William Raggio (October 30, 1926 – February 23, 2012) was an American politician and a former Republican member of the Nevada Senate.

Raggio started his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney of Washoe County (1952–1958) and was the D.A.

Senator Howard Cannon, who defeated Raggio, the Republican nominee, with nearly 58% of the vote to serve a third term.

[2] Raggio served 12 special and 19 regular sessions, the longest Senate service in Nevada history.

[3] On February 23, 2012, Raggio died at the age of 85 while on vacation in Sydney, Australia.