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1968 United States Senate election in Nevada

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1968 United States Senate election in Nevada

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Nominee Alan Bible Edward Fike
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 83,622 69,083
Percentage 54.76% 45.24%

County results
Bible:      50–60%      60–70%
Fike:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Alan Bible
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Alan Bible
Democratic

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

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Candidates

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

Results

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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

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References

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  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.