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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

* John Ensign, incumbent U.S. Senator

Defeated in primary

* Ed Hamilton, businessman

Results

Democratic primary

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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

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speaker Richard Perkins indicated that the party would put more efforts into the

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than into defeating Ensign.

Candidates

Nominee

* Jack Carter, Navy veteran and son of President

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Defeated in primary

* Ruby Jee Tun, middle school science teacher

Declined to run

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* Frankie Sue Del Papa,

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Results

General election

Candidates

* Jack Carter (D), Navy veteran and son of President

* 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

Complete video of debate
October 15, 2006

Predictions

Polling

Results

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

References

External links

Ensign campaign site

Trainor campaign site
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