1976 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

1976 United States House election in Nevada

← 1974 November 2, 1976 1978 →
 
Nominee Jim Santini Walden Charles Earhart Janine M. Hansen
Party Democratic Republican Independent American
Popular vote 153,996 24,124 12,038
Percentage 77.05% 12.07% 6.02%

County results
Santini:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Representative
At-large before election

James David Santini
Democratic

Elected Representative
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James David Santini
Democratic

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The 1976 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada was held on Tuesday November 2, 1976, to elect the state's at-large representative. Primary elections were held on September 2, 1976.

Incumbent Democrat James David Santini won re-election by a landslide margin of 64.98% over Republican nominee Walden Charles Earhart and Independent American, Janine M. Hansen.

Republican primary

  • Walden Charles Earhart
  • Anthony Dart

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican None of These Candidates 16,097 47.31
Republican Walden Charles Earhart 9,831 28.89
Republican Anthony Dart 8,097 23.80
Total votes 34,025 100.00

General Election

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James David Santini 153,996 77.05%
Republican Walden Charles Earhart 24,124 12.07%
Independent American Janine M. Hansen 12,038 6.02%
Independent None of These Candidates 6,880 3.44%
Libertarian Jim Burns 2,825 1.41%
Total votes 167,966 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - R Primary Race - Sep 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - NV At-Large Race - Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com.