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[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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