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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Nevada State Assembly: Esmeralda–Mineral–Nye 36

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

M. Kent Hafen (R) won re-election with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Frances Hawkins (D) by 0.6 points.

M. Kent HafenRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.3%2,736
Frances HawkinsDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%2,701
5,437 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+0.61972D+57.91978R+13.11980

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

The candidates

M. Kent Hafen (R)Frances Hawkins (D)