1992 United States Senate election in Nevada
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The 1992 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1992. Although nearly 10% of the electorate voted for neither of the two major U.S. political parties, incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Harry Reid won re-election to a second term with over 50% of the vote.[1] Although Harry Reid defeated Demar Dahl in a landslide in the election, Bill Clinton won the state by a very narrow margin in the concurrent presidential election in the state.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Harry Reid, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Charles Woods, Perennial Candidate
- Norman E. Hollingsworth, businessman
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry Reid (incumbent) | 64,828 | 52.82 | |
| Democratic | Charles Woods | 48,364 | 39.40 | |
| None of These Candidates | 4,429 | 3.61 | ||
| Democratic | Norman E. Hollingsworth | 3,253 | 2.65 | |
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Demar Dahl, cattle rancher and President of Nevada Cattlemen's Association
- Bob Gore
- Pro-Life Anderson, activist
- Patrick Matthew "Pat" Fitzpatrick
- Sam M. Cavnar
- Kirby Vanburch
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Demar Dahl | 37,667 | 36.91 | |
| Republican | Bob Gore | 31,963 | 31.32 | |
| None of These Candidates | 13,523 | 13.25 | ||
| Republican | Pro-Life Anderson | 8,351 | 1.18 | |
| Republican | Pat Fritzpatrick | 4,772 | 4.68 | |
| Republican | Sam M. Cavnar | 4,243 | 4.16 | |
| Republican | Kirby Vanburch | 1,542 | 1.51 | |
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Harry Reid (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Demar Dahl (R), cattle rancher and President of Nevada Cattlemen's Association
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry Reid (incumbent) | 253,150 | 51.05% | +1.05% | |
| Republican | Demar Dahl | 199,413 | 40.21% | −4.30% | |
| None of These Candidates | 13,154 | 2.65% | -0.96% | ||
| Independent American | Joe S. Garcia | 11,240 | 2.27% | ||
| Natural Law | Lois Avery | 7,279 | 1.47% | ||
| Libertarian | Kent Cromwell | 7,222 | 1.46% | −0.41% | |
| Populist | Harry Tootle | 4,429 | 0.89% | ||
| Majority | 53,737 | 10.84% | +5.36% | ||
| Turnout | 495,887 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||