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The 2016 United States Senate election in Nevada was held November 8, 2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Nevada, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The state primary election was held June 14, 2016.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Harry Reid, the Senate Minority Leader and former Senate Majority Leader, initially said he would seek re-election to a sixth term, but announced on March 26, 2015, that he would retire instead. Democratic former State Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Republican U.S. Representative Joe Heck in the general election on November 8, 2016. Heck won sixteen of the state's seventeen counties; however, since Cortez Masto won Clark County, which comprises nearly three-quarters of the state's population, she defeated Heck statewide by almost 27,000 votes, and became the first female and first Latina senator in Nevada's history. As of 2023, this would be the last time Washoe County voted for a Republican Senate candidate.

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Catherine Cortez Masto, former Nevada Attorney General
* Bobby Mahendra
* Liddo Susan O'Briant, instructional assistant
* Allen Rheinhart, Black Lives Matter activist and candidate for governor in 2014

#### Withdrew

* Harry Reid, incumbent U.S. senator

#### Declined

* Shelley Berkley, former U.S. representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012
* Lucy Flores, former state assemblywoman and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014 (lost primary for NV-04)
* Steven Horsford, former U.S. representative
* John Lee, Mayor of North Las Vegas, former state senator and candidate for NV-04 in 2012
* Kate Marshall, former state treasurer of Nevada, nominee for Nevada's 2nd congressional district in 2011 and nominee for Secretary of State of Nevada in 2014
* Ross Miller, former secretary of state of Nevada and nominee for Nevada Attorney General in 2014
* Rory Reid, former Clark County Commissioner, nominee for governor in 2010 and son of U.S. Senator Harry Reid
* Steve Sisolak, chairman of the Clark County Commission
* Dina Titus, U.S. representative and nominee for Governor of Nevada in 2006 (running for re-election)

### Democratic endorsements

U.S. presidents
* Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States
U.S. vice presidents
* Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States
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* Hillary Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State, 2008 presidential candidate and 2016 presidential nominee
U.S. senators
* Barbara Boxer, California
* Sherrod Brown, Ohio
* Richard Bryan, Nevada (former; also former governor of Nevada)
* Kirsten Gillibrand, New York
* Gary Peters, Michigan
* Harry Reid, Nevada
* Bernie Sanders, Vermont and 2016 presidential candidate
* Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts
Statewide officials
* Frankie Sue Del Papa, former attorney general of Nevada and former secretary of state of Nevada
* Kate Marshall, former state treasurer of Nevada, nominee for Nevada's 2nd congressional district in 2011 and nominee for Secretary of State of Nevada in 2014
* Ross Miller, former secretary of state of Nevada and nominee for Nevada Attorney General in 2014
State legislators
* Barbara Buckley, former Speaker of the Nevada Assembly
Organizations
* Bend the Arc Jewish Action PAC
* Daily Kos
* Democracy for America
* Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
* EMILY's List
* Human Rights Campaign
* League of Conservation Voters
* Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers, Peace Officers Research of Nevada, the Fraternal Order of Police and the Southern Nevada Conference of Police and Sheriffs
* NRDC Action Fund
* Planned Parenthood

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Catherine Cortez Masto | 81,944 | 81.0% |
| | Democratic | Allen Rheinhart | 5,645 | 6.0% |
| | Democratic | None of these candidates | 5,498 | 5.0% |
| | Democratic | Liddo Susan O'Briant | 4,834 | 5.0% |
| | Democratic | Bobby Mahendra | 3,760 | 3.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 101,681 | 100.0% |

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Sharron Angle, former state assemblywoman, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and candidate for NV-02 in 2006
* D'Nese Davis, artist and teacher
* Eddie Hamilton, retired auto executive and perennial candidate
* Joe Heck, U.S. representative
* Thomas "Sad Tom" Heck, retired air force officer
* Robert Leeds, author, retired Merchant Marine and perennial candidate
* Carlo "Mazunga" Poliak, retired sanitation worker and perennial candidate
* Juston Preble, sales consultant
* Bill Tarbell, retired minister and candidate for governor in 2014

