2000 United States Senate election in Nevada
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The 2000 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democrat Richard Bryan decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee John Ensign won the open seat. John Ensign defeated Ed Bernstein in a landslide despite George Walker Bush carrying the state by a very narrow margin in the concurrent presidential election in the state.
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Incumbent Richard Bryan had been re-elected in 1994, winning by a comfortable margin amidst a national Republican wave.