1956 United States Senate election in Nevada

1956 United States Senate election in Nevada

November 6, 1956

Nominee Alan Bible Cliff Young Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 50,677 45,712 Percentage 52.58% 47.42%

County results Bible:      50–60%      60–70% Young:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Alan Bible Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Alan Bible Democratic

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

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

• 1956 United States Senate elections