1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Nevada Senate District 3-2
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
3 seats: Chic Hecht (R), Mel Close Jr. (D), John Foley (D) won.
3 seatsChic HechtRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.1%36,627
Mel Close Jr.Democrat · winner
22.5%31,511
John FoleyDemocrat · winner
21.1%29,669
Vernon E. BunkerDemocrat · incumbent
18.7%26,182
Richard EversonRepublican
6.0%8,354
Leonard LowenthalRepublican
5.7%8,006
140,349 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET