1988 United States Senate election in Nevada

← 1982 November 8, 1988 1994 →


Nominee	Richard Bryan	Chic Hecht
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	175,548	161,336
Percentage	50.21%	46.14%

County results
Bryan:      40–50%      50–60%
Hecht:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No vote:      ^[a]

U.S. senator before election

Chic Hecht
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Richard Bryan
Democratic

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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.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Richard Bryan, Governor of Nevada
Patrick Matthew "Pat" Fitzpatrick
Manny Beals
Larry Kepler

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
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

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Candidates

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Chic Hecht, incumbent U.S. Senator
Larry Scheffler

Results

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Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
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

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Candidates

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Richard Bryan (D), Governor of Nevada
Chic Hecht (R), incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

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General election results^[1]^{[better source needed ]}
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
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

Notes

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^ Bullfrog County, an enclave of Nye County extant from 1987 to 1989, had no population and thus recorded no votes.

References

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^ "Our Campaigns - NV US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988".

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Democratic primary

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Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

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