The 1986 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. The Democratic nominee, U.S. representative Harry Reid won the open seat.[1]
^ ab"Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 23.
January 29, 2023
1986, united, states, senate, election, nevada, held, november, 1986, incumbent, republican, senator, paul, laxalt, decided, retire, instead, seeking, third, term, democratic, nominee, representative, harry, reid, open, seat, 1980, november, 1986, 1992, nomine. The 1986 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 4 1986 Incumbent Republican U S Senator Paul Laxalt decided to retire instead of seeking a third term The Democratic nominee U S representative Harry Reid won the open seat 1 1986 United States Senate election in Nevada 1980 November 4 1986 1992 Nominee Harry Reid Jim SantiniParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 130 955 116 606Percentage 50 0 44 5 County resultsReid 40 50 60 70 Santini 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionPaul LaxaltRepublican Elected U S Senator Harry ReidDemocratic Contents 1 General election 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 See also 3 ReferencesGeneral election EditCandidates Edit Kent Cromwell Libertarian Harry Reid U S Representative from Nevada s 1st congressional district Democratic Jim Santini former Democratic U S Representative at large Republican Results Edit General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Harry Reid 130 955 50 00 12 61 Republican Jim Santini 116 606 44 52 14 01 None of These Candidates 9 472 3 62 2 33 Libertarian Kent Cromwell 4 899 1 87 0 94 Majority 14 349 5 48 15 66 Turnout 261 932Democratic gain from Republican SwingSee also Edit1986 United States Senate electionsReferences Edit a b Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4 1986 PDF Clerk of the House of Representatives p 23 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1986 United States Senate election in Nevada amp oldid 1125042626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
