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1982 Nevada U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1982 Nevada U.S. Senate Election?

Chic Hecht won the 1982 Nevada U.S. Senate Election. Chic Hecht received 120,377 popular votes (51.2%). The main challenger was Howard W. Cannon (48.8%).

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

Hecht +2.4 pts · won by 5,657 votes
Chic HechtRepublicanWINNER51.2%
120,377 votes
Howard W. CannonDemocratic48.8%
114,720 votes
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.