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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

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
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

Results

Republican primary results[2]
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[3]
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

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