Elections / 2016 · Senate · NV
The Democratic candidate won Nevada's Senate seat D+2.4.
Nevada, 2016. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
Nevada — 2016 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
521,994
47.1%
Republican (R)
495,079
44.7%
All others
91,221
8.2%
Margin
D+2.4
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2016 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Cortez Masto | DDemocrat | 521,994 | 47.1% |
| Joseph J. Heck | RRepublican | 495,079 | 44.7% |
| None Of The Above | OOther | 42,257 | 3.8% |
| Tom Jones | OIndependent American | 17,128 | 1.5% |
| Thomas "Tom" Sawyer | ONone | 14,208 | 1.3% |
| Tony Gumina | ONone | 10,740 | 1.0% |
| Jarrod M. Williams | ONone | 6,888 | 0.6% |
Nevada's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +31.6% |
| 1980 | −21.4% |
| 1982 | −2.4% |
| 1986 | +5.5% |
| 1988 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | +10.8% |
| 1994 | +9.9% |
| 1998 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | −15.4% |
| 2004 | +25.9% |
| 2006 | −14.4% |
| 2010 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | −1.2% |
| 2016 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | +1.6% |