2016 Senate elections · Nevada history
Nevada U.S. Senate election 2016
Catherine Cortez Masto DEM +2.4 · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 1,108,294
- Margin
- 2.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NV
- D+2.4same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Cortez Masto Won | DEM | 521,994 | 47.10% | |
| Joseph J. Heck | REP | 495,079 | 44.67% | |
| None of these candidates | — | 42,257 | 3.81% | |
| Tom F. Jones | IAP | 17,128 | 1.55% | |
| Tom Sawyer | NOP | 14,208 | 1.28% | |
| Tony Gumina | IND | 10,740 | 0.97% | |
| Jarrod M. Williams | IND | 6,888 | 0.62% | |
| Total | 1,108,294 | |||
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 2016 Nevada Senate race?
Catherine Cortez Masto (DEM) won with 47.1% of the vote, ahead of Joseph J. Heck (44.7%), a margin of 2.4 points.
Did the Nevada Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Nevada Senate race?
1,108,294 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.