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The 2018 Nevada Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Nevada. [1]
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor. [2] Nevada Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford won the Democratic nomination and defeated Republican nominee and former Nevada Assembly member Wesley Duncan in the general election. [3] With a margin of 0.4%, this was the closest attorney general race of the 2018 election cycle.
Duncan won the Republican primary, defeating attorney Craig Mueller. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wesley Duncan | 82,427 | 59.78 | |
Republican | Craig Mueller | 43,346 | 31.44 | |
Republican | None of These Candidates | 12,103 | 8.78 | |
Total votes | 137,876 | 100.0 |
Ford won the Democratic primary, defeating attorney Stuart MacKie. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Aaron Ford | 94,664 | 68.01 | |
Democratic | Stuart MacKie | 26,610 | 19.12 | |
Democratic | None of These Candidates | 17,922 | 12.88 | |
Total votes | 139,196 | 100.0 |
Ford won the election by a 0.47% margin. [6] [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Aaron Ford | 456,225 | 47.24 | |
Republican | Wesley Duncan | 451,692 | 46.77 | |
Independent American | Joel Hansen | 32,259 | 3.34 | |
n/a | None of These Candidates | 25,577 | 2.65 | |
Total votes | 965,753 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Ford won 2 of 4 congressional districts, with the remaining 2 going to Duncan, including one that elected a Democrat. [8]
District | Duncan | Ford | Representative |
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1st | 33% | 61% | Dina Titus |
2nd | 54% | 38% | Mark Amodei |
3rd | 48% | 47% | Susie Lee |
4th | 45% | 49% | Steven Horsford |
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