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1996 Nevada U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 Nevada U.S. House District 1 Election?

John E. Ensign won the 1996 Nevada U.S. House District 1 Election. John E. Ensign received 86,472 popular votes (50.1%). The main challenger was Bob Coffin (43.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Ensign and Coffin

Ensign +6.6 pts · won by 11,391 votes
John E. EnsignRepublicanWINNER50.1%
86,472 votes
Bob CoffinDemocratic43.5%
75,081 votes
Ted GundersonIndependent2.65%
4,572 votes
James DanLibertarian1.94%
3,341 votes
Richard Eidsonnatural law1.81%
3,127 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.