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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 Nevada[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Alan Bible (incumbent) 50,677 52.58%
Republican Cliff Young 45,712 47.42%
Turnout 96,389 100.00% {{{change}}}
Democratic hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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