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.
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 County results Cannon: 50–60% 60–70% Laxalt: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.[citation needed][a]
General election
editCandidates
edit- Howard Cannon, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959 (Democrat)
- Paul Laxalt, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and former Ormsby County District Attorney (Republican)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Howard Cannon (incumbent) | 67,336 | 50.02 | −7.66 | |
| Republican | Paul Laxalt | 67,288 | 49.98 | +7.66 | |
| Majority | 48 | 0.04 | −15.32 | ||
| Total votes | 134,624 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
edit- ^ The 1974 election in New Hampshire, decided by only two votes, was certified but challenged before the Senate without a conclusion. New Hampshire held a second election which was decided by 27,771 votes.
References
edit- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 27.