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1970 US Senate election in Nevada

Howard Cannon (Democrat) beat William Raggio (Republican) in Nevada in 1970, 57.6% to 41.2%, a margin of 16.5 points and 24,349 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1964, when Howard Cannon also won.

Democrats led in 10 of the 17 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 7. The largest, Clark, cast 71,509 votes and went to the Democrat by 35.5 points. The closest was Churchill, 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
Howard Cannon won Democratic 85,187 57.6%
William Raggio Republican 60,838 41.2%
All other candidates 1,743 1.2%
Total147,768

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Clark 48,092 67.3% 22,703 31.7% 714 71,509 D+35.5
Washoe 18,890 45.7% 21,784 52.8% 617 41,291 R+7.0
Carson City 2,322 41.0% 3,283 57.9% 65 5,670 R+16.9
Elko 2,475 56.0% 1,901 43.0% 41 4,417 D+13.0
White Pine 2,548 65.2% 1,295 33.1% 64 3,907 D+32.1
Churchill 1,773 49.4% 1,771 49.4% 43 3,587 D+0.1
Lyon 1,400 46.7% 1,569 52.4% 27 2,996 R+5.6
Mineral 1,824 64.9% 944 33.6% 41 2,809 D+31.3
Douglas 1,041 37.9% 1,683 61.2% 24 2,748 R+23.4
Humboldt 1,059 48.2% 1,104 50.3% 34 2,197 R+2.0
Nye 1,196 62.1% 703 36.5% 27 1,926 D+25.6
Lincoln 758 64.0% 415 35.0% 12 1,185 D+28.9
Pershing 522 44.9% 635 54.6% 5 1,162 R+9.7
Lander 545 55.8% 423 43.3% 8 976 D+12.5
Storey 305 56.2% 229 42.2% 9 543 D+14.0
Eureka 222 47.4% 241 51.5% 5 468 R+4.1
Esmeralda 215 57.0% 155 41.1% 7 377 D+15.9

Counties as they stood in 1970; 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