1958 United States Senate election in Nevada

none March 2026 September 2023 1958 United States Senate election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1952 United States Senate election in Nevada 1952 1964 United States Senate election in Nevada 1964 November 4, 1958 File:Howard Cannon.jpg 150x150px Howard Cannon Democratic Party (United States) 48,732 57.65% George W. Malone, c. 1947–1959 (cropped).jpg George W. Malone Republican Party (United States) 35,760 42.32% 1958 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsCannon: #7996e2 50–60% #584CDE 70–80%Malone: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator George W. Malone Republican Party (United States) Howard Cannon Democratic Party (United States) The 1958 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator George W. Malone ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Democrat Howard Cannon. Republican primary Candidates George W. Malone, incumbent U.S. Senator Results Senator Malone was unopposed for re-nomination by the Republican Party. Democratic primary Candidates Fred Anderson, surgeon from Reno and member of the University of Nevada Board of Regents Howard Cannon, City Attorney of Las Vegas 1958 Democratic U.S. Senate primary NV US Senate - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36457 OurCampaigns 12 August 2019 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Cannon 22,787 51.66% Democratic Party (United States) Fred Anderson 21,319 48.34% 44,106 100.00% General election Campaign This campaign was considered one of the most competitive and highly watched in the nation in 1958. Senator Malone was known nationally as a leader within the Republican Party's right wing and held key appointments on the Senate Finance and Interior Committees.Driggs Don W. March 1959 The 1958 Election in Nevada The Western Political Quarterly 12 1 317–321 10.2307/444059 444059 Malone campaigned on his experience and seniority in the Senate, using the slogan "He Knows Nevada Best." He received support from Eisenhower cabinet secretaries Fred Seaton and Ezra Taft Benson. Benson, one of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, was especially influential among Nevada's large Mormon population. His endorsement was seen as particularly important in light of Cannon's Mormon faith. Late in the campaign, Malone published full-page ads touting his effort to save Nevada from a federal gambling tax. Cannon focused his attacks on Malone's absentee record in the Senate and his reputation on Capitol Hill as an unpopular extremist. Results Cannon easily won the election owing to his overwhelming support in his native Clark County, which contained 47 percent of the state's registered voters. He was the first candidate from southern Nevada elected to the United States Senate. General election resultsStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1958 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1958election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 20 Democratic Party (United States) Howard Cannon 48,732 57.65 7.63 Republican Party (United States) George W. Malone (incumbent) 35,760 42.32 9.35 12,972 15.35 12.00 84,492 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) References See also 1958 United States Senate elections Nevada 1958 Category:1958 Nevada elections