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United States Senate election in Nevada, 2006
November 7, 2006
Nominee		John Ensign	Jack Carter
Party		Republican	Democratic
Popular vote		322, 472	238,754
Percentage		55.4%	41.0%
County Results
Incumbent Senator John Ensign Republican Senator-elect John Ensign Republican

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The 2006 U.S. Senate election for the state of Nevada was held on November 7, 2006.

Incumbent Republican senator John Ensign ran for re-election. Democrat Jack Carter, son of President Jimmy Carter, was the Democratic nominee. 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. Also, Ensign's father was connected with the deep-pocketed gaming industry, an important consideration in Nevada.

Candidates

Republican

• John Ensign - incumbent Senator and veterinarian

Democratic

• Jack Carter - investment consultant, attorney, Navy veteran, and son of President Jimmy Carter

Independent American Party

• David Schumann - retired financial analyst, 2004 nominee, and 2002 state senator nominee

Libertarian

• Brendan Trainor - state party chair, airline quality manager, and frequent candidate

Defeated in primary

• Edward Hamilton, Republican - former Chrysler executive and frequent candidate
• Ruby Jee Tun, Democrat

[1] Popular Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman had said in January that he would probably run [2], but in late April seemed to decisively rule that out. [3]. Goodman did not file by the May 12, 2006 deadline.

(Note: filing deadline for minor party candidates was July 7, 2006) [4]

Primaries

Republican

Incumbent Nevada Senator John Ensign won re-election. As of May 15, 2006, polls showed he had an approximate 50% approval rating. Senator Ensign won the August 15, 2006 Republican Party primary with over 90% of the Republican primary vote and 100% of the precincts reporting [5].

Democratic

Jack Carter, son of former President Jimmy Carter, won the August 15, 2006 Democratic Party primary with over 78% of the Democratic Primary vote and 100% of the precincts reporting [6].

General election

Polling

Results

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

External links

• Ensign campaign site
• Carter campaign site(inactive)
• Trainor campaign site