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1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

The 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 6, 1984, to determine who would represent Nevada in the United States House of Representatives. Nevada had two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1980 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

1984 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada
← 1982 November 6, 1984 (1984-11-06) 1986 →
  First party Second party
 
Leader Barbara Vucanovich Harry Reid
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 2nd district 1st district
Seats won 1 1
Popular vote 155,166 109,372
Percentage 57.34% 40.41%

Overview

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United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 1984[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 155,166 57.34% 1 -
Democratic 109,372 40.41% 1 -
Libertarian 6,086 2.25% 0 -
Totals 270,624 100.0% 2 -

District 1

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See also: Nevada's 1st congressional district
1984 Republican U.S. House primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peggy Cavnar 14,442 83.30%
Republican Richard Gilster 2,896 16.70%
Total votes 17,338 100.00%
Nevada's 1st congressional district election, 1984[1][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry Reid 73,242 56.12%
Republican Peggy Cavnar 55,391 42.44%
Libertarian Joe Morris 1,885 1.44%
Total votes 130,518 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 2

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See also: Nevada's 2nd congressional district
1984 Libertarian U.S. House primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Dan Becan 67 63.21%
Libertarian H. Kent Cromwell 39 36.79%
Total votes 106 100.00%
Nevada's 2nd congressional district election, 1984[1][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barbara Vucanovich 99,775 71.21%
Democratic Andrew Barbano 36,130 25.79%
Libertarian Dan Becan 4,201 3.00%
Total votes 140,106 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 34. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "NV District 1 - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "NV District 1". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "NV District 2 - LBT Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "NV District 2". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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