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List of United States Senators from Nevada

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This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Nevada.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Nevada are:


Office Name Party Date assumed office Date term ends
U.S. Senate Nevada Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic January 3, 2017 January 3, 2029
U.S. Senate Nevada Jacky Rosen Democratic January 3, 2019 January 3, 2031


Election history

U.S. Senate
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For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators

Class I

Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2024 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025, to the end of the 121st Congress on January 3, 2031.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Nevada, 2024

General election
General election for U.S. Senate Nevada

Incumbent Jacky Rosen defeated Sam Brown, Janine Hansen, and Chris Cunningham in the general election for U.S. Senate Nevada on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen (D)
 
47.9
 
701,105
Image of Sam Brown
Sam Brown (R)
 
46.2
 
677,046
Image of Janine Hansen
Janine Hansen (Independent American Party)
 
1.5
 
21,316
Image of Chris Cunningham
Chris Cunningham (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
20,881
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.0
 
44,380

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,464,728
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada

Incumbent Jacky Rosen defeated Troy Walker and Mike Schaefer in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
 
92.3
 
144,090
Image of Troy Walker
Troy Walker Candidate Connection
 
3.8
 
5,899
Image of Mike Schaefer
Mike Schaefer
 
2.3
 
3,521
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
2,677

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 156,187
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Sam Brown
 
60.8
 
103,102
Image of Jeff Gunter
Jeff Gunter
 
14.7
 
24,987
Image of Jim Marchant
Jim Marchant
 
6.6
 
11,190
Image of Tony Grady
Tony Grady
 
5.6
 
9,565
Image of William Conrad
William Conrad Candidate Connection
 
3.6
 
6,038
Image of Stephanie Phillips
Stephanie Phillips Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
3,828
Image of Garn Mabey
Garn Mabey Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
1,818
Image of Ronda Kennedy
Ronda Kennedy
 
1.1
 
1,786
Image of Barry Lindemann
Barry Lindemann
 
0.5
 
852
Image of Eddie Hamilton
Eddie Hamilton
 
0.3
 
478
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Vincent Geronimo Rego
 
0.2
 
311
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Gary Marinch
 
0.1
 
231
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.1
 
5,304

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 169,490
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2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Nevada

Jacky Rosen defeated incumbent Dean Heller, Barry Michaels, Tim Hagan, and Kamau Bakari in the general election for U.S. Senate Nevada on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jacky Rosen (D)
 
50.4
 
490,071
Image of Dean Heller
Dean Heller (R)
 
45.4
 
441,202
Image of Barry Michaels
Barry Michaels (Independent)
 
1.0
 
9,269
Image of Tim Hagan
Tim Hagan (L)
 
0.9
 
9,196
Image of Kamau Bakari
Kamau Bakari (Independent American Party)
 
0.7
 
7,091
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
15,303

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 972,132
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2012

U.S. Senate, Nevada, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Shelley Berkley 44.7% 446,080
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDean Heller Incumbent 45.9% 457,656
     Independent American Party of Nevada David Lory VanderBeek 4.9% 48,792
     N/A None of these candidates 4.5% 45,277
Total Votes 997,805
Source: Nevada Secretary of State "U.S. Senate Results"


2006

On November 7, 2006, Ensign won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Jack Carter, David Schumann, Brendan Traitor and other.[1]

United States Senate Nevada General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Ensign Incumbent 55.4% 322,501
     Democratic Jack Carter 41% 238,796
     Independent American David Schumann 1.3% 7,774
     Libertarian Brendan Trainor 0.9% 5,269
     N/A Other 1.4% 8,232
Total Votes 582,572


2000

On November 7, 2000, Ensign was elected to the United States Senate. He defeated Ed Bernstein, Kathryn Rusco, J.J. Johnson, Ernie Berghoff and Bill Grutzmacher.[2]

United States Senate Nevada General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Ensign 55% 330,687
     Democratic Ed Bernstein 39.7% 238,260
     Green Kathryn Rusco 1.7% 10,286
     Libertarian J. J. Johnson 0.9% 5,395
     N/A None of these candidates 1.9% 11,503
     Independent American Ernie Berghof 0.4% 2,540
     Citizens First Bill Grutzmacher 0.3% 1,579
     N/A No Vote Cast 0.1% 457
     N/A Other 0% 69
Total Votes 600,776


Class III

Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Nevada, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Nevada

Incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Adam Laxalt, Barry Lindemann, Neil Scott, and Barry Rubinson in the general election for U.S. Senate Nevada on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto (D)
 
