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1982 United States Senate election in Nevada
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1982 United States Senate election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1976 United States Senate election in Nevada 1976 1988 United States Senate election in Nevada 1988 November 5, 1982 150x150px Chic Hecht.JPG Chic Hecht Republican Party (United States) 120,377 50.07% Howard Cannon.jpg Howard Cannon Democratic Party (United States) 114,720 47.72% 1982 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsHecht: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Cannon: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Howard Cannon Democratic Party (United States) Chic Hecht Republican Party (United States)
The 1982 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 5, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Cannon ran for re-election to a fifth term, but narrowly lost to Republican Chic Hecht.
Major candidates
Democratic
Howard Cannon, incumbent U.S. Senator
James David Santini, U.S. Representative
Republican
Chic Hecht, State Senator since 1967
Results
General election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3758 Our Campaigns - NV US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982
Republican Party (United States)
Chic Hecht
120,377
50.07%
Democratic Party (United States)
Howard Cannon (incumbent)
114,720
47.72%
None of These Candidates
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5,297
2.20%
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
See also
1982 United States Senate elections
References
Nevada
1982
Category:1982 Nevada elections