1970Final results

1970 election for Nevada State Assembly: Esmeralda–Mineral–Nye

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

M. Kent Hafen (R) won re-election with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Ira N. Jacobson (D) by 1.6 points.

M. Kent HafenRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.8%1,244
49.2%1,205
2,449 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 1970

The seat's recent races

EvenR+24.71968R+1.61970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)