United States Senate election in Nevada, 2006

United States Senate election in Nevada, 2006

November 7, 2006

Nominee John Ensign Jack Carter Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 322,501 238,796 Percentage 55.4% 41.0%

County results

U.S. Senator before election John Ensign Republican Elected U.S. Senator John Ensign Republican

The 2006 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Ensign won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jack Carter, Navy veteran and son of President Jimmy Carter
• Ruby Jee Tun

Results

Democratic primary vote[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Carter	92,270	78.30
	Democratic	None of these candidates	14,425	12.24
	Democratic	Ruby Jee Tun	11,147	9.46
Total votes			117,842	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• John Ensign, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Ed Hamilton, businessman

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Ensign (inc.)	127,023	90.47
	Republican	None of these candidates	6,754	4.81
	Republican	Ed Hamilton	6,629	4.72
Total votes			140,406	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Jack Carter (D), Navy veteran and son of President Jimmy Carter
• John Ensign (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
• David Schumann (I), retired financial analyst, 2004 nominee, and 2002 state senator nominee
• Brendan Trainor (L), state party chair, airline quality manager, and frequent candidate

Campaign

Popular Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman had said in January that he would probably run,^[3] but in late April, he decisively ruled that out.^[4] Goodman did not file by the May 12, 2006 deadline. Carter's advantages included his formidable speaking abilities and kinship with a former U.S. President. On the other hand, Ensign was also considered to be an effective speaker and as of the first quarter of 2006, held an approximately 5-1 advantage over Carter in cash-on-hand.

Polling

Source	Date	Ensign (R)	Carter (D)
Reno Gazette-Journal/Research 2000	October 29, 2006	55%	41%
Zogby/WSJ	October 19, 2006	52%	43%
Rasmussen	October 17, 2006	50%	42%
Zogby/WSJ	September 28, 2006	49%	42%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon	September 26, 2006	58%	35%
Rasmussen	September 22, 2006	50%	41%
Reno Gazette-Journal/Research 2000	September 15, 2006	56%	35%
Zogby/WSJ	September 11, 2006	52%	40%
Zogby/WSJ	August 28, 2006	48%	45%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon	August 12, 2006	54%	33%
Rasmussen	July 31, 2006	46%	39%
Zogby/WSJ	July 24, 2006	50%	35%
Zogby/WSJ	June 21, 2006	51%	36%
Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4	May 12–15, 2006	52%	32%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon	April 3–5, 2006	60%	27%
Zogby/WSJ	March 31, 2006	52%	38%

Results

General election results[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Ensign (inc.)	322,501	55.36%	+0.27%
	Democratic	Jack Carter	238,796	40.99%	+1.30%
	None of These Candidates		8,232	1.41%	-0.50%
	Independent American	David K. Schumann	7,774	1.33%	+0.91%
	Libertarian	Brendan Trainor	5,269	0.90%	+0.01%
Majority			83,705	14.37%	-1.03%
Turnout			582,572
	Republican hold		Swing

Ensign won a majority of the votes in every county in the state, with his lowest percentage at 53%.

References

1. http://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2006StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx
2. http://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2006StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx
3. http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/jan/03/010310016.html
4. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Apr-20-Thu-2006/news/6951515.html
5. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#28

External links

• Ensign campaign site
• Carter campaign site(inactive)
• Trainor campaign site