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3 unusual facts about Howard Cannon


Howard Cannon

Cannon was re-elected with far less difficulty in 1970 (58%), defeating then Washoe County District Attorney William Raggio.

Cannon was nearly defeated in his first re-election bid in 1964, holding off Republican Lieutenant Governor Paul Laxalt in one of the closest Senate elections ever.

He ran for a fifth term in 1982, but was challenged in the Democratic primary by Congressman James David Santini.



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