United States Senate election in Nevada, 1974

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Nominee	Paul Laxalt	Harry Reid	Jack C. Doyle
Party	Republican	Democratic	Independent American
Popular vote	79,605	78,981	10,887
Percentage	47.0%	46.6%	6.42%

U.S. Senator before election

Alan Bible
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Paul Laxalt
Republican

Alan Bible
Democratic

Paul Laxalt
Republican

The 1974 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 4, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Alan Bible decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth full term. Republican nominee Paul Laxalt won the open seat.

Laxalt won by less than 700 votes, becoming one of the few bright spots in a bad year for Republicans. Bible resigned three weeks early (on December 17, 1974) and on one day later Nevada Democratic Governor Mike O'Callaghan appointed Laxalt to finish out that term. When Laxalt retired in 1986, Harry Reid won the seat that he lost in this election.

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