1962 United States Senate election in Nevada

1962 United States Senate election in Nevada

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Nominee Alan Bible William B. Wright Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 63,443 33,749 Percentage 65.28% 34.72%

County results Bible:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Wright:      50–60%

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

The 1962 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Alan Bible was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican William B. Wright.

General election

Candidates

• Alan Bible, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1954 (Democratic)
• William B. Wright (Republican)

Results

1962 U.S. Senate election in Nevada ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alan Bible (incumbent)	63,443	65.28%
	Republican	William B. Wright	33,749	34.72%
Turnout			97,192	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• 1962 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. 1963. Retrieved June 9, 2022.