1988 United States Senate election in Nevada

The 1988 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Chic Hecht ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic Governor Richard Bryan despite Republican nominee George Herbert Walker Bush carrying the state in the concurrent presidential election in the state.

1988 United States Senate election in Nevada

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Nominee Richard Bryan Chic Hecht Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 175,548 161,336 Percentage 50.21% 46.14%

County results Bryan:      40–50%      50–60% Hecht:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% No vote:      [a]

U.S. senator before election Chic Hecht Republican Elected U.S. Senator Richard Bryan Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Richard Bryan, Governor of Nevada
• Patrick Matthew "Pat" Fitzpatrick
• Manny Beals
• Larry Kepler

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Bryan	62,278	79.49
	None of These Candidates		7,035	8.98
	Democratic	Patrick Matthew "Pat" Fitzpatrick	4,721	6.03
	Democratic	Manny Beals	2,656	3.39
	Democratic	Larry Kepler	1,655	2.11
Total votes			78,345	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Chic Hecht, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Larry Scheffler

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chic Hecht (incumbent)	55,473	82.12
	None of These Candidates		6,460	9.56
	Republican	Larry Scheffler	5,618	8.32
Total votes			67,551	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Richard Bryan (D), Governor of Nevada
• Chic Hecht (R), incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

General election results^{[1][better source needed]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Bryan	175,548	50.21%
	Republican	Chic Hecht (incumbent)	161,336	46.14%
	None of These Candidates		7,242	2.07%
	Libertarian	James Frye	5,523	1.58%
Total votes			349,649	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1988 United States Senate elections

Notes

1. Bullfrog County, an enclave of Nye County extant from 1987 to 1989, had no population and thus recorded no votes.