1980 Senate elections · Nevada history
Nevada U.S. Senate election 1980
Paul Laxalt REP +21.4 · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 243,273
- Margin
- 21.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in NV
- R+35.7same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Laxalt Won | REP | 144,224 | 59.29% | |
| Mary Gojack | DEM | 92,129 | 37.87% | |
| Allen Hacker | LIB | 6,920 | 2.85% | |
| Total | 243,273 | |||
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 1980 Nevada Senate race?
Paul Laxalt (REP) won with 59.3% of the vote, ahead of Mary Gojack (37.9%), a margin of 21.4 points.
Did the Nevada Senate seat change party in 1980?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Nevada Senate race?
243,273 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.