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1956 United States Senate election in Nevada
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1956 United States Senate election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1954 United States Senate special election in Nevada 1954 (special) 1962 United States Senate election in Nevada 1962 November 6, 1956 Alan Bible Alan Bible, 1968 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Democratic Party (United States) 50,677 52.58% Cliff Young File:Clarence Clifton Young.jpg Republican Party (United States) 45,712 47.42% 1956 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBible: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Young: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Alan Bible Democratic Party (United States) Alan Bible Democratic Party (United States)
The 1956 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Alan Bible, who won a special election to complete the unexpired term of Pat McCarran, was re-elected to a full term in office over Republican U.S. Representative Cliff Young despite Republican nominee Dwight David Eisenhower winning the state in the concurrent presidential election in Nevada.
General election
Candidates
Alan Bible, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1954 (Democratic)
Cliff Young, U.S. Representative at-large (Republican)
Results
1956 U.S. Senate election in NevadaStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1956election.pdf 1957 9 Jun 2022 Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House
Democratic Party (US)
Alan Bible (incumbent)
50,677
52.58%
Republican Party (US)
Cliff Young
45,712
47.42%
96,389
100.00%
Democratic Party (US)
See also
1956 United States Senate elections
References
Nevada
1956
United States Senate