2006 United States Senate election in Nevada

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2006 United States Senate election in Nevada
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Nominee John Ensign Jack Carter
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 322,501 238,796
Percentage 55.36% 40.99%
County results
Ensign:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

John Ensign
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

John Ensign
Republican

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The 2006 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican John Ensign defeated Democratic nominee Jack Carter to win re-election to a second term. This election was the only Senate election in Nevada where the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected or won re-election since 1980 and the only Senate election in Nevada for this seat where the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected or won re-election since 1952.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Defeated in primary

  • Ed Hamilton, businessman

Results

Republican primary results
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

Democratic primary

Popular Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman had said in January 2006 that he would probably run, but decisively ruled out a run in late April. Going into the 2006 cycle, many top Nevada Democrats such as State Assembly speaker Richard Perkins indicated that the party would put more efforts into the gubernatorial election than into defeating Ensign.

Candidates

Nominee

Defeated in primary

  • Ruby Jee Tun, middle school science teacher

Declined to run

Results

Democratic primary vote
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


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

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

Endorsements

Jack Carter (D)
Individuals
  • Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report Solid R November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball Safe R November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report Safe R November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics Safe R November 6, 2006

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 Archived September 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine 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
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%[citation needed].

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2006 Official Statewide Primary Election Results". nvsos.gov. August 15, 2006. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Riley, Brendan (January 3, 2006). "Reid: Las Vegas mayor discusses Senate bid". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on March 29, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2006.
  3. ^ a b c Boone, Rebecca (April 26, 2021). "Las Vegas News | Breaking News & Headlines | Las Vegas Review-Journal". Reviewjournal.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Jack Carter (Senate NV) | WesPAC". November 4, 2006. Archived from the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  9. ^ Miller, Lorraine C. (September 21, 2007). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006". clerk.house.gov. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2021.

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