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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the 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. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...
was admitted to the
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on October 31, 1864 and has been represented in the
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
by 28 people. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats
Catherine Cortez Masto Catherine Marie Cortez Masto (born March 29, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Nevada, a seat she has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Cortez Masto served as the 32nd ...
( Class 3, serving since 2017) and Jacky Rosen ( Class 1, serving since 2019). Nevada has been represented by 14 Republicans and 14 Democrats.
Harry Reid Harry Mason Reid Jr. (; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Sena ...
was Nevada's longest-serving senator (1987–2017).


List of senators

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William Stewart , rowspan=6 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Feb 1, 1865 –
Mar 3, 1875 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1865. , rowspan=3 , 1 , , rowspan=2 , 1 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1865. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Feb 1, 1865 –
Mar 3, 1873 , rowspan=5 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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James W. Nye ! rowspan=5 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 2 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1867.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1869.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 3 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1873. , rowspan=15 nowrap , Mar 4, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1903 , rowspan=11 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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John P. Jones ! rowspan=15 , 2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 2 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
William Sharon William Tang Sharon (January 9, 1821November 13, 1885) was a United States senator, banker, and business owner from Nevada who profited from the Comstock Lode. Early life Sharon was born in Smithfield, Ohio, January 9, 1821, the son of Willi ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1875.Retired or lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1879. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 3 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
James Graham Fair , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1887 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1881.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 5 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1885. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 4 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
William Stewart , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1905 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1887. , rowspan=3 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1891. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 ,
Silver Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical ...
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1893. , rowspan=3 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 ,
Silver Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical ...
, - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 7 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1897.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1899.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1903. , rowspan=11 nowrap , Mar 4, 1903 –
Dec 24, 1917 , rowspan=11 , Democratic , rowspan=11 align=right ,
Francis G. Newlands ! rowspan=11 , 3 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 5 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
George S. Nixon , rowspan=4 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1905 –
June 5, 1912 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1905. , rowspan=3 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 9 , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1909. , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1911.Died. , rowspan=6 , 8 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , June 5, 1912 –
July 1, 1912 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 6 , align=left ,
William A. Massey , ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, nowrap , July 1, 1912 –
Jan 29, 1913 , Appointed to continue Nixon's term.Lost election to finish Nixon's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=17 , 7 , rowspan=17 align=left ,
Key Pittman Key Denson Pittman (September 19, 1872 – November 10, 1940) was a United States senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, serving eventually as president pro tempore as well as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. B ...
, rowspan=17 , Democratic , rowspan=17 nowrap , Jan 29, 1913 –
Nov 10, 1940 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1913 to finish Nixon's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 10 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1914.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1916 to full term. , rowspan=5 , 9 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Dec 24, 1917 –
Jan 12, 1918 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Newlands's term. Elected in 1918 to finish Newlands's term.Lost election to full term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 12, 1918 –
Mar 3, 1921 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Charles Henderson ! rowspan=2 , 4 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1920. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1921 –
Mar 3, 1933 , rowspan=6 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 align=right ,
Tasker Oddie Tasker Lowndes Oddie (October 20, 1870 – February 17, 1950) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 12th Governor of Nevada and a United States Senator. He was a member of the Republican Party. Biography Oddie was born on O ...
! rowspan=6 , 5 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1922. , rowspan=3 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1926.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1928. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1932. , rowspan=16 nowrap , Mar 4, 1933 –
Sep 28, 1954 , rowspan=16 , Democratic , rowspan=16 align=right ,
Pat McCarran Patrick Anthony McCarran (August 8, 1876 – September 28, 1954) was an American farmer, attorney, judge, and Democratic politician who represented Nevada in the United States Senate from 1933 until 1954. McCarran was born in Reno, Nevada, atte ...
! rowspan=16 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1934.Died, having been elected to the next term. , rowspan=5 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=6 , 14 , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1938. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 10, 1940 –
Nov 27, 1940 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 8 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Berkeley L. Bunker , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 27, 1940 –
Dec 6, 1942 , Appointed to finish Pittman's term. , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to start Pittman's next term.Lost nomination to finish Pittman's next term. , rowspan=6 , 13 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 9 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
