1988 United States Senate election in Nevada

1988 United States Senate election in Nevada

November 8, 1988

Nominee Richard Bryan Chic Hecht Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 175,548 161,336 Percentage 50.2% 46.1%

File:Nevada Senate Election Results by County 1988.svg County Results Bryan:      40–50%      50–60% Hecht:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Chic Hecht Republican Elected U.S. Senator Richard Bryan Democratic

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 lost to Governor Richard Bryan.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Richard Bryan, Governor of Nevada

Republican

• Chic Hecht, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Bryan	175,548	50.21%
	Republican	Chic Hecht (incumbent)	161,336	46.14%
	None	None of These Candidates	7,242	2.07%
	Libertarian	James Frye	5,523	1.58%
Majority			14,212	4.06%
Turnout			349,649
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1988 United States Senate elections