
David Mark @DavidMarkDC
The late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) was the king of tight Senate races — both ways. Reid lost his 1974 Senate bid against Nevada GOP Gov. Paul Laxalt by 624 votes out of 169,473. In 1998 two-term Sen. Reid beat GOP Rep. John Ensign by 421 votes out of 435,864. — PolitiTweet.org