2006 United States Senate election in Nevada

none March 2026 November 2017 2006 United States Senate election in Nevada Nevada presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Nevada 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada 2012 2006 11 07 58.8% (voting eligible) File:Sen John Ensign official(2) (cropped).jpg 150x150px John Ensign Republican Party (United States) 322,501 55.36% File:John "Jack" Carter 2025 (cropped).jpg Jack Carter Democratic Party (United States) 238,796 40.99% 2006 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsEnsign: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator John Ensign Republican Party (United States) John Ensign Republican Party (United States) The 2006 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican John Ensign defeated Democratic nominee Jack Carter to win re-election to a second term. This was the only U.S. Senate election in Nevada where the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected since 1980 and the only election for this seat where the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected since 1952. Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Ensign, incumbent U.S. Senator Defeated in primary Ed Hamilton, businessman Results Republican primary results John Ensign (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 127,023 90.47 None of these candidates Republican Party (United States) 6,754 4.81 Ed Hamilton Republican Party (United States) 6,629 4.72 140,406 100.00 Democratic primary Popular Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman had said in January 2006 that he would probably run,Riley Brendan 3 January 2006 Reid: Las Vegas mayor discusses Senate bid https://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/jan/03/010310016.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060329110358/https://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/jan/03/010310016.html March 29, 2006 March 30, 2006 Las Vegas Sun but decisively ruled out a run in late April.Boone Rebecca 2021-04-26 Las Vegas News | Breaking News & Headlines | Las Vegas Review-Journal https://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Apr-20-Thu-2006/news/6951515.html Reviewjournal.com 2021-05-07 Going into the 2006 cycle, many top Nevada Democrats such as State Assembly speaker Richard Perkins indicated that the party would put more efforts into the gubernatorial election than into defeating Ensign. Candidates Nominee Jack Carter, U.S Navy veteran and son of former President Jimmy Carter Defeated in primary Ruby Jee Tun, middle school science teacher Declined Oscar Goodman, Mayor of Las Vegas Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General of Nevada Dina Titus, member of the Nevada Senate (ran for Governor) Results Democratic primary vote2006 Official Statewide Primary Election Results http://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2006StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx nvsos.gov 7 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20100527150233/http://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2006StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx 2010-05-27 2006-08-15 dead Democratic Party (United States) Jack Carter 92,270 78.30 Democratic Party (United States) None of these candidates 14,425 12.24 Democratic Party (United States) Ruby Jee Tun 11,147 9.46 117,842 100.00 General election Candidates Jack Carter (D), Navy veteran and son of former 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 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. Endorsements Jack Carter (D) Individuals Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidatehttp://securingamerica.com/node/1401 Jack Carter (Senate NV) | WesPAC 4 November 2006 8 April 2023 November 4, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061104135623/http://securingamerica.com/node/1401 bot: unknown Debates Complete video of debate, October 15, 2006 Polling Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizekey Key:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclearMargin of errorJohnEnsign(R)JackCarter (D)OthersUndecided Mason-Dixon (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Las Vegas Review-Journal/ Mason-Dixon Oct 05 October 21–24, 2005 625 (RV)±4.0% 59% 25% – 16% Zogby International (Wall Street Journal) October 25–31, 2005 ?±4.5% 48% 33% – 19% Zogby International (Wall Street Journal) December 1–6, 2005 ?±4.3% 52% 34% – 14% Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen https://web.archive.org/web/20060921235425/http://rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/July%202006/nevadaGovernorSenate.htm September 21, 2006 January 23, 2006?±4.5% 53% 34% 7% 6% Hart Research (D) March 2–13, 2006 ?±3.1% 49% 32% –19% Zogby International (Wall Street Journal)Zogby/WSJ March 22–27, 2006 ?