#### Withdrawn

* Bob Beers, Las Vegas City Councilman, former state senator and candidate for governor in 2006

#### Declined

* Mark Amodei, U.S. representative (running for re-election)
* Greg Brower, state senator and former United States Attorney for the District of Nevada
* Barbara Cegavske, Secretary of State of Nevada, former state senator and candidate for NV-04 in 2012
* Heidi Gansert, former state assemblywoman and former chief of staff to Governor Brian Sandoval
* Cresent Hardy, U.S. representative (lost re-election to NV-04)
* Steve Hill, executive director of the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development
* Mark Hutchison, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and former state senator
* Ron Knecht, Nevada State Controller, former regent of the University of Nevada, Reno and former state assemblyman
* Brian Krolicki, former lieutenant governor of Nevada
* Adam Laxalt, Nevada Attorney General
* Michael Roberson, Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate (running for NV-03)
* Wayne Allyn Root, former member of the Libertarian National Committee and Libertarian Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2008
* Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada
* Dan Schwartz, state treasurer and candidate for NV-04 in 2012

### Endorsements

U.S. presidents
* George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States
U.S. senators
* Dean Heller, Nevada
* Mitch McConnell, Kentucky and Senate Majority Leader
U.S. representatives
* Mark Amodei, Nevada
* Cresent Hardy, Nevada
Mayors
* Carolyn Goodman, Las Vegas
Individuals
* John R. Bolton, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
* Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, 2010 nominee for Senate in California and 2016 presidential candidate

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Joe Heck | Sharron Angle | Other | Undecided |
| Public Opinion Strategies | March 28–30, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.38% | 67% | 11% | 3% | 17% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe Heck | 74,517 | 65.0% |
| | Republican | Sharron Angle | 26,142 | 23.0% |
| | Republican | None of these candidates | 3,902 | 3.0% |
| | Republican | Thomas Heck | 3,570 | 3.0% |
| | Republican | Eddie Hamilton | 2,507 | 2.0% |
| | Republican | D'Nese Davis | 1,937 | 1.8% |
| | Republican | Bill Tarbell | 1,179 | 1.0% |
| | Republican | Robert Leeds | 662 | 0.6% |
| | Republican | Juston Preble | 582 | 0.5% |
| | Republican | Carlo Poliak | 279 | 0.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 114,827 | 100.0% |

## Independent American primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Tom Jones, retired businessman and perennial candidate

## Libertarian primary
### Candidates
#### Declined

* Dennis Hof, owner of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch (running for the State Senate)

## Independents
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Tony Gumina, physician and businessman
* Tom Sawyer, retired railroad worker
* G.A. Villa (not on final ballot)
* Jarrod M. Williams, veteran

## General election
### Debates

| Dates | Location | Cortez Masto | Heck | Link |
| October 14, 2016 | North Las Vegas, Nevada | Participant | Participant | |

