1976 United States Senate election in Nevada

none March 2026 September 2023 1976 United States Senate election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1970 United States Senate election in Nevada 1970 1982 United States Senate election in Nevada 1982 November 2, 1976 150x150px Howard Cannon.jpg Howard Cannon Democratic Party (United States) 127,214 63.01% David Towell.jpg David Towell Republican Party (United States) 63,471 31.44% 1976 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsCannon: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Towell: #ffb2b2 40–50% U.S. Senator Howard Cannon Democratic Party (United States) Howard Cannon Democratic Party (United States) The 1976 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Cannon won re-election to a fourth term despite Republican President Gerald Ford winning the state in the concurrent presidential election in Nevada. General election Candidates Dan Becan (Libertarian) Howard Cannon, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic) David Towell, former U.S. Representative from Nevada's At-large congressional district (Republican) Byron D. Young (Independent American) 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 won re-election in 1970 with nearly 58% of the vote. In 1976, he faced former U.S. Representative David Towell, who served just one term in the U.S. House of Representatives before losing reelection, then running for the Senate. Cannon won re-election with 63% of the vote, one of his best election performances of his career. He won every county in the state, except for Eureka County, which Towell won with just 51% of the vote. Results General election resultsStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1976election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 28 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Cannon (incumbent) 127,214 63.01% +5.36% Republican Party (United States) David Towell 63,471 31.44% -9.73% 5,288 2.62% Independent American Party of Nevada Byron D. Young 3,619 1.79% Libertarian Party (United States) Dan Becan 2,307 1.14% 63,743 31.57% +15.09% 201,899 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1976 United States Senate elections References Nevada 1976 Category:1976 Nevada elections