1982 Senate elections · Nevada history
Nevada U.S. Senate election 1982
Mayer Jacob Hecht REP +2.4 gain · Class I seat · held 11/2/82
- Votes counted
- 235,097
- Margin
- 2.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
General election 11/2/82
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayer Jacob Hecht Won | REP | 120,377 | 51.20% | |
| Howard Cannon | DEM | 114,720 | 48.80% | |
| Total | 235,097 | |||
Official source: data
Other Nevada Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Jacky S. Rosen | 1.6 |
| 2022 | Class III | Catherine Cortez Masto | 0.8 |
| 2018 | Class I | Jacky S. Rosen | 5.0 |
| 2016 | Class III | Catherine Cortez Masto | 2.4 |
| 2012 | Class I | Dean Heller | 1.2 |
| 2010 | Class III | Harry Reid | 5.7 |
| 2006 | Class I | John Ensign | 14.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | Harry Reid | 25.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | John Ensign | 15.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Harry Reid | 0.1 |
| 1994 | Class I | Richard H. Bryan | 9.9 |
| 1992 | Class III | Harry Reid | 10.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1982 Nevada Senate race?
Mayer Jacob Hecht (REP) won with 51.2% of the vote, ahead of Howard Cannon (48.8%), a margin of 2.4 points.
Did the Nevada Senate seat change party in 1982?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1982 Nevada Senate race?
235,097 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.