1986 United States Senate election in Nevada

Election in a U.S. state March 2026 September 2023 1986 United States Senate election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1980 United States Senate election in Nevada 1980 1992 United States Senate election in Nevada 1992 November 4, 1986 140x140px Rep Harry Reid.jpg Harry Reid Democratic Party (United States) 130,955 50.00% James David Santini.jpg Jim Santini Republican Party (United States) 116,606 44.52% 1986 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsReid: #a5b0ff 40–50% #6674de 60–70%Santini: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt Republican Party (United States) Harry Reid Democratic Party (United States) The 1986 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. The Democratic nominee, U.S. representative Harry Reid, who previously ran for the senate in 1974, won the open seat.Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1986election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 23 General election Candidates Kent Cromwell (Libertarian) Harry Reid, U.S. Representative from Nevada's 1st congressional district and nominee for the United States Senate in 1974 (Democratic) Jim Santini, former Democratic U.S. Representative at-large (Republican) Results General election results Democratic Party (United States) Harry Reid 130,955 50.00% +12.61% Republican Party (United States) Jim Santini 116,606 44.52% -14.01% 9,472 3.62% +2.33% Libertarian Party (United States) Kent Cromwell 4,899 1.87% -0.94% 14,349 5.48% -15.66% 261,932 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1986 United States Senate elections References Nevada 1980 Category:1986 Nevada elections Category:Harry Reid