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United States Senate election in Nevada, 1998

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208,621
  
208,220

Start date
  
November 3, 1998

47.86%
  
47.76%

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Winner
  
Harry Reid

The 1998 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Harry Reid won re-election to a third term.

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Candidates

  • John Ensign, U.S. Representative
  • Ralph W. Stephens

    • Candidates

  • Michael Cloud (L)
  • John Ensign (R), U.S. Representative
  • Harry Reid (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Michael Williams (NL)

    • Results

    On November 3, 1998, Reid won in a close election by 401 votes -- even closer than Tim Johnson's Senate run in South Dakota in 2002, when he narrowly defeated Congressman John Thune by 524 votes. Ensign did not contest the results, and Reid won the race.

    References

    United States Senate election in Nevada, 1998 Wikipedia
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