1988 United States Senate election in Nevada

none March 2026 September 2023 1988 United States Senate election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1982 United States Senate election in Nevada 1982 1994 United States Senate election in Nevada 1994 November 8, 1988 150x150px Richard Bryan portrait.jpg Richard Bryan Democratic Party (United States) 175,548 50.21% Chic Hecht.JPG Chic Hecht Republican Party (United States) 161,336 46.14% 1988 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBryan: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60%Hecht: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%No vote: #b3b3b3 Bullfrog Bullfrog County, an enclave of Nye County extant from 1987 to 1989, had no population and thus recorded no votes. U.S. Senator Chic Hecht Republican Party (United States) Richard Bryan Democratic Party (United States) 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 H.W. Bush carrying the state in the concurrent presidential race. Democratic primary Candidates Richard Bryan, Governor of Nevada Patrick Matthew "Pat" Fitzpatrick Manny Beals Larry Kepler Results Democratic primary results Richard Bryan Democratic Party (United States) 62,278 79.49 7,035 8.98 Patrick Matthew "Pat" Fitzpatrick Democratic Party (United States) 4,721 6.03 Manny Beals Democratic Party (United States) 2,656 3.39 Larry Kepler Democratic Party (United States) 1,655 2.11 78,345 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Chic Hecht, incumbent U.S. Senator Larry Scheffler Results Republican primary results Chic Hecht (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 55,473 82.12 6,460 9.56 Larry Scheffler Republican Party (United States) 5,618 8.32 67,551 100.00 General election Candidates Richard Bryan (D), Governor of Nevada Chic Hecht (R), incumbent U.S. Senator Results General election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3422 Our Campaigns - NV US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988 December 2024 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Bryan 175,548 50.21% Republican Party (United States) Chic Hecht (incumbent) 161,336 46.14% 7,242 2.07% Libertarian Party (United States) James Frye 5,523 1.58% 349,649 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1988 United States Senate elections Notes References Nevada 1980 Category:1988 Nevada elections