1968Final results
1968 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 5
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
2 seats: Mel Close Jr. (D), Austin H. Bowler (D) won.
2 seatsMel Close Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
39.5%34,924
Austin H. BowlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.2%32,018
John B. BlaylockRepublican
24.3%21,491
88,433 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET