2016Final results
2016 election for U.S. Senate in Nevada
U.S. Senate · Nevada
Catherine Cortez Masto (D) won with 49.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Heck (R) by 2.5 points.
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocrat · winner
49.0%521,869
Joseph J. HeckRepublican
46.4%494,833
Tom JonesIndependent
1.6%17,123
Thomas "tom" SawyerIndependent
1.3%14,202
Tony GuminaIndependent
1.0%10,738
Jarrod M. WilliamsIndependent
0.6%6,888
1,065,653 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Catherine Cortez MastoJoseph J. Heck
$20M
Raised by the campaign
$12.4M
$19M
Spent by the campaign
$11.9M
$220.6K
Cash on hand
$447.7K
Other candidates' campaigns: Tony Gumina $31.5K · Jarrod M. Williams $2.3K · Tom Jones $2.2K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016
The candidates
Catherine Cortez Masto (D)Joseph J. Heck (R)
Also on the ballot: Tom Jones (Independent), 1.6%; Thomas "tom" Sawyer (Independent), 1.3%; Tony Gumina (Independent), 1.0%; Jarrod M. Williams (Independent), 0.6%