1954 United States Senate special election in Nevada

none May 2026 May 2026 1954 United States Senate special election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1950 United States Senate election in Nevada 1950 1956 United States Senate election in Nevada 1956 November 2, 1954 Alan Bible Alan Bible, 1968 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 45,043 58.11% Ernest S. Brown File:Ernest S. Brown, 1954.jpg Republican Party (United States) 32,470 41.89% 1954 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBible: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Brown: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Ernest S. Brown Republican Party (United States) Alan Bible Democratic Party (United States) The 1954 United States Senate special election in Nevada took place on November 2, 1954 to complete the unexpired term of late Senator Pat McCarran, who died in office on September 28, 1954. Senator Ernest S. Brown (who was appointed as McCarran's successor) ran to complete the term in office but was defeated by former Nevada Attorney General Alan Bible. Brown resigned his seat early to allow Bible to gain seniority, and Bible assumed the seat on December 1, 1954. General election Candidates Alan Bible, Nevada Attorney General from 1943 to 1951 (Democratic) Ernest S. Brown, interim U.S. senator since October 1, 1954 (Republican) Results 1954 United States Senate special election in NevadaClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1955-10-15 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1954 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1954election.pdf 21 U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (US) Alan Bible 45,043 58.11 Republican Party (US) Ernest S. Brown (Incumbent) 32,470 41.89 12,573 16.22 77,513 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) References Nevada 1954 Nevada 1954 1954 Special Nevada Special United States Senate Special United States Senate 1954