1964 United States Senate election in Nevada

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.

1964 United States Senate election in Nevada

November 3, 1964

Nominee Howard Cannon Paul Laxalt Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 67,336 67,288 Percentage 50.02% 49.98%

U.S. Senate election results map. Blue denotes counties won by Cannon. Red denotes those won by Laxalt.   Laxalt—50-60%   Laxalt—60-70%   Laxalt—70-80%   Cannon—50-60%   Cannon—60-70%

U.S. senator before election Howard Cannon Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Howard Cannon Democratic

Major candidates

Democratic

• Howard Cannon, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

• Paul Laxalt, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and former Ormsby County District Attorney

Results

General election results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Howard Cannon (inc.)	67,336	50.02	-7.66
	Republican	Paul Laxalt	67,288	49.98	+7.66
Majority			48	0.04	-15.32
Turnout			134,624
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1964election.pdf