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Laxalt declined to run for a second term and was elected to the United States Senate in 1974, having narrowly defeated his later Senate successor [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Harry Reid]], 79,605 to 78,981 votes. He was sworn in early to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Democrat Alan Bible. Laxalt was reelected in 1980 and was a staunch proponent of the Reagan administration and a key figure in debates over tax cuts, defense spending, and [[Supreme Court]] nominations. He served as General Chairman of the Republican Party from 1983 to 1987, and after a brief run for the Republican nomination for President in 1988, he was elected chairman of the [[Republican National Committee]]. After leaving politics he practiced law in [[Washington, D.C.]]
Laxalt declined to run for a second term and was elected to the United States Senate in 1974, having narrowly defeated his later Senate successor [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Harry Reid]], 79,605 to 78,981 votes. He was sworn in early to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Democrat Alan Bible. Laxalt was reelected in 1980 and was a staunch proponent of the Reagan administration and a key figure in debates over tax cuts, defense spending, and [[Supreme Court]] nominations. He served as General Chairman of the Republican Party from 1983 to 1987, and after a brief run for the Republican nomination for President in 1988, he was elected chairman of the [[Republican National Committee]]. After leaving politics he practiced law in [[Washington, D.C.]]
He was the grandfather of [[Adam Laxalt]], a former lieutenant governor and a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate for Nevada in 2022.
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