page_title: 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada
hierarchical_section_title: 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada
context_page_description: The 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, alongside 33 other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and the 2012 presidential election. The primary election was held June 12, 2012. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller, who was appointed to his seat in May 2011 following the resignation of Senator John Ensign, was narrowly elected to his first full term over Representative Shelley Berkley. As of 2020, this is the last Senate election a Republican won in Nevada.
context_section_description: The 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, alongside 33 other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and the 2012 presidential election. The primary election was held June 12, 2012. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller, who was appointed to his seat in May 2011 following the resignation of Senator John Ensign, was narrowly elected to his first full term over Representative Shelley Berkley. As of 2020, this is the last Senate election a Republican won in Nevada.
caption: County Results 
  
  Heller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%  
  Berkley:      50–60%