1988 United States Senate election in Nevada
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The 1988 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Chic Hecht ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic Governor Richard Bryan despite Republican nominee George Herbert Walker Bush carrying the state in the concurrent presidential election in the state.
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County results Bryan: 40–50% 50–60% Hecht: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Richard Bryan, Governor of Nevada
- Patrick Matthew "Pat" Fitzpatrick
- Manny Beals
- Larry Kepler
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Bryan | 62,278 | 79.49 | |
None of These Candidates | 7,035 | 8.98 | ||
Democratic | Patrick Matthew "Pat" Fitzpatrick | 4,721 | 6.03 | |
Democratic | Manny Beals | 2,656 | 3.39 | |
Democratic | Larry Kepler | 1,655 | 2.11 | |
Total votes | 78,345 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Chic Hecht, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Larry Scheffler
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chic Hecht (incumbent) | 55,473 | 82.12 | |
None of These Candidates | 6,460 | 9.56 | ||
Republican | Larry Scheffler | 5,618 | 8.32 | |
Total votes | 67,551 | 100.00 |
General election
editCandidates
edit- Richard Bryan (D), Governor of Nevada
- Chic Hecht (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Richard Bryan | 175,548 | 50.21% | ||
Republican | Chic Hecht (incumbent) | 161,336 | 46.14% | ||
None of These Candidates | 7,242 | 2.07% | |||
Libertarian | James Frye | 5,523 | 1.58% | ||
Total votes | 349,649 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |