1972Final results
1972 election for Nevada Senate District CENTRAL 1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Richard E. Blakemore (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Grover Swallow (R) by 7.2 points.
Richard E. BlakemoreDemocrat · winner
53.6%5,772
Grover SwallowRepublican
46.4%5,001
10,773 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET