Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864. Its current senators are Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto (Class 3) and Republican Dean Heller (Class 1).
Class 1
Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018.
Class 3
Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
As of January 2017[update], there are four former Senators from Nevada who are living, two from Class 1 and two from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Chic Hecht of Class 1 (1983-1989) on May 15, 2006. The most recent Class 3 senator to die was Alan Bible (1954-1974) on September 12, 1988.