2016 Nevada elections

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The Nevada general election, 2016 was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 throughout Nevada.

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United States Senate

Nevada's Class 3 Senate seat is up for election. Harry Reid retired at the end of his 5th term. Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto was elected to replace him.

United States House of Representatives

All of Nevada's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. Democrats Dina Titus, Jacklyn Rosen and Ruben Kihuen, and Republican Mark Amodei were elected.

State Legislature

Nevada Senate

Eleven out of twenty-one seats in the Nevada Senate were up for election in 2016. Seven of the seats were currently held by Democrats and four were held by Republicans. Republicans held a one-seat majority in the State Senate. Democrats flipped one Republican seat and held all of theirs, winning a slim majority.

Nevada Assembly

All 42 seats in the Nevada Assembly are up for election in 2016. Republicans currently hold 24 seats, Democrats currently hold 16 seats, Libertarians currently hold 1 seat, and there is one vacancy.

Election 2016
DistrictClose of Primary

Registration

Democratic primary
Candidates
June 14, 2016

Result

Republican primary
Candidates
June 14, 2016

Result

Other Party
Candidates
November 8, 2016

Result

District 1D +17.35%Daniele Monroe-MorenoNo PrimaryRoger "Oz" Baum674 (43.91%)
Howard Brean
861 (56.09%)
District 2R +5.78%Owen Carver786 (35.37%)John Hambrick (I)1,703 (59.59%)
Garrett LeDuff218 (9.81%Clayton Kelly Hurst1,155 (40.41%)
Ron Nelsen769 (34.61%)
Joe Valdes449 (20.21%)
District 3D +27.04%Nelson Araujo (I)No PrimaryNo Republican ChallengerDemocratic Hold

Araujo to be reelected

District 4R +0.37%Bert Lucas1,106 (39.98%)Melissa D. Laughter447 (15.84%)
Earle Orr392 (13.82%)Richard McArthur1,241 (43.98%)
John Piro1,339 (47.2%)Kenneth Rezendes1,134 (40.18%)
District 5D +7.09%Shannon Churchwell304 (13.96%)Tony Baca944 (39.93)
Rory Martinez898 (41.25%)Artemus "Art" Ham1,420 (60.07%)
Brittney Miller975 (44.79)
District 6D +46.22%Valencia Burch411 (14.77%)Carlo MaffattNo Primary
Arrick "Kerm" Foster156 (5.61%)
Macon Jackson487 (17.51%)
William McCurdy II1,728 (62.11%)
District 7D +36.89%Dina Neal (I)No PrimaryJennifer FawzyNo Primary
District 8D +15.12%Jason FriersonNo PrimaryNorm RossNo PrimaryJohn Moore (I) (Lib.)
District 9D +7.71%Steve Yeager [1] No PrimaryDavid Gardner (I)803 (45.52%)
Minddie Lloyd300 (17.01%)
Diana Orrock661 (37.47%)
District 10D +24.25%Chris Brooks [1] 1,468 (71.57%)Shelly M. Shelton (I)No Primary
German Castellanos583 (28.43%)
District 11D +36.17%Olivia Diaz (I)No PrimaryNo Republican ChallengerDemocratic Hold

Diaz to be reelected

District 12D +14.62%James Ohrenschall (I)No PrimaryRon McGinnis614 (31.95%)Troy Ethan Warren (Lib.
Mark Riggins789 (41.05%)
John Santacruz163 (8.48%)
Walter L. Seip II356 (18.52%)
District 13R +6.09%No Democratic ChallengerPaul Anderson (I)1,738 (62.16%)Republican Hold

Anderson to be reelected

Leonard Foster349 (12.48%)
Steve Sanson709 (25.36%)
District 14D +32.54%Maggie Carlton (I)No PrimaryMelody Howard389 (53.43%)
Quay Simons339 (46.57%)
District 15D +30.87%Elliot Anderson (I)1,731 (84.36%)Stan VaughnNo Primary
Lou Toomin321 (15.64%)
District 16D +24.11%Heidi Swank (I)No PrimaryNo Republican ChallengerEdmund Uehling (Lib.)
District 17D +27%Tyrone Thompson (I)No PrimaryRonald NewsomeNo Primary
District 18D +25.34%Richard Carrillo (I)1,194 (64.06%)Christine DeCorte595 (56.83%)
Erica Mosca670 (35.94%)Matt Sadler452 (43.17%)
District 19R +3.68%No Democratic ChallengerChris Edwards (I)1,960 (61.19%)Republican Hold

