1974 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

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1974 United States House election in Nevada

November 5, 1974

Nominee Jim Santini David Towell Joel F. Hansen Party Democratic Republican Independent American Popular vote 93,665 61,182 13,119 Percentage 55.76% 36.43% 7.81%

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.

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

Democratic primary

• James David Santini
• Myron E. Leavitt, Former mayor of Las Vegas
• Oscar E. Brooks
• Richard L. Gerish

Results

Democratic primary results

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

• David Towell, Incumbent representative
• Curk Cave
• Jim Burns

Results

Republican primary results

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

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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%
	Democratic gain from Republican