Dead Man’s Victory: How Dennis Hof Secured a Political Seat from Beyond the Grave
Hof, like Trump, was not a typical politician — and the people of Pahrump had grown tired of typical politicians.
“The people that don’t like the brothels dislike higher taxes, liars, and pay-for-play politicians more than they dislike the brothels,” Hof stated.
He was right. The people were disillusioned with typical politicians. And in June 2018, Hof defeated the three-term Republican incumbent, James Oscarson, in the primary race for Nevada State Assembly.
But Dennis Hof would not live to see the general election that November.
Dennis Hof’s Death And Posthumous Election
MediaPunch Inc/Alamy Stock Photo Dennis Hof three weeks before the general election in November 2018.
On Oct. 16, 2018, three weeks shy of Election Night and two days after his 72nd birthday, Dennis Hof was found dead at one of his brothels. As NBC News reported at the time, Hof had been celebrating his birthday all weekend long when his body was discovered by a sex worker and porn actor Ron Jeremy. His cause of death was a heart attack.
He was found dead in the same room where former NBA star Lamar Odom had overdosed three years earlier, an incident which Hof had allegedly been “happy” and “giddy” over because he thought it would “triple his business.”
But even death didn’t stop Hof’s political ambitions. In the race for Nevada’s 36th Assembly District weeks later, Hof defeated Democratic educator Lesia Romanov, putting county officials in an interesting predicament. In the end, another Republican — Gregory Hafen, the general manager of Pahrump Utility Company — was chosen in his place. For voters, the choice was simple: vote Republican, even if the guy is dead.
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