1976 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

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.

1976 United States House election in Nevada

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NomineeJim SantiniWalden Charles EarhartJanine M. Hansen
PartyDemocraticRepublicanIndependent American
Popular vote153,99624,12412,038
Percentage77.05%12.07%6.02%

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

Representative
At-large before election

James David Santini
Democratic

Elected Representative
At-large

James David Santini
Democratic

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanNone of These Candidates 16,097 47.31
RepublicanWalden Charles Earhart9,83128.89
RepublicanAnthony Dart8,09723.80
Total votes34,025 100.00

General Election

General election results[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJames David Santini 153,996 77.05%
RepublicanWalden Charles Earhart24,12412.07%
Independent AmericanJanine M. Hansen12,0386.02%
IndependentNone of These Candidates6,8803.44%
LibertarianJim Burns2,8251.41%
Total votes167,966 100.00%
Democratic hold

References