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1974 United States Senate election in Nevada

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election_name1974 United States Senate election in Nevada
countryNevada
flag_year1929
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1968 United States Senate election in Nevada
previous_year1968
next_election1980 United States Senate election in Nevada
next_year1980
election_dateNovember 5, 1974
nominee1**Paul Laxalt**
image1File:Paul Laxalt.jpg
image_size150x150px
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**79,605**
percentage1**46.97%**
nominee2Harry Reid
image2File:Rep Harry Reid.jpg
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote278,981
percentage246.60%
image33x4.svg
nominee3Jack C. Doyle
colour3A356DE
party3IAPN
popular_vote310,887
percentage36.42%
map_image1974 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg
map_size250px
map_captionCounty results
**Laxalt**:
**Reid**:
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionAlan Bible
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionPaul Laxalt
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Laxalt:
Reid:
The 1974 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Alan Bible decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth full term. Republican nominee Paul Laxalt won the open seat.

Paul Laxalt, former Governor (1967–1971) and former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (1963–1967), won by less than 700 votes over incumbent Lieutenant Governor Harry Reid, becoming one of the few bright spots in a bad year for Republicans. This was the only seat that flipped from Democratic to Republican. Bible resigned three weeks early (on December 17, 1974) and one day later Nevada Democratic Governor Mike O'Callaghan appointed Laxalt to finish out that term. When Laxalt retired in 1986, Harry Reid won the seat that he lost in this election. This was the first time since 1926 that Republicans were elected to this seat.

Results

References

References

  1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974". Clerk of the House of Representatives.
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