1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_Nevada

1988 United States Senate election in Nevada
	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

1988 United States Senate election in Nevada

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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 Herbert Walker Bush carrying the state in the concurrent presidential election in the state.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Bryan	62,278	79.49
	None of These Candidates		7,035	8.98
	Democratic	Patrick Matthew "Pat" Fitzpatrick	4,721	6.03
	Democratic	Manny Beals	2,656	3.39
	Democratic	Larry Kepler	1,655	2.11
Total votes			78,345	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chic Hecht (incumbent)	55,473	82.12
	None of These Candidates		6,460	9.56
	Republican	Larry Scheffler	5,618	8.32
Total votes			67,551	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Bryan	175,548	50.21%
	Republican	Chic Hecht (incumbent)	161,336	46.14%
	None of These Candidates		7,242	2.07%
	Libertarian	James Frye	5,523	1.58%
Total votes			349,649	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

1988 United States Senate election in Nevada