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2016 US Senate election in Nevada

Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat) beat Joseph J. Heck (Republican) in Nevada in 2016, 47.1% to 44.7%, a margin of 2.4 points and 26,915 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2010, when Harry Reid won.

Republicans led in 16 of the 17 counties and Democrats in 1. The largest, Clark, cast 753,060 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.0 points. The closest was Esmeralda, where 243 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
Catherine Cortez Masto won Democratic 521,994 47.1%
Joseph J. Heck Republican 495,079 44.7%
All other candidates 91,221 8.2%
Total1,108,294

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Clark 386,121 51.3% 303,623 40.3% 63,316 753,060 D+11.0
Washoe 95,694 46.1% 97,322 46.8% 14,767 207,783 R+0.8
Douglas 8,407 30.4% 17,584 63.6% 1,652 27,643 R+33.2
Carson City 9,741 39.2% 13,027 52.5% 2,058 24,826 R+13.2
Lyon 6,322 26.8% 15,229 64.6% 2,024 23,575 R+37.8
Nye 5,252 27.1% 11,608 60.0% 2,496 19,356 R+32.8
Elko 3,199 17.4% 13,462 73.3% 1,706 18,367 R+55.9
Churchill 2,240 20.6% 7,709 70.8% 943 10,892 R+50.2
Humboldt 1,403 22.0% 4,393 68.9% 580 6,376 R+46.9
White Pine 723 19.3% 2,589 69.1% 435 3,747 R+49.8
Storey 791 31.1% 1,550 61.0% 201 2,542 R+29.9
Lander 417 17.4% 1,704 71.2% 272 2,393 R+53.8
Lincoln 315 14.9% 1,609 75.9% 197 2,121 R+61.0
Mineral 626 31.5% 1,139 57.4% 220 1,985 R+25.8
Pershing 466 23.6% 1,286 65.2% 220 1,972 R+41.6
Eureka 88 10.4% 692 81.5% 69 849 R+71.1
Esmeralda 64 15.5% 307 74.3% 42 413 R+58.8

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