United States Senate election in Nevada, 1986

November 4, 1986

U.S. Senator before election

Paul Laxalt
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Harry Reid
Democratic

2002
Question 2

Mayoral elections
2011 2015

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. U.S. Representative Democratic nominee Harry Reid won the open seat.^[1]

Major candidates

General election results^[2]
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			261,932
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

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