1988 Senate elections · Nevada history
Nevada U.S. Senate election 1988
Richard H. Bryan DEM +4.2 gain · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 342,407
- Margin
- 4.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in NV
- R+20.9same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard H. Bryan Won | DEM | 175,548 | 51.27% | |
| Mayer Jacob Hecht | REP | 161,336 | 47.12% | |
| James Frye | LIB | 5,523 | 1.61% | |
| Total | 342,407 | |||
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 1988 Nevada Senate race?
Richard H. Bryan (DEM) won with 51.3% of the vote, ahead of Mayer Jacob Hecht (47.1%), a margin of 4.2 points.
Did the Nevada Senate seat change party in 1988?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 Nevada Senate race?
342,407 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.