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1982 Nevada U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1982 Nevada U.S. House District 1 Election?

Harry Reid won the 1982 Nevada U.S. House District 1 Election. Harry Reid received 61,901 popular votes (57.54%). The main challenger was Peggy Cavnar (42.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Reid and Cavnar

Reid +15.1 pts · won by 16,226 votes
Harry ReidDemocraticWINNER57.54%
61,901 votes
Peggy CavnarRepublican42.46%
45,675 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.