United States Senate election in Nevada, 2010
Encyclopedia
Tarkanian
Angle
Polling
Includes current candidates who have polled at least 2% in at least one poll.| Poll source | Dates administered | Tarkanian | Lowden | Angle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | June 1–3, 2010 | 24% | 23% | 32% |
| Suffolk University | June 2, 2010 | 26% | 24% | 33% |
| Research 2000 | May 31-June 2, 2010 | 24% | 25% | 34% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | May 28, 2010 | 23% | 30% | 29% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | May 13, 2010 | 22% | 30% | 25% |
| Research 2000 | April 26–28, 2010 | 28% | 38% | 13% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | April 11, 2010 | 27% | 45% | 5% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | February 24, 2010 | 29% | 47% | 8% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | January 7, 2010 | 28% | 26% | 13% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | December, 2009 | 24% | 25% | 13% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | October 8, 2009 | 21% | 23% | 9% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | August 21, 2009 | 33% | 14% | 5% |
Results
Candidates
- Harry ReidHarry ReidHarry Mason Reid is the senior United States Senator from Nevada, serving since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been the Senate Majority Leader since January 2007, having previously served as Minority Leader and Minority and Majority Whip.Previously, Reid was a member of the U.S...
(D), incumbent U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader - Sharron AngleSharron AngleSharron Elaine Angle is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 1999 to 2007. She ran unsuccessfully as the 2010 Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat in Nevada, garnering 45 percent of the vote...
(R), former member of the Nevada AssemblyNevada AssemblyThe Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada. The body consists of 42 members, elected to two-year terms from single-member districts. Each Assembly district contained approximately 47,400 people as of the 2000 census, although... - Scott AshjianScott AshjianJon Scott Ashjian , commonly known as Scott Ashjian, was the candidate of the Tea Party of Nevada in the race for United States Senate in the 2010 Nevada general election. Ashjian was born in Fresno, California; the oldest of eight children...
(Tea Party) (campaign site, PVS) - Tim Fasano (Independent American) (campaign site, PVS)
- Michael Haines (Independent) (campaign site, PVS)
- Jesse Holland (Independent) (campaign site, PVS)
- Jeffrey Reeves (Independent) (campaign site, PVS)
- Wil Stand (Independent) (PVS)
Campaign
In January 2009, the GOP began running an advertisement attacking Reid for his support of the legislation and PresidentPresident of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
's proposed stimulus plan. Since becoming Minority Leader (in 2004), his approval ratings have dropped below 50%. A November 2007 poll showed Reid's approval rating at 39%, with 49% of voters disapproving.
After the primaries, the first poll showed Angle leading by a double-digit margin. CQ Politics changed their analysis of the race from leaning Republican to a toss-up because of Angle's sharply conservative views and tendency to commit verbal gaffes; however, CQ added that if the voters treat the election as a referendum on Reid, then Angle will likely win.
In 2009, Reid had been endorsed by some prominent Nevada Republicans. Immediately after the primary, the Republican mayor of Reno
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
, Bob Cashell
Bob Cashell
Robert Alan "Bob" Cashell is an American politician. He is the current mayor of Reno, Nevada since 2002. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1983 to 1987, and on the University of Nevada System Board of Regents from 1979 to 1982...
, who had backed Lowden in the Republican primary, endorsed Reid for the general election, calling Angle an "ultra-right winger." Other Republicans expressed doubt about supporting Angle, citing her reputation for ideological rigidity from her years in the state legislature.
One of the first general election ads attacked Angle for her stance on Social Security
Social Security (United States)
In the United States, Social Security refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.The original Social Security Act and the current version of the Act, as amended encompass several social welfare and social insurance programs...
and Medicare
Medicare (United States)
Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over; to those who are under 65 and are permanently physically disabled or who have a congenital physical disability; or to those who meet other...
. In response, Angle explained that "the government must continue to keep its contract with seniors, who entered into the system on good faith and now are depending on that contract." In response to accusations that she was not mainstream enough for Nevada voters, Angle explained on a KXNT
KXNT
KXNT is a radio station licensed to North Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It is owned by CBS Radio carrying a talk format Programming on KXNT-AM is simulcast on its sister FM signal KXNT-FM, 100.5 FM in the greater Las Vegas area.-History:...
radio show that she was "more mainstream than the fellow that said tourists stink, this war is lost, and light-skinned no-Negro dialect", in reference to comments that had been made by Senator Reid.
In September, Tibi Ellis, the chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Hispanic Caucus, who had been a spokesperson for Angle, criticized an Angle ad related to immigration. Ellis said, "I condemned this type of propaganda, no matter who is running them, where they blame Mexicans as the only problem and where they attack them as the only source of illegal immigration."
