The 2016 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 8, 2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Nevada, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The state primary election was held on June 14, 2016.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Harry Reid, the Senate Minority Leader, initially said he would seek re-election to a sixth term, but announced on March 26, 2015 that he would retire instead.
Catherine Cortez Masto (D) defeated Joe Heck (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Catherine Cortez Masto, former Nevada Attorney General
Bobby Mahendra
Liddo Susan O'Briant, instructional assistant
Allen Rheinhart, Black Lives Matter activist and candidate for Governor in 2014
Shelley Berkley, former U.S. Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012
Lucy Flores, former State Assemblywoman and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2014 (lost primary for NV-04)
Steven Horsford, former U.S. Representative
John Lee, Mayor of North Las Vegas, former State Senator and candidate for NV-04 in 2012
Kate Marshall, former Nevada State Treasurer, nominee for Nevada's 2nd congressional district in 2011 and nominee for Secretary of State of Nevada in 2014
Ross Miller, former Secretary of State of Nevada and nominee for Nevada Attorney General in 2014
Harry Reid, incumbent U.S. Senator
Rory Reid, former Clark County Commissioner, nominee for Governor in 2010 and son of U.S. Senator Harry Reid
Steve Sisolak, Chairman of the Clark County Commission
Dina Titus, U.S. Representative and nominee for Governor of Nevada in 2006 (running for re-election)
Sharron Angle, former State Assemblywoman, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and candidate for NV-02 in 2006
D'Nese Davis, artist and teacher
Eddie Hamilton, retired auto executive and perennial candidate
Joe Heck, U.S. Representative
Thomas "Sad Tom" Heck, retired Air Force officer
Robert Leeds, author, retired Merchant Marine and perennial candidate
Carlo "Mazunga" Poliak, retired sanitation worker and perennial candidate
Juston Preble, sales consultant
Bill Tarbell, retired minister and candidate for Governor in 2014
Bob Beers, Las Vegas City Councilman, former State Senator and candidate for Governor in 2006
Mark Amodei, U.S. Representative (running for re-election)
Greg Brower, State Senator and former United States Attorney for the District of Nevada
Barbara Cegavske, Secretary of State of Nevada, former State Senator and candidate for NV-04 in 2012
Heidi Gansert, former State Assemblywoman and former chief-of-staff to Governor Brian Sandoval
Cresent Hardy, U.S. Representative (lost re-election to NV-04)
Steve Hill, Executive Director of the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development
Mark Hutchison, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and former State Senator
Ron Knecht, Nevada State Controller, former Regent of the University of Nevada, Reno and former State Assemblyman
Brian Krolicki, former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Adam Laxalt, Nevada Attorney General
Michael Roberson, Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate (running for NV-03)
Wayne Allyn Root, former member of the Libertarian National Committee and Libertarian Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2008
Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada
Dan Schwartz, State Treasurer and candidate for NV-04 in 2012
Tom Jones, retired businessman and perennial candidate
Dennis Hof, owner of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch (running for the State Senate)
Tony Gumina, physician and businessman
Tom Sawyer, retired railroad worker
G.A. Villa (not on final ballot)
Jarrod M. Williams, veteran
Cortez Masto won her bid to succeed Harry Reid 47.07-44.70, or by 2.37%, running 0.01% better than Hillary Clinton.
