Howard Cannon Democratic Howard Cannon Democratic None of These Candidates The 1970 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1970.

Senator Howard Cannon won re-election to a third term.

Cannon was nearly defeated for re-election in 1964 by Republican Lieutenant Governor Paul Laxalt in one of the closest elections in history.

William Raggio, whose 1970 senate campaign began his long political career.

Raggio ran for the Nevada Senate in 1972 and won, serving until 2011.