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1954 Senatorial Special Election Results - Nevada
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  Senatorial
Candidate		Political
Party		Popular Vote
Alan BibleDemocratic 45,043 58.11%
Ernest S. BrownRepublican 32,470 41.89%
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Maps
  1954 Nevada County Map of Special Election Results for Senator  
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Election Notes:
  • Special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of Pat McCarran on September 28, 1954. The governor appointed Ernest Brown on October 1, 1954 with a special election scheduled to coincide the general election the following month. Alan Bible assumed the seat on December 2, 1954 after winning the special election and served the remainder of the term.
Demographic Data

1960 Population:285,278Enum.1960 Population Density:1.0persons/km2
1950 Population:160,083Enum.1950 Population Density:0.6persons/km2
Land Area (2000):284,448km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:5.9%

Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Nevada Secretary of State. Official Returns of the General Election 1954, Nevada Secretary of State (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015067324445&view=1up&seq=78) (accessed 22 Dec 2023)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
Results for and Individual County:
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