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Election 1944 Results

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1944 US Senate election in Nevada

Pat McCarran (Democrat) beat George Malone (Republican) in Nevada in 1944, 58.4% to 41.6%, a margin of 16.8 points and 8,779 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1938, when Pat McCarran also won.

Democrats led in 13 of the 17 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 4. The largest, Washoe, cast 16,883 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.1 points. The closest was Storey, where 2 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pat McCarran won Democratic 30,595 58.4%
George Malone Republican 21,816 41.6%
Total52,411

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Washoe 9,211 54.6% 7,672 45.4% 16,883 D+9.1
Clark 7,672 68.6% 3,512 31.4% 11,184 D+37.2
White Pine 2,043 48.2% 2,199 51.8% 4,242 R+3.7
Elko 2,231 58.7% 1,567 41.3% 3,798 D+17.5
Churchill 1,221 57.2% 913 42.8% 2,134 D+14.4
Mineral 1,326 66.6% 664 33.4% 1,990 D+33.3
Humboldt 1,050 57.8% 767 42.2% 1,817 D+15.6
Lincoln 1,158 66.2% 591 33.8% 1,749 D+32.4
Nye 997 60.8% 643 39.2% 1,640 D+21.6
Lyon 769 49.0% 801 51.0% 1,570 R+2.0
Ormsby (Ext) 812 53.5% 706 46.5% 1,518 D+7.0
Pershing 587 57.2% 440 42.8% 1,027 D+14.3
Douglas 402 47.7% 440 52.3% 842 R+4.5
Lander 451 56.7% 345 43.3% 796 D+13.3
Eureka 283 53.4% 247 46.6% 530 D+6.8
Esmeralda 217 60.4% 142 39.6% 359 D+20.9
Storey 165 49.7% 167 50.3% 332 R+0.6

Counties as they stood in 1944; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Nevada Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Jacky S. Rosen (D) D+1.6
2022 Catherine Cortez Masto (D) D+0.8
2018 Jacky Rosen (D) D+5.0
2016 Catherine Cortez Masto (D) D+2.4
2012 Dean Heller (R) R+1.2
2010 Harry Reid (D) D+5.7
2006 John Ensign (R) R+14.4
2004 Harry Reid (D) D+25.9
2000 John Ensign (R) R+15.4
1998 Harry Reid (D) D+0.1
1994 Richard H. Bryan (D) D+9.9
1992 Harry Reid (D) D+10.8
1988 Richard Bryan (D) D+4.1
1986 Harry Reid (D) D+5.5
1982 Chic Hecht (R) R+2.4
1980 Paul Laxalt (R) R+21.1
1976 Howard W. Cannon (D) D+31.6
1974 Paul Laxalt (R) R+0.4
1970 Howard Cannon (D) D+16.5
1968 Alan Bible (D) D+9.5
1964 Howard Cannon (D) level
1962 Alan Bible (D) D+30.6
1958 Howard Cannon (D) D+15.4
1956 Alan Bible (D) D+5.2
1952 George Malone (R) R+3.4
1950 Pat McCarran (D) D+16.0
1946 George Malone (R) R+10.4
1944 Pat McCarran (D) D+16.8
1940 Key Pittman (D) D+21.0
1938 Pat McCarran (D) D+17.9
1934 Key Pittman (D) D+31.1
1932 Pat McCarran (D) D+4.1
1928 Key Pittman (D) D+18.5
1926 Tasker L. Oddie (R) R+13.3
1922 Key Pittman (D) D+25.6
1920 Tasker L. Oddie (R) R+4.2
1916 Key Pittman (D) D+6.5
1914 Francis Newlands (D) D+0.2