Angle was endorsed by Nevada's largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is published in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It is the largest circulating daily newspaper in Nevada, and one of two daily newspapers in Las Vegas . It is the flagship publication of Stephens Media LLC...
. Reid had the endorsement from Nevada's second largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas Sun
The Las Vegas Sun is a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper. It is one of Las Vegas, Nevada's two daily newspapers. It is owned by the Greenspun family and is affiliated with Greenspun Media Group....
. and the largest newspaper outside of Las Vegas, the Reno Gazette-Journal
Reno Gazette-Journal
The Reno Gazette-Journal is the main daily newspaper for Reno, Nevada. It came into being when the Nevada State Journal and the Reno Evening Gazette were combined in 1983...
.
On October 7, 2010, Republican State Senator
State Senator
A state senator is a member of a state's Senate, the upper house in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a legislator in Nebraska's one house State Legislature.There are typically fewer state senators than there are members of a state's lower house...
and Minority Leader
Minority leader
In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat, with their counterpart being of the opposite party. The position...
William Raggio
William Raggio
William Raggio is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Nevada Senate. He represented Washoe County's 3rd district from 1972 until his retirement in 2011. He is the longest-serving member in the history of the State Senate.-Early life, education, and early career:Raggio was...
endorsed Reid. Dema Guinn, the widow of the late Republican Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn
Kenny Guinn
Kenneth Carroll "Kenny" Guinn was an American businessman, educator and politician. He was the 27th Governor of Nevada from 1999 to 2007. He was a member of the Republican Party and a former member of the Democratic Party....
, endorsed Reid on October 8.
Debate
Angle and Reid only agreed to one debate, in which no other candidate would participate. It was held on October 14th. Junior Senator John EnsignJohn Ensign
John Eric Ensign is a former United States Senator from Nevada, serving from January 2001 until he resigned amid an investigation of an ethics violation in May 2011...
played Reid during one day of debate preparation at the Trump Plaza in Las Vegas for Angle.
History
Reid was initially considered vulnerable, with the non-partisan Cook Political ReportCook Political Report
The Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan online newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, Governor's offices and the American Presidency. The Cook Political Report is led by a staff of five...
rating the election as a tossup and the Rothenberg Political Report rating the state as tossup. A June 9, 2010, Rasmussen Reports
Rasmussen Reports
Rasmussen Reports is an American media company that publishes and distributes information based on public opinion polling. Founded by pollster Scott Rasmussen in 2003, the company updates daily indexes including the President's job approval rating, and provides public opinion data, analysis, and...
post-primary poll showed Angle leading incumbent Senator Harry Reid by a margin of 50% to 39%. However, a July 2010 poll showed Senator Reid leading Angle by 7 points, following nationwide attention to some of Angle's positions, as well as the endorsement of Reid by prominent Republicans. The change of margin, 18% in less than a month, is the largest in Senate elections history. On July 28, 2010, Rasmussen Reports
Rasmussen Reports
Rasmussen Reports is an American media company that publishes and distributes information based on public opinion polling. Founded by pollster Scott Rasmussen in 2003, the company updates daily indexes including the President's job approval rating, and provides public opinion data, analysis, and...
moved the race from tossup to leans Democratic. Later, it moved back to tossup.
Table
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report Cook Political Report The Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan online newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, Governor's offices and the American Presidency. The Cook Political Report is led by a staff of five... |
Toss up | October 19, 2010 |
| Rothenberg Stuart Rothenberg Stuart Rothenberg is an American editor, publisher, and political analyst best known for his Washington-based, biweekly, self-proclaimed non-partisan political newsletter The Rothenberg Political Report... |
Toss up | October 15, 2010 |
| RealClearPolitics RealClearPolitics RealClearPolitics is a political news and polling data aggregator based in Chicago, Illinois. The site's founders say their goal is to give readers "ideological diversity." They have described themselves as frustrated with what they perceive as anti-conservative, anti-Christian media bias, and... |
Toss up | October 19, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball Sabato's Crystal Ball Sabato’s Crystal Ball is a free, nonpartisan weekly online newsletter and comprehensive website in the United States that analyzes the current American political scene and predicts electoral outcomes for U.S House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, governors, and U.S. president races... |
Leans R | October 28, 2010 |
| CQ Politics Congressional Quarterly Congressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is a privately owned publishing company that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress... |
Toss up | October 19, 2010 |
