 | |
| Total votes | 73,338 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
edit- David Towell, Incumbent representative
- Curk Cave
- Jim Burns
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Towell (Incumbent) | 35,227 | 87.31 | |
| Republican | Curk Cave | 2,693 | 6.67 | |
| Republican | Jim Burns | 2,428 | 6.02 | |
| Total votes | 40,348 | 100.00 | ||
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | James David Santini | 93,665 | 55.76% | |||
| Republican | David Towell (Incumbent) | 61,182 | 36.43% | |||
| Independent American | Joel F. Hansen | 13,119 | 7.81% | |||
| Total votes | 167,966 | 100.00% | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - D Primary Race - Sep 03, 1974". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - R Primary Race - Sep 03, 1974". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large Race - Nov 05, 1974". www.ourcampaigns.com.