1970 United States Senate election in Nevada

none March 2026 September 2023 1970 United States Senate election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential 1964 United States Senate election in Nevada 1964 1976 United States Senate election in Nevada 1976 November 3, 1970 150x150px Howard Cannon.jpg Howard Cannon Democratic Party (United States) 85,187 57.65% William raggio NV state senate (cropped).jpg William Raggio Republican Party (United States) 60,838 41.17% 1970 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsCannon: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Raggio: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Howard Cannon Democratic Party (United States) Howard Cannon Democratic Party (United States) The 1970 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Cannon won re-election to a third term. General election Candidates Howard Cannon, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic) Harold G. DeSellem (American Independent) William Raggio, Washoe County District Attorney (Republican) Campaign In the Senate, Cannon was known as a moderate in the Democratic Party. He served as chairman of several committees, including the rules committee and the inaugural arrangements committee. Cannon was nearly defeated for re-election in 1964 by Republican Lieutenant Governor Paul Laxalt in one of the closest elections in history. However, he became more popular over the next few years and defeated D.A. William Raggio, whose 1970 senate campaign began his long political career. Raggio ran for the Nevada Senate in 1972 and won, serving until 2011. Results General election resultsStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 19 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Cannon (Incumbent) 85,187 57.65% +7.63% Republican Party (United States) William Raggio 60,838 41.17% -8.81% American Independent Party Harold G. DeSellem 1,743 1.18% New 24,349 16.48% +16.44% 147,768 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1970 United States Senate elections References Nevada 1970 United States Senate