1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Nevada Senate District 3-2
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
3 seats: Mel Close Jr. (D), Jack Schofield (D), Norman Ty Hilbrecht (D) won.
3 seatsMel Close Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
23.0%36,795
Jack SchofieldDemocrat · winner
22.7%36,371
Norman Ty HilbrechtDemocrat · winner
20.8%33,330
Chic HechtRepublican · incumbent
20.7%33,182
P. LampkinRepublican
5.7%9,143
W. F. YakeyRepublican
3.8%6,057
D. L. HancockIndependent
3.4%5,384
160,262 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Mel Close Jr. (D)Jack Schofield (D)Norman Ty Hilbrecht (D)Chic Hecht (R)P. Lampkin (R)
Also on the ballot: W. F. Yakey (Republican), 3.8%; D. L. Hancock (Independent), 3.4%