48.8
 
498,316
Image of Adam Laxalt
Adam Laxalt (R)
 
48.0
 
490,388
Image of Barry Lindemann
Barry Lindemann (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
8,075
Image of Neil Scott
Neil Scott (L)
 
0.6
 
6,422
Image of Barry Rubinson
Barry Rubinson (Independent American Party)
 
0.5
 
5,208
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
12,441

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,020,850
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada

Incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Corey Reid, Allen Rheinhart, and Stephanie Kasheta in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
 
90.9
 
159,694
Image of Corey Reid
Corey Reid Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
4,491
Image of Allen Rheinhart
Allen Rheinhart
 
2.2
 
3,852
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Stephanie Kasheta
 
2.0
 
3,487
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.4
 
4,216

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 175,740
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Adam Laxalt
Adam Laxalt
 
55.9
 
127,757
Image of Sam Brown
Sam Brown
 
34.2
 
78,206
Image of Sharelle Mendenhall
Sharelle Mendenhall
 
3.0
 
6,946
Image of William Conrad
William Conrad Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
3,440
Image of William Hockstedler
William Hockstedler
 
1.2
 
2,836
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Paul Rodriguez
 
0.8
 
1,844
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Tyler Perkins
 
0.4
 
850
Image of Carlo Poliak
Carlo Poliak
 
0.1
 
332
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.7
 
6,277

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 228,488
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2016

See also: United States Senate election in Nevada, 2016

The race for Nevada's open U.S. Senate seat was one of Ballotpedia's nine competitive battleground races in 2016. Former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto (D) defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Heck (R), a doctor and brigadier general in the Army Reserve who served in Iraq, and four third-party candidates in the general election to win retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s (D) seat. Her victory on November 8, 2016, made her the first-ever Latina elected to the United States Senate.[3][4][5]

Reid’s seat was the Republican Party’s only chance to pick up a Senate seat this cycle. Cortez Masto’s biggest ally was Reid, who used his get out the vote resources to make sure his seat stayed under Democratic control. Reid and outside groups heavily influenced the race and were partially responsible for the negative tone and numerous attack ads. According to USA Today, “The race was anything but cordial. Outside money flooded the state bringing the total spending to nearly $100 million. All that cash washed away nearly any real policy discussion, as attacks flew claiming Cortez Masto was incompetent and corrupt while Heck was a stooge for the billionaire Koch Brothers.”[6]

In her victory speech, Cortez Masto commented on her status as the first Latina elected to the Senate, saying, "It's not just about making history. Don't you think it is about time that we had diversity in the U.S. Senate? Don't you think it's about time that our government mirrors the people we serve every day?"[7]

U.S. Senate, Nevada General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Cortez Masto 47.1% 521,994
     Republican Joe Heck 44.7% 495,079
     N/A None of these candidates 3.8% 42,257
     Independent American Tom Jones 1.5% 17,128
     Independent Thomas Sawyer 1.3% 14,208
     Independent Tony Gumina 1% 10,740
     Independent Jarrod Williams 0.6% 6,888
Total Votes 1,108,294
Source: Nevada Secretary of State


U.S. Senate, Nevada Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Heck 64.9% 74,524
Sharron Angle 22.8% 26,146
None of these candidates 3.4% 3,903
Tom Heck 3.1% 3,567
Eddie Hamilton 1.8% 2,057
D'Nese Davis 1.7% 1,938
Bill Tarbell 1% 1,179
Robert Leeds 0.6% 662
Juston Preble 0.5% 582
Carlo Poliak 0.2% 279
Total Votes 114,837
Source: Nevada Secretary of State
U.S. Senate, Nevada Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Cortez Masto 80.6% 81,971
Allen Rheinhart 5.6% 5,650
None of these candidates 5.4% 5,501
Liddo O'Briant 4.8% 4,842
Bobby Mahendra 3.7% 3,764
Total Votes 101,728
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

2010

On November 2, 2010, Reid won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Sharron Angle (R), None of the Above, Scott Ashjian (Tea Party), Timothy Fasano (Independent American), and independent candidates Michael L. Haines, Jesse Holland, Jeffery C. Reeves, and Wil Stand.[8]

U.S. Senate, Nevada General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHarry Reid Incumbent 50.3% 362,785
     Republican Sharron Angle 44.5% 321,361
     None of the Above - 2.2% 16,174
     Tea Party Scott Ashjian 0.8% 5,811
     Independent Michael L. Haines 0.6% 4,261
     Independent American Timothy Fasano 0.4% 3,185
     Independent Jesse Holland 0.4% 3,175
     Independent Jeffery C. Reeves 0.3% 2,510
     Independent Wil Stand 0.3% 2,119
Total Votes 721,381


