In 1949, Nixon began to consider running for the United States Senate against the Democratic incumbent, Sheridan Downey, and entered the race in November. Downey, faced with a bitter primary battle with Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, announced his retirement in March 1950. Nixon and Douglas won the primary elections and engaged in a contentious campaign in which the ongoing Korean War was a major issue. Nixon won the election by almost twenty percentage points. During this campaign, Nixon was first called 'Tricky Dick' by his opponents for his campaign tactics. Grow (1861–1863)
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