2012 Senate elections · Nevada history
Nevada U.S. Senate election 2012
Dean Heller REP +1.2 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 997,805
- Margin
- 1.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in NV
- D+6.7same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Heller Won | REP | 457,656 | 45.87% | |
| Shelley Berkley | DEM | 446,080 | 44.71% | |
| David Lory VanDerBeek | IAP | 48,792 | 4.89% | |
| None of these candidates | — | 45,277 | 4.54% | |
| Total | 997,805 | |||
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 2012 Nevada Senate race?
Dean Heller (REP) won with 45.9% of the vote, ahead of Shelley Berkley (44.7%), a margin of 1.2 points.
Did the Nevada Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Nevada Senate race?
997,805 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.