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==U.S. Senate==
==U.S. Senate==
===1926 election===
McCarran unsuccessfully sought a U.S. Senate seat in the 1926 elections, running against one-term [[Republican]] incumbent Tasker Oddie. He lost in the Democrat primary to Raymond T. Baker, garnering only 29% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=754035 NV US Senate - D Primary - Sep 07, 1926]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 28, 2021.</ref> Baker would go on to lose to Oddie in the general election by over ten points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36473 NV US Senate - Nov 02, 1926]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 28, 2021.</ref>
===1932 election===
===1932 election===
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]] and the Republicans over the [[Great Depression]].
McCarran ran for Senate in again 1932 against Sen. 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]] and the Republicans over the [[Great Depression]].
===Tenure===
===Tenure===