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The 1968 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Alan Bible was re-elected to a third term in office over Republican Edward Fike despite Republican nominee Richard Nixon carrying the state in the concurrent presidential election in the state.

General election

Candidates

  • Alan Bible, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1954 (Democratic)
  • Edward Fike, former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (Republican)

Results

1968 U.S. Senate election in Nevada[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Alan Bible (incumbent) 83,622 54.76%
Republican Edward Fike 69,083 45.24%
Turnout 152,705 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. 1969. Retrieved June 9, 2022.