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Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

District: Senior Senator from Nevada
Residence: Searchlight
Born: December 2, 1939; Searchlight, Nev.
Religion: Mormon
Family: Wife, Landra Reid; five children
Education: Southern Utah State College, A.S. 1959; Utah State U., B.A. 1961 (history & political science); George Washington U., J.D. 1964; U. of Nevada, Las Vegas, attended 1969-70
Military Service: None
Political Highlights: Nev. Assembly, 1969-71; lieutenant governor, 1971-75; Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, 1974; candidate for mayor of Las Vegas, 1975; Nevada Gaming Commission chairman, 1977-81; U.S. House, 1983-87; U.S. Senate, 1987-present
Elected: Elected: 1986 (5th term)
Committee Assignments: Joint Inaugural

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Election History
Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	Percent
2010	general	Harry Reid (D)	362,785	50.3%
		Sharron Angle (R)	321,361	44.5%
		Scott Ashjian (TEA)	5,811	0.8%
		Michael Haines (I)	4,261	0.6%
		Tim Fasano (IA)	3,185	0.4%
		Jesse Holland (I)	3,175	0.4%
		Jeffrey Reeves (I)	2,510	0.3%
		Wil Stand (I)	2,119	0.3%
2004	general	Harry Reid (D)	494,805	61.1%
		Richard Ziser (R)	284,640	35.1%
		Thomas Hurst (LIBERT)	9,559	1.2%
		David Schumann (X)	6,001	0.7%
		Gary Marinch (NL)	2,095	0.3%
1998	general	Harry Reid (D)	208,650	47.9%
		John Ensign (R)	208,222	47.8%
		Michael Cloud (LIBERT)	8,044	1.8%
		Michael E. Williams (NL)	2,749	0.6%
1992	general	Harry Reid (D)	253,150	51%
		Demar Dahl (R)	199,413	40.2%
		Joe S. Garcia Jr. (IA)	11,240	2.3%
		Lois Avery (NL)	7,279	1.5%
		H. Kent Cromwell (LIBERT)	7,222	1.5%
		Harry Tootle (POP)	4,429	0.9%
1986	general	Harry Reid (D)	130,955	50%
1986	general	Jim Santini (R)	116,606	45%

Vote For President
Year	Democrat	Republican
2008	Barack Obama: 55.14%	John McCain: 42.65%
2004	John Kerry: 48%	George W. Bush: 50%
2000	Al Gore: 46%	George W. Bush: 50%
1996	Bill Clinton: 44%	Robert Dole: 43%
1992	Bill Clinton: 37%	George H. W. Bush: 35%
1988	Michael Dukakis: 38%	George H. W. Bush: 59%
1984	Walter F. Mondale: 32%	: