1964 United States Senate election in Nevada

none March 2026 September 2023 1964 United States Senate election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1958 United States Senate election in Nevada 1958 1970 United States Senate election in Nevada 1970 November 3, 1964 150x150px Howard Cannon.jpg Howard Cannon Democratic Party (United States) 67,336 50.02% Governor Laxalt (cropped).jpg Paul Laxalt Republican Party (United States) 67,288 49.98% 1964 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsCannon: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Laxalt: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Howard Cannon Democratic Party (United States) Howard Cannon Democratic Party (United States) The 1964 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Cannon won re-election to a second term by a slim margin of only 48 votes. Cannon defeated Paul Laxalt by a very narrow margin despite Lyndon Baines Johnson winning the state over Barry Goldwater in a landslide in the concurrent presidential election in Nevada. To date, this remains the closest Senate race in US history since the passing of the 17th amendment in which the winner was seated as Senator.June 2021The 1974 election in New Hampshire, decided by only two votes, was certified but challenged before the Senate without a conclusion. New Hampshire held a second election which was decided by 27,771 votes. General election Candidates Howard Cannon, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959 (Democrat) Paul Laxalt, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and former Ormsby County District Attorney (Republican) Results General election resultsStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1964election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 27 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Cannon (incumbent) 67,336 50.02 -7.66 Republican Party (United States) Paul Laxalt 67,288 49.98 +7.66 48 0.04 -15.32 134,624 100.00 Democratic Party (US) Notes References Nevada 1964 Category:1964 Nevada elections