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1964 United States Senate election in Nevada

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election_name1964 United States Senate election in Nevada
countryNevada
flag_year1929
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1958 United States Senate election in Nevada
previous_year1958
next_election1970 United States Senate election in Nevada
next_year1970
election_dateNovember 3, 1964
image_size125x136px
image1Howard Cannon.jpg
nominee1Howard Cannon
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote167,336
percentage150.02%
image2Governor Laxalt (cropped).jpg
nominee2Paul Laxalt
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote267,288
percentage249.98%
map_image1964 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg
map_size250px
map_captionCounty results
Cannon:
Laxalt:
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionHoward Cannon
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionHoward Cannon
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Cannon:
Laxalt:
The 1964 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Cannon won re-election to a second term by a slim margin of only 48 votes. Cannon defeated Paul Laxalt by a very narrow margin despite Lyndon Baines Johnson winning the state over Barry Goldwater in a landslide in the concurrent presidential election in Nevada.

To date, this remains the closest Senate race in US history since the passing of the 17th amendment in which the winner was seated as Senator.

General election

Candidates

  • Howard Cannon, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959 (Democrat)
  • Paul Laxalt, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and former Ormsby County District Attorney (Republican)

Results

Notes

References

References

  1. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964". Clerk of the House of Representatives.
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