Name David Towell Profession Real estate | Political party Republican Succeeded by James David Santini | |
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Born June 9, 1937
Bronxville, New York ( 1937-06-09 ) Died June 10, 2003(2003-06-10) (aged 66)
Reno, Nevada | ||
Preceded by Walter S. Baring, Jr. | ||
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David Gilmer Towell (June 9, 1937 – June 10, 2003) served a single term as a United States Representative from Nevada, representing the state's at-large district. He was a Republican.
A real estate broker by profession, he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972. He expected to face eight-term conservative incumbent Democrat Walter Baring in the general election. However, Baring was defeated in the Democratic primary by a considerably more liberal Democrat, James Bilbray. Boosted by the divided opposition and a late endorsement from Baring himself, Towell won by a narrow margin.
In 1974, Towell ran for reelection, but was soundly defeated by a more conservative Democrat, former judge Jim Santini. Towell ran for the U.S. Senate in 1976 against incumbent Democrat Howard Cannon, but lost by an overwhelming margin. Afterwards, he resumed the real estate business.