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.
General election
Candidates
* Kent Cromwell (Libertarian)
*
Harry Reid, U.S. Representative from
Nevada's 1st congressional district
Nevada's 1st congressional district occupies most of Nevada's largest city, Las Vegas, as well as parts of North Las Vegas and parts of unincorporated Clark County.
Before the 1980 census, Nevada was represented by a single at-large congres ...
(Democratic)
*
Jim Santini, former Democratic U.S. Representative at-large (Republican)
Results
See also
*
1986 United States Senate elections
The 1986 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. The Republicans had to defend an unusually large number of freshman Senate incumbents who had been el ...
References
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Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
1986 Nevada elections