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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Nevada/NV-AL
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      Nevada At-Large US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Jim Santini
      72.4%132,513 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Bill O'Mara
      24.3%44,425 votes
      Margin
      D+48.1
      182,967 total votes
      3 candidates182,967 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Jim SantiniDEM✓
      		DEM132,51372.4%
      Bill O'MaraREP
      		REP44,42524.3%
      Linda WestLIB
      		LIB6,0293.3%

      Seat History

      US House in Nevada

      1980
      Jim SantiniDEM
      D+43.2
      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 →
      Bill O'MaraREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Linda WestLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →

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