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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Nevada/NV-AL
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      Nevada At-Large US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Jim Santini
      70.0%165,107 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Vince Saunders
      26.8%63,163 votes
      Margin
      D+43.2
      236,029 total votes
      3 candidates236,029 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Jim SantiniDEM✓
      		DEM165,10770.0%
      Vince SaundersREP
      		REP63,16326.8%
      Harry Joe MangrumLIB
      		LIB7,7593.3%

      Seat History

      US House in Nevada

      1978
      Jim SantiniDEM
      D+48.1
      1976
      Jim SantiniDEM
      D+65.0
      View all US House history for Nevada →

      Candidates

      Jim SantiniDEM
      Record3W-1L
      Avg MarginD+5.5
      Career1976-1986
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      Harry Joe MangrumLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1980
      US House
      Full profile →
      Vince SaundersREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1980
      US House
      Full profile →

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