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Tossup | November 2, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report | Tossup | November 3, 2016 |
| Daily Kos | Lean D | November 8, 2016 |
| Real Clear Politics | Tossup | November 7, 2016 |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Catherine Cortez Masto (D) | Joe Heck (R) | None of These Candidates | Other | Undecided |
| SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 1,207 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 50% | 45% | — | — | 5% |
| Gravis Marketing | November 3–6, 2016 | 1,158 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 49% | 43% | — | — | 8% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 31 – November 6, 2016 | 1,124 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 49% | 46% | — | — | 5% |
| Emerson College | November 4–5, 2016 | 600 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 48% | 47% | – | 3% | 1% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 28 – November 3, 2016 | 1,016 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 49% | 46% | — | — | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 27 – November 2, 2016 | 937 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 48% | 47% | — | — | 5% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 31 – November 1, 2016 | 688 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 47% | 44% | — | — | 9% |
| JMC Analytics & Polling (R) | October 28 – November 1, 2016 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 45% | 43% | 3% | 1% | 7% |
| The Times Picayune/Lucid | October 28 – November 1, 2016 | 892 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 47% | 41% | — | — | 13% |
| CNN/ORC | October 27 – November 1, 2016 | 790 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 47% | 49% | — | 3% | 1% |
| CNN/ORC | October 27 – November 1, 2016 | 860 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 47% | 48% | — | 4% | 1% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 26 – November 1, 2016 | 994 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 47% | 47% | — | — | 6% |
| SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 1,010 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 47% | 47% | — | — | 6% |
| Emerson College | October 26–27, 2016 | 550 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 44% | 48% | – | 3% | 6% |
| Gravis Marketing (R) | October 25, 2016 | 875 (RV) | ± 3.3% | 50% | 44% | — | — | 6% |
| Marist College | October 20–24, 2016 | 707 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 42% | 49% | – | 4% | 5% |
| Marist College | October 20–24, 2016 | 985 (RV) | ± 3.1% | 42% | 47% | – | 4% | 6% |
| Bendixen & Amandi International | October 20–23, 2016 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 45% | 44% | – | 2% | 9% |
| Rasmussen Reports (R) | October 20–22, 2016 | 826 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 43% | 41% | – | 7% | 8% |
| Monmouth University | October 14–17, 2016 | 413 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 42% | 45% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| CNN/ORC | October 10–15, 2016 | 698 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 52% | 45% | — | 2% | 1% |
| CNN/ORC | October 10–15, 2016 | 862 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 44% | — | 4% | 2% |
| CBS News/YouGov | October 12–14, 2016 | 996 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 39% | 39% | – | 4% | 18% |
| JMC Analytics & Polling (R) | October 10–13, 2016 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 40% | 35% | 4% | 6% | 16% |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R) | October 11–12, 2016 | 600 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 44% | 47% | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Clarity Campaign Labs (D) | October 10–11, 2016 | 1,010 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 41% | 40% | – | 8% | 11% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 10–11, 2016 | 986 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 43% | 39% | — | — | 18% |
| Emerson College | October 2–4, 2016 | 700 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 41% | 45% | – | 7% | 7% |
| Hart Research Associates (D) | September 27 – October 2, 2016 | 700 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 46% | 47% | — | — | 7% |
| Bendixen & Amandi International | September 27–29, 2016 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 45% | 47% | — | — | 8% |
| Suffolk University | September 27–29, 2016 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 35% | 38% | 4% | 5% | 18% |
| Fox News | September 18–20, 2016 | 704 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 36% | 43% | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Fox News | September 18–20, 2016 | 805 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 34% | 41% | 8% | 7% | 10% |
| Rasmussen Reports (R) | September 16–18, 2016 | 800 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 40% | 44% | – | 6% | 11% |
| Insights West | September 12–14, 2016 | 398 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 39% | 43% | — | 4% | 14% |
| Monmouth University | September 11–13, 2016 | 406 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 43% | 46% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
| GQR Research (D) | September 6–8, 2016 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 49% | 47% | — | — | 4% |
| Marist College | September 6–8, 2016 | 627 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 45% | 47% | – | 1% | 7% |
| Marist College | September 6–8, 2016 | 915 (RV) | ± 3.2% | 46% | 45% | – | 1% | 8% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | September 6–7, 2016 | 815 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 42% | 41% | — | — | 16% |
| Suffolk University | August 15–17, 2016 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 37% | 37% | 6% | 6% | 14% |
| CBS News/YouGov | August 2–5, 2016 | 993 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 35% | 38% | — | 4% | 23% |
| Rasmussen Reports (R) | July 29–31, 2016 | 750 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 41% | 42% | – | 6% | 11% |
| Rasmussen Reports (R) | July 22–24, 2016 | 750 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 37% | 46% | – | 5% | 12% |
| Monmouth University | July 7–10, 2016 | 408 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 40% | 42% | 6% | 6% | 7% |
| GQR Research (D) | June 11–20, 2016 | 300 (LV) | ± 5.7% | 41% | 46% | — | — | – |
| Gravis Marketing | May 24–25, 2016 | 1,637 (RV) | ± 2.0% | 45% | 43% | — | — | 12% |
| Gravis Marketing | February 14–15, 2016 | 1,366 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 41% | 44% | – | — | 15% |
| Gravis Marketing | December 23–27, 2015 | 909 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 37% | 47% | – | – | 16% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | July 13–14, 2015 | 677 (V) | ± 3.8% | 42% | 41% | — | — | – |
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Harry Reid (D) | Brian Krolicki (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | February 21–22, 2015 | 955 | ± 3% | 45% | 46% | — | 8% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Harry Reid (D) | Adam Laxalt (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | February 21–22, 2015 | 955 | ± 3% | 46% | 48% | — | 6% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Harry Reid (D) | Brian Sandoval (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Harper Polling | July 26–29, 2014 | 602 | ± 3.99% | 43% | 53% | — | 4% |
with Dina Titus
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dina Titus (D) | Sharron Angle (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | March 27, 2015 | 850 | ± 3% | 54% | 31% | — | 14% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dina Titus (D) | Adam Laxalt (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | March 27, 2015 | 850 | ± 3% | 46% | 44% | — | 10% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dina Titus (D) | Michael Roberson (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | March 27, 2015 | 850 | ± 3% | 48% | 41% | — | 12% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dina Titus (D) | Brian Sandoval (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | March 27, 2015 | 850 | ± 3% | 37% | 55% | — | 8% |
with Catherine Cortez Masto
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Catherine Cortez Masto (D) | Sharron Angle (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | February 14–15, 2016 | 1,366 | ± 3% | 46% | 33% | — | 21% |
| Gravis Marketing | December 23–27, 2015 | 909 | ± 3% | 45% | 32% | — | 22% |
| Gravis Marketing | March 27, 2015 | 850 | ± 3% | 53% | 30% | — | 17% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Catherine Cortez Masto (D) | Adam Laxalt (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | March 27, 2015 | 850 | ± 3% | 44% | 39% | — | 17% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Catherine Cortez Masto (D) | Michael Roberson (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | March 27, 2015 | 850 | ± 3% | 47% | 35% | — | 19% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Catherine Cortez Masto (D) | Brian Sandoval (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | March 27, 2015 | 850 | ± 3% | 37% | 53% | — | 10% |

### Results

Cortez Masto won her bid to succeed Harry Reid 47% to 45%, or by 2.43%, running 0.01% better than Hillary Clinton.
United States Senate election in Nevada, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Catherine Cortez Masto | 521,994 | 47.10% | −3.19% |
| | Republican | Joe Heck | 495,079 | 44.67% | +0.12% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 42,257 | 3.81% | +1.56% |
| | Independent American | Tom Jones | 17,128 | 1.55% | +1.11% |
| | Independent | Thomas Sawyer | 14,208 | 1.28% | N/A |
| | Independent | Tony Gumina | 10,740 | 0.97% | N/A |
| | Independent | Jarrod Williams | 6,888 | 0.62% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,108,294 | 100.0% | N/A |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### By county

| County | Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic | Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic | Joe Heck Republican | Joe Heck Republican | None of these Candidates | None of these Candidates | Tom Jones Independent American | Tom Jones Independent American | Thomas Sawyer Independent | Thomas Sawyer Independent | Tony Gumina Independent | Tony Gumina Independent | Jarrod Williams Independent | Jarrod Williams Independent | Margin | Margin | Total votes cast |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes cast |
| Carson City | 9,741 | 39.24% | 13,027 | 52.47% | 895 | 3.61% | 448 | 1.80% | 358 | 1.44% | 201 | 0.81% | 156 | 0.63% | -3,286 | -13.23% | 24,826 |
| Churchill | 2,240 | 20.56% | 7,711 | 70.78% | 352 | 3.23% | 246 | 2.26% | 192 | 1.76% | 95 | 0.87% | 58 | 0.53% | -5,471 | -50.22% | 10,894 |
| Clark | 386,179 | 51.27% | 303,734 | 40.32% | 29,849 | 3.96% | 11,307 | 1.50% | 9,359 | 1.24% | 7,985 | 1.06% | 4,830 | 0.64% | 82,445 | 10.95% | 753,243 |
| Douglas | 8,410 | 30.42% | 17,587 | 63.6% | 767 | 2.77% | 350 | 1.27% | 282 | 1.02% | 153 | 0.55% | 101 | 0.37% | -9,177 | -33.19% | 27,650 |
| Elko | 3,199 | 17.42% | 13,462 | 73.29% | 723 | 3.94% | 394 | 3.1% | 360 | 1.96% | 135 | 0.74% | 94 | 0.51% | -10,263 | -55.88% | 18,367 |
| Esmeralda | 66 | 15.71% | 312 | 74.29% | 13 | 3.1% | 22 | 5.24% | 3 | 0.71% | 4 | 0.95% | 0 | 0.00% | -246 | -58.57% | 420 |
| Eureka | 88 | 10.36% | 692 | 81.51% | 29 | 3.42% | 16 | 1.88% | 16 | 1.88% | 5 | 0.59% | 3 | 0.35% | -604 | -71.14% | 849 |
| Humboldt | 1,406 | 20.57% | 4,397 | 64.34% | 235 | 3.44% | 127 | 1.86% | 126 | 1.84% | 62 | 0.91% | 31 | 0.45% | -2,991 | -43.77% | 6,834 |
| Lander | 417 | 18.29% | 1,704 | 74.74% | 113 | 4.96% | 54 | 2.37% | 49 | 2.15% | 23 | 1.01% | 33 | 1.45% | -1,287 | -56.45% | 2,280 |
| Lincoln | 315 | 14.85% | 1,609 | 75.86% | 91 | 4.29% | 51 | 2.40% | 27 | 1.27% | 20 | 0.94% | 8 | 0.38% | -1,294 | -61.01% | 2,121 |
| Lyon | 6,323 | 26.82% | 15,231 | 64.60% | 780 | 3.31% | 534 | 2.26% | 375 | 1.59% | 216 | 0.92% | 119 | 0.50% | -8,908 | -37.78% | 23,578 |
| Mineral | 627 | 31.54% | 1,141 | 57.39% | 89 | 4.48% | 47 | 2.36% | 45 | 2.26% | 20 | 1.01% | 19 | 0.96% | -514 | -25.85% | 1,988 |
| Nye | 5,253 | 27.13% | 11,611 | 59.97% | 929 | 4.80% | 747 | 3.86% | 390 | 2.01% | 248 | 1.28% | 182 | 0.94% | -6,358 | -32.84% | 19,360 |
| Pershing | 466 | 23.63% | 1,286 | 65.21% | 77 | 3.90% | 67 | 3.40% | 45 | 2.28% | 19 | 0.96% | 12 | 0.61% | -800 | -41.58% | 1,972 |
| Storey | 791 | 31.10% | 1,551 | 60.99% | 83 | 3.26% | 58 | 2.28% | 34 | 1.34% | 19 | 0.75% | 7 | 0.28% | -760 | -29.89% | 2,543 |
| Washoe | 95,750 | 46.04% | 97,433 | 46.85% | 7,064 | 3.40% | 2,553 | 1.23% | 2,453 | 1.18% | 1,506 | 0.72% | 1,198 | 0.58% | -1,683 | -0.81% | 207,957 |
| White Pine | 723 | 19.29% | 2,591 | 69.11% | 168 | 4.48% | 107 | 2.85% | 94 | 2.51% | 37 | 0.99% | 29 | 0.77% | -1,868 | -49.82% | 3,749 |
| Totals | 521,994 | 47.10% | 495,079 | 44.67% | 42,257 | 3.81% | 17,128 | 1.55% | 14,208 | 1.28% | 10,740 | 0.97% | 6,888 | 0.62% | 26,915 | 2.43% | 1,108,294 |

##### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Mineral (largest municipality: Hawthorne)
* Washoe (largest municipality: Reno)

#### By congressional district

Cortez Masto won 2 of 4 congressional districts, with the remaining 2 going to Heck, including one that elected a Democrat.
| District | Cortez Masto | Heck | Representative |
| 1st | 60% | 30% | Dina Titus |
| 2nd | 40% | 53% | Mark Amodei |
| 3rd | 45% | 47% | Joe Heck |
| 3rd | 45% | 47% | Jacky Rosen |
| 4th | 49% | 42% | Cresent Hardy |
| 4th | 49% | 42% | Ruben Kihuen |