1986 Nevada U.S. Senate Election

Nevada · 3 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1986 Nevada U.S. Senate Election?

Harry Reid won the 1986 Nevada U.S. Senate Election. Harry Reid received 130,955 popular votes (50%). The main challenger was Jim Santini (44.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Reid and Santini

Reid +5.5 pts · won by 14,349 votes
130,955 votes
116,606 votes
H. Kent CromwellLibertarian1.87%
4,899 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.