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1946 US Senate election in Nevada

George Malone (Republican) beat Berkeley Bunker (Democrat) in Nevada in 1946, 55.2% to 44.8%, a margin of 10.4 points and 5,248 votes.

Nevada changed party: in 1940 it went Democratic, for Key Pittman.

Republicans led in 12 of the 17 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 5. The largest, Washoe, cast 15,828 votes and went to the Republican by 21.8 points. The closest was White Pine, where 1 vote 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
George Malone won Republican 27,801 55.2%
Berkeley Bunker Democratic 22,553 44.8%
Total50,354

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Washoe 6,189 39.1% 9,639 60.9% 15,828 R+21.8
Clark 6,112 54.3% 5,141 45.7% 11,253 D+8.6
White Pine 1,815 50.0% 1,814 50.0% 3,629 level
Elko 1,584 46.0% 1,860 54.0% 3,444 R+8.0
Churchill 846 37.0% 1,442 63.0% 2,288 R+26.0
Mineral 1,016 51.4% 960 48.6% 1,976 D+2.8
Lincoln 1,109 63.6% 634 36.4% 1,743 D+27.3
Humboldt 897 51.6% 841 48.4% 1,738 D+3.2
Ormsby (Ext) 539 33.3% 1,082 66.7% 1,621 R+33.5
Nye 537 37.0% 915 63.0% 1,452 R+26.0
Lyon 559 38.7% 884 61.3% 1,443 R+22.5
Pershing 359 32.8% 736 67.2% 1,095 R+34.4
Lander 292 37.0% 497 63.0% 789 R+26.0
Douglas 211 27.6% 554 72.4% 765 R+44.8
Eureka 185 32.1% 392 67.9% 577 R+35.9
Esmeralda 184 49.3% 189 50.7% 373 R+1.3
Storey 119 35.0% 221 65.0% 340 R+30.0

Counties as they stood in 1946; 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