United States Senate election in Nevada, 1980
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The 1980 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt won re-election to a second term.
Major candidates
Democratic
- Mary Gojack, former State Senator (1974–1978) and former State Assemblywoman (1972–1974)[1]
Republican
- Paul Laxalt, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1975 and former Governor (1967–1971)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Paul Laxalt (inc.) | 144,224 | 58.52% | +11.55% | |
Democratic | Mary Gojack | 92,129 | 37.38% | -9.22% | |
Libertarian | Allen Hacker | 6,920 | 2.81% | ||
None of These Candidates | 3,163 | 1.28% | |||
Majority | 52,095 | 21.14% | +20.77% | ||
Turnout | 246,436 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
References
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