1978 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

none related races 1978 United States House of Representatives elections February 2026 January 2025 1978 United States House election in Nevada Nevada presidential no 1976 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada 1976 1980 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada 1980 November 7, 1978 x150px Jim Santini.png Jim Santini Democratic Party (United States) 132,513 69.51% x120px Bill O'Mara Republican Party (United States) 44,425 23.30% Nevada Congressional Election Results 1978.svg 240px County resultsSantini: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Representative<br/ > At-large James David Santini Democratic Party (United States) James David Santini Democratic Party (United States) The 1978 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada was held on Tuesday November 7, 1978, to elect the state's at-large representative. Primary elections were held on September 12, 1978. Incumbent representative, James David Santini easily won re-election to a third term. He won every county except for Douglas County with over 60 percent of the vote. Democratic primary James David Santini, Incumbent Representative since 1975. Cal Weston Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=748484 Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - D Primary Race - Sep 12, 1978 www.ourcampaigns.com James David Santini Democratic Party (United States) 67,338 80.22 Cal Weston Democratic Party (United States) 9,493 11.31 None of These Candidates Democratic Party (United States) 7,106 8.47 83,937 100.00 Republican primary Bill O'Mara Martin Hoffenblum Sam M. Cavnar Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=748485 Our Campaigns - NV At-Large - R Primary Race - Sep 12, 1978 www.ourcampaigns.com None of These Candidates Republican Party (United States) 15,441 33.47 Bill O'Mara Republican Party (United States) 14,610 31.67 Sam M. Cavnar Republican Party (United States) 13,102 28.40 Martin Hoffenblum Republican Party (United States) 2,982 6.46 46,135 100.00 General Election Candidates James David Santini, Incumbent Representative Linda West, Libertarian candidate Bill O'Mara, Republican candidate General election resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=52585 Our Campaigns - NV At-Large Race - Nov 07, 1978 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) James David Santini 132,513 69.51% Republican Party (United States) Bill O'Mara 44,425 23.30% Independent None of These Candidates 7,676 4.03% Libertarian Party (United States) Linda West 6,029 3.16% 190,643 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References 1978 Nevada United States House of Representatives