2010 United States Senate election in Nevada
2010 United States Senate election in Nevada
County resultsReid: 40–50% 50–60%Angle: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 2010 United States Senate election in Nevada took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator and Majority Leader Harry Reid won re-election to a fifth and final term.[ 1]
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary took place on June 8, 2010. Reid won by a large margin over a field of political unknowns.
Candidates
Harry Reid , incumbent U.S. Senator
Alex Miller
Eduardo Hamilton
Carlo Poliak[ 2]
Polling
Poll source
Dates administered
Harry Reid
Barbara Buckley
Mellman Group [ 3]
June 17–29, 2008
51%
20%
Results
Republican primary
The Republican primary also took place on Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
Candidates
Endorsements
Lowden
Notable individuals and organizations endorsing Sue Lowden
Tarkanian
Notable individuals and organizations endorsing Danny Tarkanian
Angle
Notable individuals and organizations endorsing Sharron Angle
Polling
Includes current candidates who have polled at least 2% in at least one poll.
Dates administered
Poll source
Tarkanian
Lowden
Angle
August 21, 2009
Mason Dixon /LVRJ [ 39]
33%
14%
5%
October 8, 2009
Poll[ 40]
21%
23%
9%
December 2009
Mason Dixon /LVRJ [ 41]
24%
25%
13%
January 7, 2010
[ 42]
28%
26%
13%
February 24, 2010
Mason Dixon /LVRJ [ 43]
29%
47%
8%
April 11, 2010
Mason Dixon /LVRJ [ 44]
27%
45%
5%
April 26–28, 2010
Research 2000 [ 45]
28%
38%
13%
May 13, 2010
Mason Dixon /LVRJ [ 46]
22%
30%
25%
May 28, 2010
Mason Dixon /LVRJ [ 46]
23%
30%
29%
May 31 – June 2, 2010
Research 2000 [ 47]
24%
25%
34%
June 2, 2010
Suffolk University [ 48]
26%
24%
33%
June 1–3, 2010
[ 49]
24%
23%
32%
Results
Results by county:
General election
Candidates
Campaign
In January 2009, the GOP began running an advertisement attacking President Barack Obama 's proposed stimulus plan and Reid for his support of the legislation.[ 54] Since becoming Minority Leader (in 2004), his approval ratings had dropped below 50%.[ 55] A November 2007 poll showed Reid's approval rating at 39%, with 49% of voters disapproving.[ 56]
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.[ 57]
In 2009, Reid had been endorsed by some prominent Nevada Republicans.[ 58] Immediately after the primary, the Republican mayor of Reno , Bob Cashell , who had backed Lowden in the Republican primary, endorsed Reid for the general election, calling Angle an "ultra-right winger."[ 59] [ 60] Other Republicans expressed doubt about supporting Angle, citing her reputation for ideological rigidity from her years in the state legislature.[ 61]
One of the first general election ads attacked Angle for her stance on Social Security and Medicare .[ 62] 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 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.[ 63]
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."[ 64]
Angle was endorsed by Nevada's largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal .[ 65] Reid had the endorsement from Nevada's second largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Sun .[ 66] and the largest newspaper outside of Las Vegas, the Reno Gazette-Journal .[ 67]
On October 7, 2010, Republican State Senator and Minority Leader William Raggio endorsed Reid.[ 68] [ 69] Dema Guinn, the widow of the late Republican Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn , endorsed Reid on October 8.[ 70]
Debate
Angle and Reid only agreed to one debate, in which no other candidate would participate. It was held on October 14.[ 71] Junior Senator John Ensign played Reid during one day of debate preparation at the Trump Plaza in Las Vegas for Angle.[ 72]
Predictions
Reid was initially considered vulnerable, with the non-partisan Cook Political Report rating the election as a tossup[ 73] and the Rothenberg Political Report rating the state as tossup.[ 74] A June 9, 2010, Rasmussen Reports post-primary poll showed Angle leading incumbent Senator Harry Reid by a margin of 50% to 39%.[ 75] However, a July 2010 poll showed Senator Reid leading Angle by 7 points, following nationwide attention to some of Angle's positions,[ 76] 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.[ 76] On July 28, 2010, Rasmussen Reports moved the race from tossup to leans Democratic.[ 77] Later, it moved back to tossup. Polls generally had Angle up, and thus Reid seemed like the underdog. Journalist Jon Ralston correctly predicted Reid would win based on early voting numbers and Reid running a strong campaign.[ 78]
