In the News, Part VII

United States Senate elections in Nevada, 2012

Nevada's 2012 elections:    •   U.S. Senate  •   U.S. House  •   State Senate  •   State Assembly  •   Ballot measures

2012 U.S. Senate Elections in Nevada

Candidates • Polls • Election History

Incumbent prior to election: Dean Heller

Cook Political Report Race Rating      Tossup (As of March 2012)

Voters in Nevada will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the November 6, 2012 elections.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was March 16, 2012. The primary elections will be held on June 12, 2012.

The election will fill the Class 1 Senate seat, which is currently held by Dean Heller (R). 

First appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2010, Heller is running for re-election in 2012.

Candidates

Democratic Primary

• Shelley Berkley: U.S. Representative ^[1]
• Stephen Brown: Masonry Contractor ^[2]
• Barry Ellsworth: Renewable Energy Investor ^[2]
• Michael J. Leslie: Former candidate for Clark County board ^[2]
• Louis Macias: Teacher and businessman ^[2]
• Nancy Price: Former Regent, NSHE ^[2]

Republican primary

• Dean Heller: Incumbent ^[1]
• Edward Hamilton: Previous candidate ^[3]
• Sherry Brooks ^[2]
• Richard Charles ^[2]
• Carlo Poliak ^[2]

Independent American Party Candidate

• David Lory VanderBeek ^[2]

Race rating

Cook Political Report

Each month the Cook Political Report releases race ratings for President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House (competitive only) and Governors. There are seven possible designations: ^[4]

 

Solid Democratic      Likely Democratic      Lean Democratic

Tossup

Lean Republican      Likely Republican      Solid Republican

Cook Political Report Race Rating -- Nevada Senate
Month	Rating
March 1, 2012[5]
January 26, 2012[6]
December 22, 2011[7]
December 1, 2011[8]

Sabato's Crystal Ball

The University of Virginia's Center for Politics published an article called Sabato's Crystal Ball on March 22, 2012 detailing the 8 races in the Senate in 2012 that will decide the political fate of which party will end up with control in 2013.^[9] 

The seat rated a toss-up that Sabato's Crystal Ball believes is most likely to depend on the outcome of the Presidential election in November is the Senate seat in Nevada.^[9] According to the article, "the size of the Hispanic vote in Nevada come November may be more of a deciding factor in this contest than any SuperPAC." ^[9]

Election history

2010

On November 2, 2010, Harry Reid won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Sharron Angle (R), None of the Above, Scott Ashjian (Tea Party), Timothy Fasano (Independent American), and independent candidates Michael L. Haines, Jesse Holland, Jeffery C. Reeves, and Wil Stand.^[10]

 

[hide]United States Senate Nevada General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Harry Reid Incumbent	50.3%	362,785
	Republican	Sharron Angle	44.5%	321,361
	None of the Above	-	2.2%	16,174
	Tea Party	Scott Ashjian	0.8%	5,811
	Independent	Michael L. Haines	0.6%	4,261
	Independent American	Timothy Fasano	0.4%	3,185
	Independent	Jesse Holland	0.4%	3,175
	Independent	Jeffery C. Reeves	0.3%	2,510
	Independent	Wil Stand	0.3%	2,119
Total Votes				721,381

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2012
• United States Senate elections, 2012

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Roll Call "Nevada Poll Finds Shelley Berkley, Dean Heller Tied in Senate Race," Accessed January 6, 2012
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Nevada Secretary of State Homepage "Candidate Filings 2012" March 17, 2012
3. ↑ Las Vegas Sun "Perennial candidate Edward Hamilton announces third Senate attempt," Accessed January 6, 2012
4. ↑ Cook Political Report "Our Accuracy," Accessed December 12, 2011
5. ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 1, 2012
6. ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," January 26, 2012
7. ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 27, 2011
8. ↑ Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 1, 2011
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Center for Politics "Tilting the Toss Ups – the Eight Races That Will Decide the Senate" Accessed April 9, 2012
10. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"

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