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Nominee  | John Ensign | Jack Carter |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 322,501 | 238,796
Percentage  | 55.36% | 40.99%

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County results
Ensign: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

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The 2006 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican John Ensign defeated Democratic nominee Jack Carter to win re-election to a second term. This election was the only Senate election in Nevada where the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected or won re-election since 1980 and the only Senate election in Nevada for this seat where the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected or won re-election since 1952.

## Republican primary

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### Candidates

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#### Nominee

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* John Ensign, incumbent U.S. Senator

#### Defeated in primary

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* Ed Hamilton, businessman

### Results

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Republican primary results[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | John Ensign (incumbent)  | 127,023  | 90.47
| Republican | None of these candidates  | 6,754  | 4.81
| Republican | Ed Hamilton  | 6,629  | 4.72
Total votes  | 140,406  | 100.00

## Democratic primary

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Popular Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman had said in January 2006 that he would probably run,[2] but decisively ruled out a run in late April.[3] Going into the 2006 cycle, many top Nevada Democrats such as State Assembly speaker Richard Perkins indicated that the party would put more efforts into the gubernatorial election than into defeating Ensign.[3]

### Candidates

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#### Nominee

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* Jack Carter, U.S Navy veteran and son of former President Jimmy Carter

#### Defeated in primary

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* Ruby Jee Tun, middle school science teacher[2]

#### Declined to run

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* Oscar Goodman, Mayor of Las Vegas[3]
* Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General of Nevada[4]
* Dina Titus, member of the Nevada Senate[4] (ran for Governor)

### Results

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Democratic primary vote[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Jack Carter  | 92,270  | 78.30
| Democratic | None of these candidates  | 14,425  | 12.24
| Democratic | Ruby Jee Tun  | 11,147  | 9.46
Total votes  | 117,842  | 100.00

## General election

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### Candidates

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* Jack Carter (D), Navy veteran and son of former President Jimmy Carter
* John Ensign (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
* David Schumann (I), retired financial analyst, 2004 nominee, and 2002 state senator nominee
* Brendan Trainor (L), state party chair, airline quality manager, and frequent candidate

### Campaign

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Carter's advantages included his formidable speaking abilities and kinship with a former U.S. president. On the other hand, Ensign was also considered to be an effective speaker and as of the first quarter of 2006, held an approximately 5–1 advantage over Carter in cash-on-hand.

### Debates

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* Complete video of debate, October 15, 2006

### Endorsements

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Jack Carter (D)

Individuals

* Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate[5]

### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[4] | Solid R  | November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe R  | November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[7] | Safe R  | November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[8] | Safe R  | November 6, 2006

### Polling

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Source  | Date  | Ensign (R)  | Carter (D)

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Zogby/WSJ[9] | March 31, 2006  | 52% | 38%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon[10] | April 3–5, 2006  | 60% | 27%
Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4[11] | May 12–15, 2006  | 52% | 32%
Zogby/WSJ[12] | June 21, 2006  | 51% | 36%
Zogby/WSJ[12] | July 24, 2006  | 50% | 35%
Rasmussen[13] | July 31, 2006  | 46% | 39%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon[14] | August 12, 2006  | 54% | 33%
Zogby/WSJ[15] | August 28, 2006  | 48% | 45%
Zogby/WSJ[15] | September 11, 2006  | 52% | 40%
Reno Gazette-Journal/Research 2000[16] | September 15, 2006  | 56% | 35%
Rasmussen[17] | September 22, 2006  | 50% | 41%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon[18] | September 26, 2006  | 58% | 35%
Zogby/WSJ[15] | September 28, 2006  | 49% | 42%
Rasmussen[19] | October 17, 2006  | 50% | 42%
Zogby/WSJ[20] | October 19, 2006  | 52% | 43%
Reno Gazette-Journal/Research 2000[21] | October 29, 2006  | 55% | 41%

### Results

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General election results[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | John Ensign (incumbent)  | 322,501  | 55.36%  | +0.27%
| Democratic | Jack Carter | 238,796  | 40.99%  | +1.30%
| None of These Candidates | 8,232  | 1.41%  | -0.50%
| Independent American | David K. Schumann  | 7,774  | 1.33%  | +0.91%
| Libertarian | Brendan Trainor  | 5,269  | 0.90%  | +0.01%
Majority  | 83,705  | 14.37%  | −1.03%
Turnout | 582,572  |  |
| Republican hold | Swing |  |

Ensign won a majority of the votes in every county in the state, with his lowest percentage at 53%.[23]

## See also

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* 2006 United States Senate elections

## References

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1. ^ a b "2006 Official Statewide Primary Election Results". nvsos.gov. August 15, 2006. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
2. ^ a b Riley, Brendan (January 3, 2006). "Reid: Las Vegas mayor discusses Senate bid". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on March 29, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2006.
3. ^ a b c Boone, Rebecca (April 26, 2021). "Las Vegas News | Breaking News & Headlines | Las Vegas Review-Journal". Reviewjournal.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
4. ^ a b c "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
5. ^ "Jack Carter (Senate NV) | WesPAC". November 4, 2006. Archived from the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2023.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
6. ^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
7. ^ "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
8. ^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
9. ^ Zogby/WSJ
10. ^ Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon
11. ^ Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4[permanent dead link‍]
12. ^ a b Zogby/WSJ
13. ^ Rasmussen Archived September 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
14. ^ Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon
15. ^ a b c Zogby/WSJ
16. ^ Reno Gazette-Journal/Research 2000 [permanent dead link‍]
17. ^ Rasmussen
18. ^ Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon
19. ^ Rasmussen
20. ^ Zogby/WSJ
21. ^ Reno Gazette-Journal/Research 2000
22. ^ Miller, Lorraine C. (September 21, 2007). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006". clerk.house.gov. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
23. ^ "2006 Federal & State Election Results | Nevada Secretary of State". www.nvsos.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2024.

## External links

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* Trainor campaign site

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