Election Name: | 1988 United States Senate election in Nevada |
Country: | Nevada |
Flag Year: | 1929 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1982 United States Senate election in Nevada |
Previous Year: | 1982 |
Next Election: | 1994 United States Senate election in Nevada |
Next Year: | 1994 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1988 |
Image1: | File:Richard Bryan.jpg |
Nominee1: | Richard Bryan |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 175,548 |
Percentage1: | 50.21% |
Nominee2: | Chic Hecht |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 161,336 |
Percentage2: | 46.14% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Chic Hecht |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Richard Bryan |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1988 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Chic Hecht ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic Governor Richard Bryan despite Republican nominee George Herbert Walker Bush carrying the state in the concurrent presidential election in the state.