1978Final results
1978 election for Nevada Senate District 3-2
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
3 seats: Mel Close Jr. (D), Jean E. Ford (D), Don W. Ashworth (D) won.
3 seatsMel Close Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
21.9%41,171
Jean E. FordDemocrat · winner
20.9%39,395
Don W. AshworthDemocrat · winner
20.5%38,630
Zelvin D. LowmanRepublican
18.1%34,067
B. BakerRepublican
9.3%17,480
L. HechtRepublican
5.8%10,841
V. ErhartOther party
1.8%3,439
Andrew SmokeOther party
0.9%1,704
R. V. GreishaberOther party
0.8%1,496
188,223 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Mel Close Jr. (D)Jean E. Ford (D)Don W. Ashworth (D)Zelvin D. Lowman (R)B. Baker (R)L. Hecht (R)
Also on the ballot: V. Erhart (Other party), 1.8%; Andrew Smoke (Other party), 0.9%; R. V. Greishaber (Other party), 0.8%