1974Final results
1974 election for Nevada State Senate: Capital 1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
Gary A. Sheerin (D) won with 42.0% of the vote, defeating Harold Jacobsen (R) by 1.6 points.
Gary A. SheerinDemocrat · winner
42.0%5,412
Harold JacobsenRepublican
40.5%5,211
Jack HellerIndependent
17.5%2,259
12,882 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)