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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Nevada/NV-AL
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      Nevada At-Large US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Jim Santini
      77.0%153,996 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Walden Charles Earhart
      12.1%24,124 votes
      Margin
      D+65.0
      199,863 total votes
      5 candidates199,863 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Jim SantiniDEM✓
      		DEM153,99677.0%
      Walden Charles EarhartREP
      		REP24,12412.1%
      Janine M HansonIND
      		IND12,0386.0%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH6,8803.4%
      James Libertarian BurnsLIB
      		LIB2,8251.4%

      Seat History

      US House in Nevada

      1980
      Jim SantiniDEM
      D+43.2
      1978
      Jim SantiniDEM
      D+48.1
      View all US House history for Nevada →

      Candidates

      Jim SantiniDEM
      Record3W-1L
      Avg MarginD+5.5
      Career1976-1986
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      James Libertarian BurnsLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      Janine M HansonIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →
      Walden Charles EarhartREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →

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