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County results Cannon: 50–60% 60–70% Laxalt: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1964 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Cannon won re-election to a second term by a slim margin of only 48 votes.
As of 2021, this remains the closest Senate race in US history since the passing of the 17th amendment in which the winner was seated as Senator.[citation needed][a]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Howard Cannon (incumbent) | 67,336 | 50.02 | -7.66 | |
Republican | Paul Laxalt | 67,288 | 49.98 | +7.66 | |
Majority | 48 | 0.04 | -15.32 | ||
Total votes | 134,624 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |