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The 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, alongside 33 other elections to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

 in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

, and the 2012 United States presidential election
United States presidential election, 2012
The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...

. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller
Dean Heller
Dean A. Heller is the junior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Republican Party. Heller was appointed by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval to a vacant seat created by the resignation of John Ensign. He was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives,...

, who was recently appointed to this seat left vacant by resigning U.S. Senator John Ensign
John 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...

, is running for his first full term.

Background

Ensign was re-elected to the United States Senate in 2006 against Jack Carter
Jack Carter (politician)
John William "Jack" Carter, , is an American businessman and politician who unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in Nevada in 2006. Carter is the eldest child of former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter....

, son of former president Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...

, by a margin of 55-41%.

Engisn's re-election campaign was expected to be complicated after it was revealed in 2009 that he had been involved in an extramarital affair with the wife of one of his campaign staffers, has allegedly made payments to the woman's family and arranged work for her husband to cover himself. Ensign also faces an investigation from the Senate Ethics Committee and his poll numbers have declined significantly. There was also speculation that Ensign might resign before the election, however he denied these charges and initially stated that he will stand for re-election. However, he changed his mind and on March 7, 2011, Ensign announced that he would not seek re-election. On 22 April, Ensign announced that he will resign effective 3 May.

Declared

  • Dean Heller
    Dean Heller
    Dean A. Heller is the junior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Republican Party. Heller was appointed by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval to a vacant seat created by the resignation of John Ensign. He was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives,...

    , incumbent U.S. Senator, former U.S. representative, former Nevada Secretary of State and former state assemblyman
  • Edward Hamilton

Potential

  • John Chachas, businessman
  • Sue Lowden
    Sue Lowden
    Suzanne Parkinson "Sue" Pluskoski Lowden is the former Chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party and a former State Senator in Nevada. Lowden is a former businesswoman, television news anchor and kindergarten teacher...

    , former state senator
  • Jon Porter
    Jon Porter
    Jonathan Christopher "Jon" Porter , an American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, the first representative elected from the new 3rd Congressional District of Nevada....

    , former U.S representative
  • Danny Tarkanian
    Danny Tarkanian
    Daniel John "Danny" Tarkanian is an American real estate and small business owner. In 2004, Tarkanian ran for the Nevada Senate and lost the general election. In 2006, he won the Republican nomination for Nevada Secretary of State, but lost in the general election. In 2010 he was a Republican...

    , businessman

Declined

  • Sharron Angle
    Sharron Angle
    Sharron 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...

    , 2010 Republican Senate nominee
    United States Senate election in Nevada, 2010
    -Tarkanian:-Angle:-Polling:Includes current candidates who have polled at least 2% in at least one poll.-Results:-Candidates:*Harry Reid , incumbent U.S...

     and former state assemblywoman
  • John Ensign
    John 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...

    , former U.S. senator
  • Brian Krolicki
    Brian Krolicki
    Brian K. Krolicki is an American politician. He is the 33rd and current Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, elected in 2006. As the Lieutenant Governor, he presides over the Nevada State Senate, chairs the Commission on Tourism, and serves on the State Board of Transportation and the Reno Tahoe Winter...

    , Nevada lieutenant governor

Primary

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Sharron
Angle		 John
Chachas		 John
Ensign		 Dean
Heller		 Brian
Krolicki		 Sue
Lowden		 Danny
Tarkanian		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 3–5, 2011 400 ± 4.9% 9% 5% 20% 30% 6% 12% 10% 8%

Appointment preference

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Jim
Gibbons		 Dean
Heller		 Sue
Lowden		 Brian
Sandoval		 Danny
Tarkanian		 Undecided
Mason-Dixon/LVJR October 8, 2009 4% 24% 14% 17% 17% 21%

{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left; border:0; margin-top:0.2em;"
|-
! style="background:#cff; font-weight:normal;"|
Hypothetical polling
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white;"|

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! width=120px| Date(s)
administered
! Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| John Ensign
! width=100px| Dean Heller
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 3–5, 2011
| align=center| 400
| align=center| ± 4.9%
| align=center| 34%
| align=center| 52%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 13%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| October 7–9, 2010
| align=center| 400
| align=center| ± 4.9%
| align=center| 45%
| align=center| 37%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 18%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! width=120px| Date(s)
administered
! Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| John Ensign
! width=100px| Brian Krolicki
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| October 7–9, 2010
| align=center| 400
| align=center| ± 4.9%
| align=center| 55%
| align=center| 27%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 18%
|}

Potential

  • Catherine Cortez Masto
    Catherine Cortez Masto
    Catherine Cortez Masto is an American politician. She is the current Attorney General of Nevada. She was elected to replace George Chanos. She is a member of the Democratic Party...

    , Nevada attorney general
  • Kate Marshall
    Kate Marshall
    Kate Marshall is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. She is currently the Nevada State Treasurer.-Education and early career:...

    , state treasurer
  • Ross Miller
    Ross Miller
    Ross James Miller is an American politician of the Democratic Party and the current Secretary of State of Nevada. Elected at the age of 30, he was the youngest Secretary of State in the history of Nevada and the youngest Secretary of State in the country at the time of his election.-Education and...

    , Nevada secretary of state

Polling

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! width=120px| Date(s)
administered
! Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| Shelley Berkley
! width=100px| Byron Georgiou
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| July 28-31, 2011
| align=center| 400
| align=center| ± 4.9%
| align=center| 71%
| align=center| 6%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 23%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| April 21–24, 2011
| align=center| 300
| align=center| ± 5.7%
| align=center| 65%
| align=center| 8%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 27%
|}

Polling

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! width=140px| Date(s)
administered
! Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| Dean
Heller (R)
! width=100px| Shelley
Berkley (D)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| October 20-23, 2011
| align=center| 500
| align=center| ± 4.4%
| align=center| 45%
| align=center| 45%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 10%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| July 28-31, 2011
| align=center| 601
| align=center| ± 4.0%
| align=center| 46%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 12%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| April 21–24, 2011
| align=center| 491
| align=center| ± 4.4%
| align=center| 47%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 10%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 3–5, 2011
| align=center| 932
| align=center| ± 3.2%
| align=center| 51%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 16%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! width=130px| Date(s)
administered
! Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| Dean
Heller (R)
! width=100px| Catherine
C. Masto (D)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 3–5, 2011
| align=center| 932
| align=center| ± 3.2%
| align=center| 46%
| align=center| 37%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 16%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! width=130px| Date(s)
administered
! Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| Dean
Heller (R)
! width=100px| Oscar
Goodman (D)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 3–5, 2011
| align=center| 932
| align=center| ± 3.2%
| align=center| 45%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 16%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! width=130px| Date(s)
administered
! Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| Dean
Heller (R)
! width=100px| Ross
Miller (D)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 3–5, 2011
| align=center| 932
| align=center| ± 3.2%
| align=center| 46%
| align=center| 34%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 21%
|}
{| class="navbox collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left; border:0; margin-top:0.2em;"
|-
! style="background:#cff; font-weight:normal;"|
Hypothetical polling
|-
| style="border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white;"|
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! width=130px| Date(s)
administered
! Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| Dean
Heller (R)
! width=100px| Byron
Georgiou (D)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| July 28-31, 2011
| align=center| 601
| align=center| ± 4.0%
| align=center| 48%
| align=center| 31%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 20%
|-
| Magellan Strategies (R)
| align=center| June 21-22, 2011
| align=center| 720
| align=center| ± 3.65%
| align=center| 46%
| align=center| 33%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 21%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| April 21–24, 2011
| align=center| 491
| align=center| ± 4.4%
| align=center| 52%
| align=center| 28%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 20%
|}

with John Ensign
{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! width=120px| Date(s)
administered
! Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| John
Ensign (R)
! width=100px| Shelley
Berkley (D)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 3–5, 2011
| align=center| 932
| align=center| ± 3.2%
| align=center| 42%
| align=center| 45%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 13%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 11–12, 2010
| align=center| 763
| align=center| ± 3.6%
| align=center| 49%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 11%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! width=120px| Date(s)
administered
! Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| John
Ensign (R)
! width=100px| Catherine
C. Masto (D)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 3–5, 2011
| align=center| 932
| align=center| ± 3.2%
| align=center| 42%
| align=center| 44%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 14%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| July 16–18, 2010
| align=center| 630
| align=center| ± 3.9%
| align=center| 48%
| align=center| 38%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 14%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! width=120px| Date(s)
administered
! Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| John
Ensign (R)
! width=100px| Oscar
Goodman (D)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 3–5, 2011
| align=center| 932
| align=center| ± 3.2%
| align=center| 35%
| align=center| 45%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 20%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 11–12, 2010
| align=center| 763
| align=center| ± 3.6%
| align=center| 43%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 16%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! width=120px| Date(s)
administered
! Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| John
Ensign (R)
! width=100px| Ross
Miller (D)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 3–5, 2011
| align=center| 932
| align=center| ± 3.2%
| align=center| 39%
| align=center| 40%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 21%
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| January 11–12, 2010
| align=center| 763
| align=center| ± 3.6%
| align=center| 47%
| align=center| 36%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 18%
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! width=120px| Date(s)
administered
! Sample
size
! Margin of
error
! width=100px| John
Ensign (R)
! width=100px| Dina
Titus (D)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
| Public Policy Polling
| align=center| July 16–18, 2010
| align=center| 630
| align=center| ± 3.9%
| align=center| 51%
| align=center| 41%
| align=center| ––
| align=center| 8%
|}

See also

  • United States Senate elections, 2012
    United States Senate elections, 2012
    Elections to the United States Senate are to be held on November 6, 2012, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections whose winners will serve six-year terms from January 3, 2013 until January 3, 2019. Additionally, special elections may be held to fill vacancies...

  • United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2012
    United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2012
    The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the four U.S. Representatives from Nevada, one from each of the state's four congressional districts, an increase of one seat in reapportionment following the 2010 United States...


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