John E. Ensign
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- March 25, 1958
- Current age
- 68
- Home state
- Nevada
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1994–2006
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ensign1.0M
Opponents893,949
5
Elections run
Between 1994 and 2006, John E. Ensign ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 1. Ensign's biggest single-election total was 330,687 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Nevada. Ensign's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Nevada's District 1, decided by 1,436 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Nevada, every U.S. House race in Nevada's District 1, or all 2006 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has John E. Ensign received?
John E. Ensign has received 1,021,649 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | U.S. SenateNevada | Won | 322,50155.36% | Jack Carter David K. Schumann Brendan Trainor |
| 2000 | U.S. SenateNevada | Won | 330,68755.04% | Ed Bernstein Kathryn Rusco J. J. Johnson Ernie Berghof Bill Grutzmacher |
| 1998 | U.S. SenateNevada | Lost | 208,22047.77% | Harry Reid Michael Cloud Michael E. Williams |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseNevada | Won | 86,47250.1% | Bob Coffin Ted Gunderson James Dan Richard Eidson |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseNevada | Won | 73,76948.48% | James H. Bilbray Gary Wood |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000194) and Wikidata (Q529372). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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