1976 Senate elections · Nevada history
Nevada U.S. Senate election 1976
Howard Cannon DEM +31.6 · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 201,899
- Margin
- 31.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NV
- R+4.4same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Cannon Won | DEM | 127,214 | 63.01% | |
| David Towell | REP | 63,471 | 31.44% | |
| Other | — | 5,288 | 2.62% | |
| Byron D. Young | IAP | 3,619 | 1.79% | |
| Dan Becan | LIB | 2,307 | 1.14% | |
| Total | 201,899 | |||
Official source: data
Other Nevada Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Jacky S. Rosen | 1.6 |
| 2022 | Class III | Catherine Cortez Masto | 0.8 |
| 2018 | Class I | Jacky S. Rosen | 5.0 |
| 2016 | Class III | Catherine Cortez Masto | 2.4 |
| 2012 | Class I | Dean Heller | 1.2 |
| 2010 | Class III | Harry Reid | 5.7 |
| 2006 | Class I | John Ensign | 14.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | Harry Reid | 25.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | John Ensign | 15.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Harry Reid | 0.1 |
| 1994 | Class I | Richard H. Bryan | 9.9 |
| 1992 | Class III | Harry Reid | 10.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 Nevada Senate race?
Howard Cannon (DEM) won with 63.0% of the vote, ahead of David Towell (31.4%), a margin of 31.6 points.
Did the Nevada Senate seat change party in 1976?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 Nevada Senate race?
201,899 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.