2004

On November 2, 2004, Harry Reid won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Richard Ziser (R), Thomas Hurst (L), David Schumann (T), None of These Candidates and Gary Marinch (T) in the general election.[9]

U.S. Senate, Nevada General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHarry Reid incumbent 61.1% 494,805
     Republican Richard Ziser 35.1% 284,640
     Libertarian Thomas Hurst 1.2% 9,559
     Independent American David Schumann 0.7% 6,001
     N/A None of These Candidates 1.6% 12,968
     Natural Law Gary Marinch 0.3% 2,095
Total Votes 810,068


1998

On November 3, 1998, Harry Reid won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated John Ensign (R), Michael Cloud (L), Michael Williams (T) and None of These Candidates in the general election.[10]

U.S. Senate, Nevada General Election, 1998
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHarry Reid incumbent 47.9% 208,621
     Republican John Ensign 47.8% 208,220
     Libertarian Michael Cloud 1.9% 8,129
     Natural Law Michael Williams 0.6% 2,781
     N/A None of These Candidates 1.9% 8,113
Total Votes 435,864


1992

On November 3, 1992, Harry Reid won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Demar Dahl (R), H. Kent Cromwell (L), Joe Garcia Jr. (T), Harry Tootle (T), Lois Avery (T) and Other in the general election.[11]

U.S. Senate, Nevada General Election, 1992
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHarry Reid incumbent 51% 253,150
     Republican Demar Dahl 40.2% 199,413
     Libertarian H. Kent Cromwell 1.5% 7,222
     Independent American Joe Garcia Jr. 2.3% 11,240
     Populist Harry Tootle 0.9% 4,429
     Natural Law Lois Avery 1.5% 7,279
     N/A Other 2.7% 13,154
Total Votes 495,887


1986

On November 4, 1986, Harry Reid won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Jim Santini (R), H. Kent Cromwell (L) and Other in the general election.[12]

U.S. Senate, Nevada General Election, 1986
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHarry Reid 50% 130,955
     Republican Jim Santini 44.5% 116,606
     Libertarian H. Kent Cromwell 1.9% 4,899
     N/A Other 3.6% 9,472
Total Votes 261,932


Historical members

Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Nevada
Party Total
     Democratic 14
     Republican 14


Class 1 Senators from Nevada
Senator Years Served Party
William M. Stewart 1864-1875 Republican
William Sharon 1875-1881 Republican
James G. Fair 1881-1887 Democratic
William M. Stewart 1887-1905 Republican
George S. Nixon 1905-1912 Republican
William A. Massey 1912-1913 Republican
Key Pittman 1913-1940 Democratic
Berkeley L. Bunker 1940-1942 Democratic
James G. Scrugham 1942-1945 Democratic
Edward P. Carville 1945-1947 Democratic
George W. Malone 1947-1959 Republican
Howard W. Cannon 1959-1983 Democratic
J. Chic Hecht 1983-1989 Republican
Richard H. Bryan 1989-2001 Democratic
John E. Ensign 2001-2011 Republican
Dean Heller 2011-2019 Republican
Jacky Rosen 2019-present Democratic
Class 3 Senators from Nevada
Senator Years Served Party
James W. Nye 1864-1873 Republican
John P. Jones 1873-1903 Republican
Francis G. Newlands 1903-1917 Democratic
Charles B. Henderson 1918-1921 Democratic
Tasker L. Oddie 1921-1933 Republican
Patrick A. McCarran 1933-1954 Democratic
Ernest S. Brown 1954-1954 Republican
Alan H. Bible 1954-1974 Democratic
Paul D. Laxalt 1974-1987 Republican
Harry Reid 1987-2017 Democratic
Catherine Cortez Masto 2017-Present Democratic

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  2. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  3. ↑ Time, "Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada Is U.S. Senate’s First Latina," accessed November 14, 2016
  4. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Filed Non-Judicial Candidates," accessed March 19, 2016
  5. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
  6. ↑ USA Today, "Nevada voters send first Latina to U.S. Senate," accessed November 14, 2016
  7. ↑ McClatchy DC, "Nevada's Cortez Masto breaks barrier as 1st Latina in Senate," accessed November 14, 2016
  8. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986," accessed March 28, 2013


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