2012 Nevada U.S. Senate Election

Nevada · 3 candidates · See every 2012 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2012 Nevada U.S. Senate Election?

Dean Heller won the 2012 Nevada U.S. Senate Election. Dean Heller received 457,656 popular votes (45.87%). The main challenger was Shelley Berkley (44.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Heller and Berkley

Heller +1.2 pts · won by 11,576 votes
457,656 votes
446,080 votes
David Lory VanderbeekIndependent American4.89%
48,792 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.5% 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.