Edwards to be reelected

Connie Foust1,243 (38.81%)
District 20D +18.25%Ellen Spiegel (I)1,876 (76.98%)Carol LintonNo Primary
Darren Welsh561 (23.02%)
District 21D +7.44%Ozzie Fumo1,423 (57.63%)Derek Armstrong (I)1,179 (55.25%)
Ben Nakhaima854 (34.59%)Blain K. Jones955 (44.75%)
Vinny Spotleson192 (7.78%)
District 22R +6.44%Luis Aguirre-Insua1,286 (56.21%)Richard Bunce1,574 (44.41%)
Mark W. Isquith1,002 (43.79%)Keith Pickard1,970 (55.59%)
District 23R +14.02%Craig JordahlNo PrimarySwadeep Nigam1,529 (28.01%)
Melissa Woodbury (I)3,929 (71.99%)
District 24D +23.18%Amber Joiner (I)No PrimaryJim Riger, Sr.No Primary
District 25R +9.99%Allen "Eli" SmithNo PrimaryClint Jamison619 (10.19%)
Kime King420 (6.92%)
Jennifer Terhune1,726 (28.43%)
Jill Tolles [2] 3,307 (54.46%)
District 26R +15.28%No Democratic ChallengerJason Guinasso2,784 (44.67%)Republican Hold

Krasner to be elected

Lisa Krasner3,448 (55.33%)
District 27D +7.69%Teresa Benitez-Thompson (I)No PrimaryBonnie WeberNo Primary
District 28D +35.75%Edgar Flores (I)No PrimaryWesley CornwellNo Primary
District 29D +3.45%Lesley Elizabeth CohenNo PrimaryAmy L. Groves1,142 (45.01%)
Stephen Silberkraus (I)1,395 (54.99%)
District 30D +10.11%Mike Sprinkle (I)No PrimaryLauren ScottNo Primary
District 31R +6.08%Richard "Skip" DalyNo PrimaryJill Dickman (I)No Primary
District 32R +23.81%No Democratic ChallengerIra Hansen (I)No PrimaryRepublican Hold
District 33R +34.87%No Democratic ChallengerJohn Ellison (I)No PrimaryRepublican Hold
District 34D +13.34%Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod1,199 (39.74%)Marty Hagans713 (37.99%)
Zachary Conine1,126 (37.32%)David LaBay444 (23.65%)
Manny Garcia692 (22.94%)Matt Williams720 (38.36%)
District 35D +5.81%Justin WatkinsNo PrimaryTom Blanchard324 (18.5%)
Benjamin Donlon18 (1.03%)
Raymond Joseph Giordano46 (2.63%)
Brent Jones (I)712 (40.66%)
Tiffany Jones651 (37.18%)
District 36R +16.39%No Democratic ChallengerJames Oscarson (I)1,988 (46.49%)Dennis Hof (Lib.)
Rusty Stanberry433 (10.13%)
Tina Trenner1,855 (43.38%)
District 37R +0.64%Sean LyttleNo PrimaryJim Marchant2,511 (62.51%)
Glenn Trowbridge (I)1,506 (37.49%)
District 38R +29.65%George DiniNo PrimaryRobin Titus (I)No PrimaryWendy "Rooster" Cochran (No Party)
Justin Smith (IAP of Nevada)
District 39R +30.01%No Democratic ChallengerJim Wheeler (I)No PrimaryAlexander Dunn (No Party)
District 40R +16.77%Michael GreedyNo PrimarySam England1,515 (26.02)John Wagner (IAP of Nevada)
Chris Forbush1,050 (18.04%)
Al Kramer1,709 (29.35%)
Philip "PK" O'Neill (I)1,548 (26.59%
District 41D +7.54%Paul Aizley783 (44.11%)Nick Phillips934 (54.21%)
Sandra Jauregui992 (55.89%)Mary Rooney789 (45.79%)
District 42D +22.97%Irene Bustamante Adams (I)No PrimaryHoward ScheffNo Primary

State Judicial Branch

Supreme Court

DistrictIncumbentPrevious TermsCandidatesResult
Seat A James Hardesty 2004-2010
2010-2016
James Hardesty
Seat F Ron Parraguirre 2004-2010
2010-2016
Ron Parraguirre

Appeals Court

DistrictIncumbentPrevious TermsCandidatesResult
District 1Jerry Tao2014-2016Jerry Tao
Neil Durrant
District 2Michael Gibbons2014-2016Michael Gibbons
District 3Abbi Silver2014-2016Abbi Silver

Petitions

Question 1: Background Checks for Gun Purchases

Question 2: Marijuana Legalization

Question 4: Medical Equipment Sales Tax Exemption

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