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1980 United States Senate election in Nevada

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FieldValue
election_name1980 United States Senate election in Nevada
countryNevada
flag_year1929
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1974 United States Senate election in Nevada
previous_year1974
next_election1986 United States Senate election in Nevada
next_year1986
election_dateNovember 4, 1980
image1File:Paul Laxalt.jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Paul Laxalt**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**144,224**
percentage1**58.52%**
image23x4.svg
nominee2Mary Gojack
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote292,129
percentage237.38%
map_image1980 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg
map_size250px
map_captionCounty results
**Laxalt**:
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionPaul Laxalt
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionPaul Laxalt
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Laxalt:
The 1980 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt won re-election to a second term. As of , this is the last time that the Republicans have won the Class 3 Senate seat from Nevada. 42 years later Laxalt's grandson and former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt would run to take this senate seat in 2022, but narrowly lost to incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto.

Major candidates

Democratic

  • Mary Gojack, former State Senator (1974–1978) and former State Assemblywoman (1972–1974)

Republican

  • Paul Laxalt, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1974 and former Governor (1967–1971)

Results

References

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Mary L. Gojack".
  2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1980".
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