2006 United States Senate election in Nevada

The 2006 United States Senate election in Nevada was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican John Ensign won re-election to a second term.

2006 United States Senate election in Nevada
November 7, 2006
 
Nominee John Ensign Jack Carter
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 322,501 238,796
Percentage 55.4% 41.0%
County results
Ensign:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

John Ensign
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

John Ensign
Republican

Elections in Nevada
None of These Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
Democratic primary vote[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Carter 92,270 78.30
Democratic None of these candidates 14,425 12.24
Democratic Ruby Jee Tun 11,147 9.46
Total votes 117,842 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
  • John Ensign, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Ed Hamilton, businessman

Results
Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Ensign (incumbent) 127,023 90.47
Republican None of these candidates 6,754 4.81
Republican Ed Hamilton 6,629 4.72
Total votes 140,406 100.00

General election

Candidates
  • Jack Carter (D), Navy veteran and son of President Jimmy Carter
  • John Ensign (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
  • David Schumann (I), retired financial analyst, 2004 nominee, and 2002 state senator nominee
  • Brendan Trainor (L), state party chair, airline quality manager, and frequent candidate

Campaign

Popular Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman had said in January that he would probably run,[3] but in late April, he decisively ruled that out.[4] Goodman did not file by the May 12, 2006 deadline. Carter's advantages included his formidable speaking abilities and kinship with a former U.S. President. On the other hand, Ensign was also considered to be an effective speaker and as of the first quarter of 2006, held an approximately 5-1 advantage over Carter in cash-on-hand.

Debates

Polling
Source Date Ensign (R) Carter (D)
Zogby/WSJ March 31, 2006 52% 38%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon April 3–5, 2006 60% 27%
Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4 May 12–15, 2006 52% 32%
Zogby/WSJ June 21, 2006 51% 36%
Zogby/WSJ July 24, 2006 50% 35%
Rasmussen July 31, 2006 46% 39%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon August 12, 2006 54% 33%
Zogby/WSJ August 28, 2006 48% 45%
Zogby/WSJ September 11, 2006 52% 40%
Reno Gazette-Journal/Research 2000 September 15, 2006 56% 35%
Rasmussen September 22, 2006 50% 41%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon September 26, 2006 58% 35%
Zogby/WSJ September 28, 2006 49% 42%
Rasmussen October 17, 2006 50% 42%
Zogby/WSJ October 19, 2006 52% 43%
Reno Gazette-Journal/Research 2000 October 29, 2006 55% 41%

Results
General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican John Ensign (incumbent) 322,501 55.36% +0.27%
Democratic Jack Carter 238,796 40.99% +1.30%
None of These Candidates 8,232 1.41% -0.50%
Independent American David K. Schumann 7,774 1.33% +0.91%
Libertarian Brendan Trainor 5,269 0.90% +0.01%
Majority 83,705 14.37% -1.03%
Turnout 582,572
Republican hold Swing

Ensign won a majority of the votes in every county in the state, with his lowest percentage at 53%.

References
  1. http://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2006StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx
  2. http://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2006StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 29, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Apr-20-Thu-2006/news/6951515.html
  5. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#28
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