Nevada U.S. Senate election, 2006

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Contents 1 Sen. John Ensign (R) 2 Challengers 3 Results 4 Important dates 5 Previous elections 6 Nevada presidential election results 7 Narrative 8 Sen. Harry Reid (D)

Sen. John Ensign (R)

• Senator: John Ensign (hw) (cw)
• State: NV
• Age in '06: 48 (Retirement unlikely)
• Prognosis: Likely GOP (11/04)

Challengers

• Jack Carter (D) (cw) Son of President Carter.
• Ed Hamilton (R)
• Brendan Trainor (Libertarian)

Results

• Ensign won 55-41%

Important dates

• Filing Deadline (Major Parties): May 12, 2006
• Filing Deadline (Minor Parties): July 7, 2006
• Primary: August 15, 2006

Previous elections

• 2000: 56% / 40% over Edward Marc Bernstein (D) (open seat)

Nevada presidential election results

• 2004: Bush 51% / Kerry 48%
• 2000: Bush 49% / Gore 46%

Narrative

Ensign ran against Harry Reid in 1998 and nearly unseated the popular Senator, making an issue of Reid's relationship with President Clinton. Nevada has gone from red to purple, but likely not enough to put Ensign in real danger.
Although he is a political newcomer, Carter, son of former President Jimmy Carter has plenty of name recognition. Another possible challenger is Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman.

Sen. Harry Reid (D)

• Sen. Harry Reid (D)
• Next Election in 2010.