2014 Nevada Senate election

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2014 Nevada Senate election
Flag of Nevada.svg
 2012November 4, 2014 2016  

11 of the 21 seats in the Nevada Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  3x4.svg Aaron D. Ford.jpg
Leader Michael Roberson Aaron D. Ford
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 20th 11th
Seats before1011
Seats after1110
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1

Nevada Senate Election 2014 - Results by District.svg
Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election

Leader of the Senate before election

Mo Denis
Democratic

Elected Leader of the Senate

Michael Roberson
Republican

The 2014 Nevada Senate election took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Nevada voters elected state senators in 11 of the state senate's 21 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Nevada Senate.

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A primary election on June 10, 2014, determined which candidates appear on the November 4 general election ballot. Primary election and general election results can be obtained from the State of Nevada's Secretary of State website. [1] [2] As of 2024, this is the last time Republicans won a majority.

Results

District 2

Nevada's 2nd Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mo Denis (incumbent) 5,683 76.35%
Constitution Louis Baker1,75823.65%
Total votes7,441 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 8

Nevada's 8th Senate District Democratic Primary Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marilyn Dondero Loop 2,844 83.01%
Democratic Garrett J. Leduff58216.99%
Total votes3,426 100.0%
Nevada's 8th Senate District Republican Primary Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patricia Farley 2,814 52.01%
Republican Clayton Kelly Hurust2,05437.96%
Republican Lisa Myers54310.04%
Total votes5,411 100.0%
Nevada's 8th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patricia Farley 16,205 52.01%
Democratic Marilyn Dondero Loop11,09235.66%
Constitution Jon Kamerath1,1193.60%
Total votes31,416 100.0%
Republican hold

District 9

Nevada's 9th Senate District Republican Primary Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Becky Harris 1,830 50.26%
Republican Vick Gill1,45239.88%
Republican David J. Schoen2065.66%
Republican Ron Q. Quilang1534.20%
Total votes3,641 100.0%
Nevada's 9th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Becky Harris 12,475 55.19%
Democratic Justin Jones (incumbent)10,11644.81%
Total votes22,591 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 10

Nevada's 10th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ruben Kihuen (incumbent) 8,143 64.93%
Libertarian Ed Uehling4,40935.07%
Total votes12,552 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 12

Nevada's 12th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Hardy (incumbent) 28,657 100.0%
Total votes28,657 100.0%
Republican hold

District 13

Nevada's 13th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debbie Smith (incumbent) 12,943 60.57%
Republican Thomas Koziol8,43239.43%
Total votes21,375 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 14

Nevada's 14th Senate District Democratic Primary Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Hunt 2,303 56.81%
Democratic K.C. Harrison1,75143.19%
Total votes4,054 100.0%
Nevada's 14th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Don Gustavson (incumbent) 24,994 70.46%
Democratic Joe Hunt10,69029.54%
Total votes35,684 100.0%
Republican hold

District 16

Nevada's 16th Senate District Republican Primary Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ben Kieckhefer (incumbent) 8,144 66.73%
Republican Gary Schmidt4,06033.27%
Total votes12,204 100.0%
Nevada's 16th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ben Kieckhefer (incumbent) 27,225 66.61%
Democratic Michael Kelley12,02129.47%
Constitution John Everhart2,6916.61%
Total votes41,937 100.0%
Republican hold

District 17

Nevada's 17th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Settelmeyer (incumbent) 35,979 100.0%
Total votes35,979 100.0%
Republican hold

District 20

Nevada's 20th Senate District Republican Primary Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Roberson (incumbent) 3,009 58.54%
Republican Bunce Carl2,13141.46%
Total votes5,140 100.0%
Nevada's 20th Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Roberson (incumbent) 16,715 61.32%
Democratic Teresa Lowry10,95940.28%
Total votes27,239 100.0%
Republican hold

District 21

Nevada's 21st Senate district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Manendo (incumbent) 9,597 53.58%
Republican Ron McGinnis8,32846.42%
Total votes17,925 100.0%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "2014 Nevada Senate General election results". nvsos.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  2. "2014 Nevada Senate Primary election results". nvsos.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2023.