1976 Nevada U.S. Senate Election

Nevada · 4 candidates · See every 1976 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1976 Nevada U.S. Senate Election?

Howard W. Cannon won the 1976 Nevada U.S. Senate Election. Howard W. Cannon received 127,214 popular votes (63.01%). The main challenger was David Towell (31.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Cannon and Towell

Cannon +31.6 pts · won by 63,743 votes
127,214 votes
63,471 votes
Byron D. YoungIndependent American1.79%
3,619 votes
Dan BecanLibertarian1.14%
2,307 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.