1978 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

For related races, see 1978 United States House of Representatives elections.

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.

1978 United States House election in Nevada

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Nominee Jim Santini Bill O'Mara Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 132,513 44,425 Percentage 69.51% 23.30%

County results Santini:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Representative At-large before election James David Santini Democratic Elected Representative At-large James David Santini Democratic

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 results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James David Santini	67,338	80.22
	Democratic	Cal Weston	9,493	11.31
	Democratic	None of These Candidates	7,106	8.47
Total votes			83,937	100.00

Republican primary

• Bill O'Mara
• Martin Hoffenblum
• Sam M. Cavnar

Results

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	None of These Candidates	15,441	33.47
	Republican	Bill O'Mara	14,610	31.67
	Republican	Sam M. Cavnar	13,102	28.40
	Republican	Martin Hoffenblum	2,982	6.46
Total votes			46,135	100.00

General Election

Candidates

• James David Santini, Incumbent Representative
• Linda West, Libertarian candidate
• Bill O'Mara, Republican candidate

General election results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James David Santini	132,513	69.51%
	Republican	Bill O'Mara	44,425	23.30%
	Independent	None of These Candidates	7,676	4.03%
	Libertarian	Linda West	6,029	3.16%
Total votes			190,643	100.00%
	Democratic hold