1982 United States Senate election in Nevada

The 1982 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 5, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Cannon ran for re-election to a fifth term, but narrowly lost to Republican Chic Hecht.

1982 United States Senate election in Nevada

← 1976 November 5, 1982 1988 →

Nominee Chic Hecht Howard Cannon Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 120,377 114,720 Percentage 50.07% 47.72%

County results Hecht:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Cannon:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Howard Cannon Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Chic Hecht Republican

Major candidates

Democratic

• Howard Cannon, incumbent U.S. Senator
• James David Santini, U.S. Representative

Republican

• Chic Hecht, State Senator since 1967

Results

General election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chic Hecht	120,377	50.07%
	Democratic	Howard Cannon (incumbent)	114,720	47.72%
	None of These Candidates	–	5,297	2.20%
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 1982 United States Senate elections