2000 Senate elections · Nevada history
Nevada U.S. Senate election 2000
John Ensign REP +15.4 gain · Class I seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 600,776
- Margin
- 15.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in NV
- R+3.5same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ensign Won | REP | 330,687 | 55.09% | |
| Ed Bernstein | DEM | 238,260 | 39.69% | |
| None of these candidates | — | 11,503 | 1.92% | |
| Kathryn Rusco | GRE | 10,286 | 1.71% | |
| J.J. Johnson | LIB | 5,395 | 0.90% | |
| Ernie Berghof | IAP | 2,540 | 0.42% | |
| Bill Grutzmacher | CFP | 1,579 | 0.26% | |
| Blank | — | 457 | 0.08% | |
| Overvote | — | 69 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 600,776 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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 2000 Nevada Senate race?
John Ensign (REP) won with 55.1% of the vote, ahead of Ed Bernstein (39.7%), a margin of 15.4 points.
Did the Nevada Senate seat change party in 2000?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 Nevada Senate race?
600,776 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.