±4.3% 52% 38% –11% Mason-Dixon (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon April April 3–5, 2006625 (RV)±4.0% 60% 27% – 13% Research 2000 (Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4)https://archive.today/20060602004431/http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060523/NEWS07/605230360/1002 Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4 May 12–15, 2006?±4.0% 52% 32% – 16% Zogby International (Wall Street Journal)Zogby/WSJ June 13–19, 2006?±4.1% 51% 36% – 13% Zogby International (Wall Street Journal) July 11–19, 2006?±4.3% 50% 35% – 15% Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen https://web.archive.org/web/20060921235425/http://rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/July%202006/nevadaGovernorSenate.htm September 21, 2006 July 31, 2006500 (LV)±4.5% 46% 39% 4% 11% Mason-Dixon (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon August 7–10, 2006625 (RV)±4.0% 54% 33%–13% Zogby International (Wall Street Journal)Zogby/WSJ August 15–21, 2006?±4.3% 48% 45% – 7% Zogby International (Wall Street Journal) August 29–September 5, 2006?±4.4% 52% 40% – 8%Research 2000 (Reno Gazette-Journal)https://archive.today/20061019212959/http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060915/NEWS07/609150419/1002/NEWS Reno Gazette-Journal/Research 2000 September 5–7, 2006600 (LV)±4.0% 56% 35% – 9% Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen September 6, 2006500 (LV)±4.5% 50% 41% 3% 6% Zogby International (Wall Street Journal) September 19–25, 2006?±4.2% 49% 42% – 9% Mason-Dixon (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon Sep September 19–26, 2006625 (RV)±4.0% 58% 35% 1% 6% Zogby International (Wall Street Journal)Zogby/WSJ October 10–16, 2006547 (LV)±4.2% 52% 43%–5% Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Oct October 17, 2006500 (LV)±4.5% 50% 42%–8%Research 2000 (Reno Gazette-Journal)Reno Gazette-Journal/Research 2000 October 23–25, 2006600 (LV)±4.0% 55% 41%–4% Zogby International (Wall Street Journal) October 23–27, 2006 ?±4.4% 58% 37%–5% Mason-Dixon (Las Vegas Review-Journal)2006 Nevada Polls October 26–30, 2006 ?±4.0% 54% 37%–9% Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf The Cook Political Report https://web.archive.org/web/20080605093937/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf September 30, 2021 June 5, 2008 Solid R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallElection Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2006 June 25, 2021 Safe R November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report2006 Senate Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2006-senate-ratings6 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report June 25, 2021 Safe R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Safe R November 6, 2006 Results General election resultsMiller Lorraine C. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm clerk.house.gov 7 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20080130193327/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm 2008-01-30 21 September 2007 dead2006 Federal & State Election Results Nevada Secretary of State https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/election-information/2006-election-information/2006-federal-state-election-results 2024-06-01 www.nvsos.gov Republican Party (United States) John Ensign (incumbent) 322,501 55.36 +0.27 Democratic Party (United States) Jack Carter 238,796 40.99 +1.30 8,232 1.41 –0.50 Independent American Party of Nevada David K. Schumann 7,774 1.33 +0.91 Libertarian Party (United States) Brendan Trainor 5,269 0.90 +0.01 83,705 14.37 –1.03 582,572 58.78 –9.87 Republican Party (United States) –0.5 By county CountyJohn EnsignRepublicanJack CarterDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Carson City11,00260.6%6,46135.6%7023.8%4,54125.0%18,165Churchill5,77771.3%2,00024.7%3274.0%3,77746.6%8,104Clark188,84752.5%159,21444.2%11,9793.3%29,6338.3%360,040Douglas12,82266.3%5,79530.0%7163.7%7,02733.3%19,333Elko8,21869.6%2,94124.9%6525.5%5,27744.7%11,811Esmeralda28966.9%9121.1%5212.0%19845.8%432Eureka51070.8%12817.8%8211.5%38253.0%720Humboldt3,14570.0%1,12925.1%2164.8%2,01644.9%4,490Lander1,25270.1%45025.2%834.6%80244.9%1,785Lincoln1,32371.4%41522.4%1156.2%90849.0%1,853Lyon9,87665.5%4,52230.0%6694.4%5,35435.5%15,067Mineral1,23758.9%72834.7%1356.5%50924.2%2,100Nye6,85557.9%4,29436.3%6885.8%2,56121.6%11,837Pershing98363.9%46230.0%936.0%52133.9%1,538Storey1,15161.2%63533.8%945.0%51627.4%1,880Washoe67,26256.0%48,38540.3%4,4403.7%18,87715.7%120,087White Pine1,95258.6%1,14634.4%2326.9%80624.2%3,330Totals322,50155.4%238,79641.0%21,2753.7%83,70514.4%582,572 right 250px Swing by county 250px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% See also 2006 United States Senate elections Notes References External links center Official campaign websites John Ensign (R) for Senate Jack Carter (D) for Senate Brendan Trainor (L) for Senate Category:2006 Nevada elections Nevada 2006