United States Senate election in Nevada, 2006

← 2000

November 7, 2006

2012 →


Nominee	John Ensign	Jack Carter
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	322,501	238,796
Percentage	55.4%	41.0%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

John Ensign
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

John Ensign
Republican

The 2006 United States Senate election in Nevada was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican John Ensign won re-election to a second term.

Popular Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman had said in January that he would probably run, but in late April, he decisively ruled that out. Goodman did not file by the May 12, 2006 deadline. 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.

Ensign won a majority of the votes in every county in the state, with his lowest percentage at 53%.

...
Wikipedia