| Rasmussen Reports Rasmussen Reports Rasmussen Reports is an American media company that publishes and distributes information based on public opinion polling. Founded by pollster Scott Rasmussen in 2003, the company updates daily indexes including the President's job approval rating, and provides public opinion data, analysis, and... |
Toss up | October 16, 2010 |
Polling
| Poll source | Dates administered | Sharron Angle (R) | Harry Reid (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 30, 2010 | 48% | 45% |
| Mason-Dixon | October 25-27, 2010 | 49% | 45% |
| CNN/Time/Opinion Research | October 20-26, 2010 | 49% | 45% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 25, 2010 | 49% | 45% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 17, 2010 | 50% | 47% |
| Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon | October 14, 2010 | 47% | 45% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 11, 2010 | 49% | 48% |
| Fox News/POR-Rasmussen | October 9, 2010 | 49% | 47% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 7-9, 2010 | 45% | 47% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 5, 2010 | 50% | 46% |
| Magellan Strategies | October 4, 2010 | 48% | 43% |
| FOX News/Pulse Opinion Research | October 2, 2010 | 49% | 46% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 28, 2010 | 47% | 48% |
| Public Opinion Strategies | September 21-23, 2010 | 40% | 45% |
| LVRJ/Mason-Dixon | September 20-22, 2010 | 43% | 43% |
| FOX News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 18, 2010 | 46% | 45% |
| CNN/Time Magazine | September 10-14, 2010 | 42% | 41% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 13, 2010 | 48% | 48% |
| FOX News/Pulse Opinion Research | September 11, 2010 | 45% | 44% |
| Mason-Dixon | September 7-9, 2010 | 44% | 46% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 1, 2010 | 45% | 45% |
| Mason-Dixon | August 23-25, 2010 | 44% | 45% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 16, 2010 | 47% | 47% |
| Mason-Dixon | August 9-11, 2010 | 44% | 46% |
| Reuters/Iposos | August 3, 2010 | 44% | 48% |
| Mason-Dixon | July 28-30, 2010 | 42% | 43% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 27, 2010 | 43% | 45% |
| Public Policy Polling | July 16-18, 2010 | 46% | 48% |
| Mason-Dixon | July 12-14, 2010 | 37% | 44% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 12, 2010 | 46% | 43% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 22, 2010 | 48% | 41% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 9, 2010 | 50% | 39% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | June 1-3, 2010 | 44% | 41% |
| Research 2000 | May 31 - June 2, 2010 | 37% | 42% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | May 28, 2010 | 39% | 42% |
| Research 2000 | April 26-28, 2010 | 44% | 41% |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 27, 2010 | 48% | 40% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 31, 2010 | 51% | 40% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 3, 2010 | 47% | 43% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 3, 2010 | 44% | 40% |
| Rasmussen Reports | January 11, 2010 | 44% | 40% |
| Mason Dixon | January 7, 2010 | 45% | 40% |
| Rasmussen Reports | December 9, 2009 | 47% | 43% |
Fundraising
| Candidate (party) | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharron Angle (R) | $27,797,915 | $27,505,917 | $291,999 | $635,737 |
| Harry Reid (D) | $19,185,317 | $22,325,360 | $176,309 | $419,093 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission | ||||
Results
External links
- Election Center at the Nevada Secretary of State
- U.S. Congress candidates for Nevada at Project Vote SmartProject Vote SmartProject Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States...
- Nevada U.S. Senate 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
- Campaign contributions from Open SecretsOpen SecretsOpen Secrets is a book of short stories by Alice Munro published by McClelland and Stewart in 1994. It was nominated for the 1994 Governor General's Award for English Fiction.-Stories:* "Carried Away"* "A Real Life"...
- 2010 Nevada Senate General Election: All Head-to-Head Matchups graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- Election 2010: Nevada Senate from Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports is an American media company that publishes and distributes information based on public opinion polling. Founded by pollster Scott Rasmussen in 2003, the company updates daily indexes including the President's job approval rating, and provides public opinion data, analysis, and...
- 2010 Nevada Senate Race from Real Clear Politics
- 2010 Nevada Senate Race from CQ PoliticsCongressional QuarterlyCongressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is a privately owned publishing company that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress...
- Race profile from The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
- Election 2010 from Vegas PBSKLVXKLVX is a Public Broadcasting Service member public television station, serving the Las Vegas DMA in Nevada. Owned by the Clark County School District, the station first signed on the air as Nevada's first public television station on March 25, 1968...
Debates
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, May 18, 2010
Official campaign sites
- Sharron Angle for U.S. Senate
- Scott Ashjian for U.S. Senate
- John Chachas for U.S. Senate
- Chad Christensen for U.S. Senate
- Jim Duensing for U.S. Senate
- Tim Fasano for U.S. Senate
- Chuck Flume for U.S. Senate
- Michael Haines for U.S. Senate
- Jesse Holland for U.S. Senate
- Sue Lowden for U.S. Senate
- Alex Miller for U.S. Senate
- Jeffrey C. Reeves for U.S. Senate
- Harry Reid for U.S. Senate incumbent
- Danny Tarkanian for U.S. Senate