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2006 US Senate election in Nevada

John Ensign (Republican) beat Jack Carter (Democrat) in Nevada in 2006, 55.4% to 41.0%, a margin of 14.4 points and 83,705 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2000, when John Ensign also won.

Republicans led in 17 of the 17 counties. The largest, Clark, cast 360,040 votes and went to the Republican by 8.2 points. The closest was Esmeralda, where 198 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John Ensign won Republican 322,501 55.4%
Jack Carter Democratic 238,796 41.0%
All other candidates 21,275 3.7%
Total582,572

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Clark 159,214 44.2% 188,847 52.5% 11,979 360,040 R+8.2
Washoe 48,385 40.3% 67,262 56.0% 4,440 120,087 R+15.7
Douglas 5,795 30.0% 12,822 66.3% 716 19,333 R+36.3
Carson City 6,461 35.6% 11,002 60.6% 702 18,165 R+25.0
Lyon 4,522 30.0% 9,876 65.5% 669 15,067 R+35.5
Nye 4,294 36.3% 6,855 57.9% 688 11,837 R+21.6
Elko 2,941 24.9% 8,218 69.6% 652 11,811 R+44.7
Churchill 2,000 24.7% 5,777 71.3% 327 8,104 R+46.6
Humboldt 1,129 25.1% 3,145 70.0% 216 4,490 R+44.9
White Pine 1,146 34.4% 1,952 58.6% 232 3,330 R+24.2
Mineral 728 34.7% 1,237 58.9% 135 2,100 R+24.2
Storey 635 33.8% 1,151 61.2% 94 1,880 R+27.4
Lincoln 415 22.4% 1,323 71.4% 115 1,853 R+49.0
Lander 450 25.2% 1,252 70.1% 83 1,785 R+44.9
Pershing 462 30.0% 983 63.9% 93 1,538 R+33.9
Eureka 128 17.8% 510 70.8% 82 720 R+53.1
Esmeralda 91 21.1% 289 66.9% 52 432 R+45.8

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Nevada Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Jacky S. Rosen (D) D+1.6
2022 Catherine Cortez Masto (D) D+0.8
2018 Jacky Rosen (D) D+5.0
2016 Catherine Cortez Masto (D) D+2.4
2012 Dean Heller (R) R+1.2
2010 Harry Reid (D) D+5.7
2006 John Ensign (R) R+14.4
2004 Harry Reid (D) D+25.9
2000 John Ensign (R) R+15.4
1998 Harry Reid (D) D+0.1
1994 Richard H. Bryan (D) D+9.9
1992 Harry Reid (D) D+10.8
1988 Richard Bryan (D) D+4.1
1986 Harry Reid (D) D+5.5
1982 Chic Hecht (R) R+2.4
1980 Paul Laxalt (R) R+21.1
1976 Howard W. Cannon (D) D+31.6
1974 Paul Laxalt (R) R+0.4
1970 Howard Cannon (D) D+16.5
1968 Alan Bible (D) D+9.5
1964 Howard Cannon (D) level
1962 Alan Bible (D) D+30.6
1958 Howard Cannon (D) D+15.4
1956 Alan Bible (D) D+5.2
1952 George Malone (R) R+3.4
1950 Pat McCarran (D) D+16.0
1946 George Malone (R) R+10.4
1944 Pat McCarran (D) D+16.8
1940 Key Pittman (D) D+21.0
1938 Pat McCarran (D) D+17.9
1934 Key Pittman (D) D+31.1
1932 Pat McCarran (D) D+4.1
1928 Key Pittman (D) D+18.5
1926 Tasker L. Oddie (R) R+13.3
1922 Key Pittman (D) D+25.6
1920 Tasker L. Oddie (R) R+4.2
1916 Key Pittman (D) D+6.5
1914 Francis Newlands (D) D+0.2