Harry Reid
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- December 2, 1939
- Died
- December 28, 2021
- Age at death
- 82
- Home state
- Nevada
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1974–2010
7-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Reid1.7M
Opponents1.4M
8
Elections run
Between 1974 and 2010, Harry Reid ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and U.S. House), winning 7 and losing 1. Reid's biggest single-election total was 494,805 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Nevada. Reid's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. Senate election in Nevada, decided by 401 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Nevada, every U.S. House race in Nevada's District 1, or all 2010 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Harry Reid received?
Harry Reid has received 1,664,440 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | U.S. SenateNevada | Won | 362,78550.29% | Sharron Angle Scott Ashjian Michael L. Haines Tim Fasano Jesse Holland Jeffrey C. Reeves Wil Stand |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateNevada | Won | 494,80561.08% | Richard Ziser Thomas L. Hurst David K. Schumann Gary Marinch |
| 1998 | U.S. SenateNevada | Won | 208,62147.86% | John E. Ensign Michael Cloud Michael E. Williams |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateNevada | Won | 253,15051.05% | Demar Dahl Joe S. Garcia Jr. Lois Avery H. Kent Cromwell (head-to-head) Harry Tootle |
| 1986 | U.S. SenateNevada | Won | 130,95550% | Jim Santini H. Kent Cromwell (head-to-head) |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseNevada | Won | 73,24256.12% | Peggy Cavnar (head-to-head) Joe Morris |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseNevada | Won | 61,90157.54% | Peggy Cavnar (head-to-head) |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateNevada | Lost | 78,98146.6% | Paul Laxalt Jack C. Doyle |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000146) and Wikidata (Q314459). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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