James G. Scrugham , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 7, 1942 –
Jun 23, 1945 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1942 to finish Pittman's term.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 15 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1944. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jun 23, 1945 –
July 24, 1945 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 10 , align=left ,
Edward P. Carville , , Democratic , nowrap , July 24, 1945 –
Jan 3, 1947 , Appointed to finish Scrugham's term.Lost nomination to full term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 11 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
George W. Malone George Wilson Malone (August 7, 1890 – May 19, 1961) was an American civil engineering, civil engineer and United States Republican Party, Republican politician. Early life Malone was born in Fredonia, Kansas. As a young man he moved to Reno, ...
, rowspan=9 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1947 –
Jan 3, 1959 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1946. , rowspan=3 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 16 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1950.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1952.Lost re-election. , rowspan=6 , 16 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Sep 28, 1954 –
Oct 1, 1954 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue McCarran's term.Lost election to finish McCarran's term. , nowrap , Oct 1, 1954 –
Dec 1, 1954 , ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, align=right ,
Ernest S. Brown ! 7 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1954 to finish McCarran's term. , rowspan=11 nowrap , Dec 2, 1954 –
Dec 17, 1974 , rowspan=11 , Democratic , rowspan=11 align=right ,
Alan Bible Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 – September 12, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney General ...
! rowspan=11 , 8 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1956 to full term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 , 12 , rowspan=13 align=left ,
Howard Cannon , rowspan=13 , Democratic , rowspan=13 nowrap , Jan 3, 1959 –
Jan 3, 1983 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1958. , rowspan=3 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1964. , rowspan=3 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1968.Retired, then resigned early
to give successor preferential seniority. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1970. , rowspan=4 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , Appointed early to finish Bible's term, having already been elected to the next term. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Dec 18, 1974 –
Jan 3, 1987 , rowspan=7 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=7 align=right ,
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! rowspan=7 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1974. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1976.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1980.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Chic Hecht , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1983 –
Jan 3, 1989 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1982.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1986. , rowspan=17 nowrap , Jan 3, 1987 –
Jan 3, 2017 , rowspan=17 , Democratic , rowspan=17 align=right ,
Harry Reid Harry Mason Reid Jr. (; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Sena ...
! rowspan=17 , 10 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 14 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Richard Bryan , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1989 –
Jan 3, 2001 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1988. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1992. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1994.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1998. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 15 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
John Ensign John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician from Nevada. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign was a Congressman and United States Senator from Nevada; he served in the latter seat from January 2001 ...
, rowspan=6 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 2001 –
May 3, 2011 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2000. , rowspan=3 , 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2004. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2006.Resigned. , rowspan=5 , 25 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 26 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 2010.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , May 3, 2011 –
May 9, 2011 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 16 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Dean Heller Dean Arthur Heller (born May 10, 1960) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator for Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 15th secretary of state of Nevada from 1995 ...
, rowspan=4 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=4 , May 9, 2011 –
Jan 3, 2019 , Appointed to finish Ensign's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2012 to a full term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 27 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2016. , rowspan=6 , Jan 3, 2017 –
Present , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Catherine Cortez Masto Catherine Marie Cortez Masto (born March 29, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Nevada, a seat she has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Cortez Masto served as the 32nd ...
! rowspan=6 , 11 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Jacky Rosen , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 2019 –
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2018. , rowspan=3 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2022. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2024 election. , rowspan=3, 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , 29 , colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2028 election.


Living former senators

, there are three living former U.S. senators from Nevada. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was
Harry Reid Harry Mason Reid Jr. (; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Sena ...
(served 1987–2017) on December 28, 2021.


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See also

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United States congressional delegations from Nevada These are tables of United States Congress, congressional delegations from Nevada to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Nevada's current U.S Senators are Democrats Catherine Cortez Masto (serving since 2017) and Ja ...
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List of United States representatives from Nevada The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Nevada. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), s ...
* Elections in Nevada


References

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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the 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. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...