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1980 Nevada U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1980 Nevada U.S. House At-large Election?

Jim Santini won the 1980 Nevada U.S. House At-large Election. Jim Santini received 165,107 popular votes (69.95%). The main challenger was Vince Saunders (26.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Santini and Saunders

Santini +43.2 pts · won by 101,944 votes
Jim SantiniDemocraticWINNER69.95%
165,107 votes
Vince SaundersRepublican26.76%
63,163 votes
Harry Joe MangrumLibertarian3.29%
7,759 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.