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

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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

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

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

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

• Politics portal
• United States portal

• 1984 United States House of Representatives elections

References

1. "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.