1974 United States Senate election in Nevada

none March 2026 September 2023 1974 United States Senate election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1968 United States Senate election in Nevada 1968 1980 United States Senate election in Nevada 1980 November 5, 1974 Paul Laxalt File:Paul Laxalt.jpg 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 79,605 46.97% Harry Reid File:Rep Harry Reid.jpg Democratic Party (United States) 78,981 46.60% 3x4.svg Jack C. Doyle A356DE IAPN 10,887 6.42% 1974 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsLaxalt: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Reid: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Alan Bible Democratic Party (United States) Paul Laxalt Republican Party (United States) The 1974 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Alan Bible decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth full term. Republican nominee Paul Laxalt won the open seat. Paul Laxalt, former governor (1967–1971) and former lieutenant governor of Nevada (1963–1967), won by less than 700 votes over incumbent Lieutenant Governor Harry Reid, becoming one of the few bright spots in a bad year for Republicans. This was the only seat that flipped from Democratic to Republican. Bible resigned three weeks early (on December 17, 1974) and one day later Nevada Democratic Governor Mike O'Callaghan appointed Laxalt to finish out that term. When Laxalt retired in 1986, Reid won the seat that he lost in this election. This was the first time since 1926 that Republicans were elected to this seat. Results General election resultsStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1974election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 22 Republican Party (United States) Paul Laxalt 79,605 46.97% +1.73% Democratic Party (United States) Harry Reid 78,981 46.60% -8.16% Independent American Party (Nevada) Jack C. Doyle 10,887 6.42% 624 0.37% -9.15% 169,473 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also United States Senate elections, 1974 and 1975 References Nevada 1974 United States Senate