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1972Final results

1972 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 5

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Zelvin D. Lowman (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating M. J. Cortez (D) by 4.0 points.

Zelvin D. LowmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%2,484
M. J. CortezDemocrat
48.0%2,295
4,779 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+4.01972R+26.31974D+5.71976R+8.61978R+49.21980R+35.21982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET