2000 United States Senate election in Nevada
The 2000 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democrat Richard Bryan decided to retire, instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee John Ensign won the open seat.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Ed Bernstein, attorney
Results
Bernstein was unopposed in the Democratic primary
Republican primary
Candidates
- John Ensign, former U.S. Representative and nominee for the United States Senate in 1998
- Richard Hamzik
- Fernando Platin, Jr.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John Ensign | 95,904 | 88.03 | |
| Republican | Richard Hamzik | 6,202 | 5.69 | |
| Republican | None of these candidates | 5,290 | 4.86 | |
| Republican | Fernando Platin, Jr. | 1,543 | 1.42 | |
| Total votes | 108,939 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Ernie Berghof (IA)
- Ed Bernstein (D), attorney
- John Ensign (R), former U.S. Representative and nominee for the United States Senate in 1998
- Bill Grutzmacher (CF)
- J.J. Johnson (L)
- Kathryn Rusco (G)
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 10, 2000
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | ||
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| Republican | John Ensign | 330,687 | 55.09% | +14.09% | ||
| Democratic | Edward M. Bernstein | 238,260 | 39.69% | -11.24% | ||
| None of These Candidates | 11,503 | 1.92% | -1.40% | |||
| Green | Kathryn Rusco | 10,286 | 1.71% | |||
| Libertarian | J.J. Johnson | 5,395 | 0.90% | -0.67% | ||
| Independent American | Ernie Berghof | 2,540 | 0.42% | -1.01% | ||
| Citizens First Party | Bill Grutzmacher | 1,579 | 0.26% | |||
| Majority | 92,427 | 15.40% | +5.47% | |||
| Turnout | 600,250 | |||||
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See also
- United States Senate elections, 2000
References
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