United States Senate election in Nevada, 1974

November 4, 1974



Nominee	Paul Laxalt	Harry Reid	Jack C. Doyle
Party	Republican	Democratic	Independent American
Popular vote	79,605	78,981	10,887
Percentage	47.0%	46.6%	6.42%

U.S. Senator before election

Alan Bible
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Paul Laxalt
Republican

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The 1974 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 4, 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.

Background

Laxalt won by less than 700 votes, becoming one of the few bright spots in a bad year for Republicans. Bible resigned three weeks early (on December 17, 1974) and on 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.

Major candidates

Democratic

Harry Reid, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada since 1971 and former State Assemblyman (1968–1970)

Republican

Paul Laxalt, former Governor (1967–1971) and former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (1963–1967)

Results

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Paul Laxalt	79,605	46.97%	+1.73%
	Democratic	Harry Reid	78,981	46.60%	-8.16%
	Independent American	Jack C. Doyle	10,887	6.42%
Majority			624	0.37%	-9.15%
Turnout			169,473
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1974election.pdf

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