Election Name: | 1982 United States Senate election in Nevada |
Country: | Nevada |
Flag Year: | 1929 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Nevada |
Previous Year: | 1976 |
Next Election: | 1988 United States Senate election in Nevada |
Next Year: | 1988 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1982 |
Image1: | Chic Hecht.JPG |
Nominee1: | Chic Hecht |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 120,377 |
Percentage1: | 50.07% |
Nominee2: | Howard Cannon |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 114,720 |
Percentage2: | 47.72% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Howard Cannon |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Chic Hecht |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.