Polling
Graphical summary
Dates administered
Poll source
Sharron Angle (R)
Harry Reid (D)
December 9, 2009
Rasmussen Reports [ 84]
47%
43%
January 7, 2010
[ 42]
45%
40%
January 11, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 85]
44%
40%
February 3, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 86]
44%
40%
March 3, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 87]
47%
43%
March 31, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 86]
51%
40%
April 27, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 86]
48%
40%
April 26–28, 2010
Research 2000 [ 45]
44%
41%
May 28, 2010
Mason Dixon /LVRJ [ 88]
39%
42%
May 31 – June 2, 2010
Research 2000 [ 89]
37%
42%
June 1–3, 2010
[ 49]
44%
41%
June 9, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 90]
50%
39%
June 22, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 91]
48%
41%
July 12, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 92]
46%
43%
July 12–14, 2010
Mason-Dixon [ 93]
37%
44%
July 16–18, 2010
Public Policy Polling [ 94]
46%
48%
July 27, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 95]
43%
45%
July 28–30, 2010
Mason-Dixon [ 93]
42%
43%
August 3, 2010
Reuters /Iposos [ 96]
44%
48%
August 9–11, 2010
Mason-Dixon [ 93]
44%
46%
August 16, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 97]
47%
47%
August 23–25, 2010
Mason-Dixon [ 98]
44%
45%
September 1, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 99]
45%
45%
September 7–9, 2010
Mason-Dixon [ 100]
44%
46%
September 11, 2010
FOX News /Pulse Opinion Research [ 101]
45%
44%
September 13, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 102]
48%
48%
September 10–14, 2010
CNN /Time Magazine [ 103]
42%
41%
September 18, 2010
FOX News /Pulse Opinion Research [ 104]
46%
45%
September 20–22, 2010
LVRJ /Mason-Dixon [ 105]
43%
43%
September 21–23, 2010
Public Opinion Strategies [ 106]
40%
45%
September 28, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 95]
47%
48%
October 2, 2010
FOX News /Pulse Opinion Research [ 104]
49%
46%
October 4, 2010
Magellan Strategies [ 107]
48%
43%
October 5, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 95]
50%
46%
October 7–9, 2010
Public Policy Polling [ 108]
45%
47%
October 9, 2010
Fox News /POR-Rasmussen [ 109]
49%
47%
October 11, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 95]
49%
48%
October 14, 2010
Las Vegas Review-Journal /Mason-Dixon [ 110]
47%
45%
October 17, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 95]
50%
47%
October 25, 2010
Rasmussen Reports [ 95]
49%
45%
October 20–26, 2010
CNN /Time /Opinion Research [ 111]
49%
45%
October 25–27, 2010
Mason-Dixon [ 112]
49%
45%
October 30, 2010
Fox News /Pulse Opinion Research [ 113]
48%
45%
October 31, 2010
Public Policy Polling [ 114]
47%
46%
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[ 115]
Results
Despite Angle leading by three points in the polls the days leading up to the election, Reid defeated Angle by 5.74%, even defeating Angle in her own county, Washoe County . Reid also secured huge numbers out of the Democratic stronghold of Clark County , which covers the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area.
By county
County
Reid
%
Angle
%
Others/None of These
%
Carson City
8,714
44.64%
9,362
47.96%
1,443
7.39%
Churchill
2,473
27.80%
5,639
63.40%
783
8.80%
Clark
253,617
54.41%
192,516
41.30%
20,030
4.30%
Douglas
7,530
34.57%
12,858
59.04%
1,392
6.39%
Elko
3,246
25.24%
8,173
63.56%
1,440
11.20%
Esmeralda
80
20.15%
268
67.51%
49
12.34%
Eureka
137
18.05%
524
69.04%
98
12.91%
Humboldt
1,600
32.12%
2,836
56.92%
546
10.96%
Lander
487
25.60%
1,201
63.14%
214
11.25%
Lincoln
442
22.68%
1,311
67.27%
196
10.06%
Lyon
5,659
32.39%
10,473
59.95%
1,339
7.66%
Mineral
855
44.93%
822
43.19%
226
11.88%
Nye
5,279
36.66%
7,822
54.32%
1,298
9.01%
Pershing
597
34.39%
915
52.71%
224
12.90%
Storey
843
39.50%
1,124
52.67%
167
7.83%
Washoe
70,523
49.91%
63,316
44.81%
7,448
5.27%
White Pine
703
21.51%
2,201
67.33%
365
11.17%
[ 118]
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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