9 , ▁Bible ▁married ▁Lou cile ▁Sh ield s ; ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁one ▁daughter , ▁Deb ra , ▁and ▁three ▁sons , ▁Paul , ▁William , ▁and ▁David . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁Nev ada ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁defe ating ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁John ▁Rol ly ▁Ross ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁votes . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁he ▁strength ened ▁the ▁state ' s ▁power ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁the ▁g amb ling ▁industry ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁expert ▁in ▁water ▁law . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁att orney ▁general ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁private ▁practice . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Bible ▁was ▁narrow ly ▁defeated ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate , ▁losing ▁to ▁political ▁new com er ▁Thomas ▁B . ▁Me ch ling ▁by ▁ 4 7 5 ▁votes . ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Senator ▁Mc Car ran ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Bible ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁the ▁following ▁November ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁Mc Car ran ' s ▁term . ▁He ▁defeated ▁Republican ▁Ernest ▁S . ▁Brown , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁to ▁Mc Car ran ' s ▁seat ▁by ▁Governor ▁Charles ▁H . ▁Russell , ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 5 8 % - 4 2 %. ▁ ▁Bible ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