1972 general · February 1, 1972
1972 Nevada State Senate election results, district by district
Every Nevada State Senate district in the 1972 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 20 seats
After the electionD 14 · R 6
Races6
Changed party0
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 9 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1-1 | Clifton Young · William Raggio (R) | 12.9 | |
| SD-3-1 | Richard Bryan · B. Mahlon Brown · Floyd R. Lamb · Helen E. Herr (D) | 5.1 | |
| SD-CENTRAL 1 | Richard E. Blakemore (D) | 7.2 | |
| SD-CLARK 2 | Eugene V. Echols · Lee E. Walker (D) | 7.1 | |
| SD-CLARK 4 | Joe Neal (D) | 15.0 | |
| SD-NORTHERN 1 | Warren L. Monroe (D) | 7.0 | Incumbent lost |
Nevada State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner