| − | McCarran ran for Senate in 1932 against Republican incumbent Tasker Oddie, with the state Democratic Party allowing him to be nominated and believing that he would lose in the general election. McCarran, however, proved them to be erroneous by winning the general election in an upset. | + | McCarran ran for Senate in 1932 against Republican incumbent Tasker Oddie, with the state Democratic Party allowing him to be nominated and believing that he would lose in the general election. McCarran, however, proved them to be erroneous by winning the general election in an upset, narrowly defeating Oddie by four percentage points<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36471 NV US Senate - Nov 08, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 27, 2021.</ref> in an election cycle one of the most favorable for Democrats in U.S. history following blame cast on President [[Herbert Hoover]] over the [[Great Depression]]. |