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1976 US Senate election in Nevada

Howard W. Cannon (Democrat) beat David Towell (Republican) in Nevada in 1976, 63.0% to 31.4%, a margin of 31.6 points and 63,743 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1970, when Howard Cannon also won.

Democrats led in 16 of the 17 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 1. The largest, Clark, cast 102,637 votes and went to the Democrat by 52.4 points. The closest was Eureka, where 11 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 W. Cannon won Democratic 127,214 63.0%
David Towell Republican 63,471 31.4%
All other candidates 11,214 5.6%
Total201,899

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Clark 76,099 74.1% 22,328 21.8% 4,210 102,637 D+52.4
Washoe 26,462 49.8% 22,251 41.9% 4,413 53,126 D+7.9
Carson City 4,726 48.6% 4,257 43.7% 749 9,732 D+4.8
Elko 2,844 51.3% 2,493 45.0% 206 5,543 D+6.3
Douglas 2,638 49.6% 2,272 42.7% 412 5,322 D+6.9
Churchill 2,202 49.8% 2,019 45.6% 203 4,424 D+4.1
Lyon 2,060 48.9% 1,878 44.6% 274 4,212 D+4.3
White Pine 2,206 58.7% 1,384 36.8% 169 3,759 D+21.9
Mineral 1,957 73.2% 621 23.2% 94 2,672 D+50.0
Humboldt 1,301 49.3% 1,224 46.3% 116 2,641 D+2.9
Nye 1,724 70.6% 610 25.0% 107 2,441 D+45.6
Lincoln 890 63.0% 475 33.6% 47 1,412 D+29.4
Pershing 750 55.1% 563 41.4% 47 1,360 D+13.8
Lander 612 53.4% 463 40.4% 70 1,145 D+13.0
Storey 336 53.4% 242 38.5% 51 629 D+14.9
Eureka 240 47.4% 251 49.6% 15 506 R+2.2
Esmeralda 248 59.2% 140 33.4% 31 419 D+25.8

Counties as they stood in 1976; 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