2018 Nevada elections

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2018 Nevada elections
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The Nevada general election, 2018 was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, throughout Nevada.

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United States Senate

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller ran for re-election to a second term but lost to Democratic U.S. Representative Jacky Rosen. [1]

United States Senate election in Nevada, 2018 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jacky Rosen 490,071 50.4
Republican Dean Heller (incumbent)441,20245.4
None of These Candidates 15,3031.6
Independent Barry Michaels9,2691.0
Libertarian Tim Hagan9,1960.9
Independent American Kamau Bakari7,0910.7
Total votes972,132 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

United States House of Representatives

All of Nevada's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

Governor

Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval was term-limited for life and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.

Nevada gubernatorial election, 2018 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Steve Sisolak 480,007 49.4
Republican Adam Laxalt 440,32045.3
None of These Candidates 18,8651.9
Independent Ryan Bundy13,8911.4
Independent American Russell Best10,0761.0
Libertarian Jared Lord8,6400.9
Total votes971,799 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Lieutenant governor

2018 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Kate Marshall Michael Roberson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote486,381421,697
Percentage50.4%43.7%
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Marshall:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Robertson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
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Precinct results
Marshall:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Robertson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Hansen:     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%
     No votes
Lieutenant Governor before election

Mark Hutchison
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Kate Marshall
Democratic

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Mark Hutchison did not run for re-election to a second term. [4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Results

Republican primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Roberson 63,675 46.24%
Republican Brent Jones24,89918.08%
None of These Candidates 17,21912.50%
Republican Eugene Hoover15,91811.56%
Republican Gary Meyers9,1536.65%
Republican Scott LaFata6,8544.98%
Total votes137,718 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kate Marshall 93,795 67.27%
Democratic Laurie Hansen30,70922.02%
None of These Candidates 14,92410.70%
Total votes139,428 100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Michael
Roberson (R)		Kate
Marshall (D)		OtherUndecided
Gravis Marketing [13] September 11–12, 2018700± 3.7%35%45%—20%
Suffolk University [14] September 5–10, 2018500± 4.4%26%29%13% [15] 31%
Gravis Marketing [16] June 23–26, 2018630± 3.9%36%45%—19%
The Mellman Group [17] April 12–19, 2018600± 4.0%27%40%—33%

Results

2018 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kate Marshall 486,381 50.35% +16.70%
Republican Michael Roberson 421,69743.66%−15.81%
Independent American Janine Hansen23,8932.47%−1.42%
None of These Candidates 23,5372.44%-0.55%
Independent Ed Uehling10,4351.08%N/A
Total votes965,943 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Adam Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor. [18]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Wesley Duncan, assistant Nevada Attorney General [19]
  • Craig Mueller, lawyer and former U.S. Naval officer [20]
Declined

Results

Republican primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wesley Duncan 82,453 59.78%
Republican Craig Mueller43,36131.44%
None of These Candidates 12,1068.78%
Total votes137,920 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Results

Democratic primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Aaron Ford 94,699 68.01%
Democratic Stuart MacKie26,61919.12%
None of These Candidates 17,93112.88%
Total votes139,249 100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Wesley
Duncan (R)		Aaron
Ford (D)		OtherUndecided
Suffolk University [14] September 5–10, 2018500± 4.4%28%30%12% [27] 29%
The Mellman Group [17] April 12–19, 2018600± 4.0%27%36%—37%

Results

2018 Nevada Attorney General election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Aaron Ford 456,225 47.24% +1.92%
Republican Wesley Duncan 451,69246.77%+0.55%
Independent American Joel Hansen32,2593.34%−2.27%
None of These Candidates 25,5772.65%-0.22%
Total votes965,753 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

Secretary of State

2018 Nevada Secretary of State election
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Nominee Barbara Cegavske Nelson Araujo
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote467,880461,551
Percentage48.9%48.3%
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Cegavske:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Araujo:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Secretary of State before election

Barbara Cegavske
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Barbara Cegavske
Republican

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Barbara Cegavske ran for re-election to a second term. [28] [29]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Barbara Cegavske (incumbent) 85,355 62.54%
Republican Ernest Aldridge36,50826.75%
None of These Candidates 14,61310.71%
Total votes136,476 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing magazine [33] TossupJune 4, 2018

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Barbara
Cegavske (R)		Nelson
Araujo (D)		Undecided
Gravis Marketing [13] September 11–12, 2018700± 3.7%40%40%20%
Gravis Marketing [16] June 23–26, 2018630± 3.9%36%37%26%
The Mellman Group [17] April 12–19, 2018600± 4.0%31%36%33%

Results

2018 Nevada Secretary of State election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Barbara Cegavske (incumbent) 467,880 48.91% −1.49%
Democratic Nelson Araujo 461,55148.25%+2.11%
None of These Candidates 27,2002.84%-0.62%
Total votes956,631 100.0%
Republican hold

Treasurer

2018 Nevada State Treasurer election
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Nominee Zach Conine Bob Beers
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote459,874453,748
Percentage47.7%47.1%
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Conine:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Beers:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
State Treasurer before election

Dan Schwartz
Republican

Elected State Treasurer

Zach Conine
Democratic

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Dan Schwartz did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor. [34]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Beers 91,570 66.82%
Republican Derek Uehara32,41223.65%
None of These Candidates 13,0669.53%
Total votes137,048 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

General election

Results

2018 Nevada State Treasurer election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Zach Conine 459,874 47.70% +6.20%
Republican Bob Beers 453,74847.06%−4.39%
None of These Candidates 27,4312.84%-0.62%
Independent William Hoge 23,1462.40%N/A
Total votes964,199 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

Controller

2018 Nevada State Controller election
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Nominee Catherine Byrne Ron Knecht
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote487,068445,099
Percentage50.6%46.2%
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County results
Byrne:     40–50%     50–60%
Knecht:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
State Controller before election

Ron Knecht
Republican

Elected State Controller

Catherine Byrne
Democratic

Incumbent Republican Controller Ron Knecht lost re-election to a second term. [38]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined
  • Andrew Martin, former state assemblyman (2013–2015) and nominee for Nevada State Controller in 2014 [40]

General election

Results

2018 Nevada State Controller election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Catherine Byrne 487,068 50.60% +12.96%
Republican Ron Knecht (incumbent)445,09946.24%−6.29%
None of These Candidates 30,5003.17%-1.25%
Total votes962,667 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

State legislature

Nevada Senate

Eleven out of twenty-one seats in the Nevada Senate were up for election in 2018.

Nevada Assembly

All 42 seats in the Nevada Assembly were up for election in 2018.

State Judicial Branch

Supreme Court Seat C

Incumbent justice Michael Cherry, who has served on the Nevada Supreme Court since 2007, did not run for re-election to a third term. [41]

Primary election

Candidates
Results
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Primary results by county
  Cadish
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  None
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Aberasturi
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Lefebvre
  •   30–40%
Nonpartisan primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Elissa Cadish 111,079 36.08%
Nonpartisan Jerome Tao 63,146 20.51%
None of These Candidates 39,24412.75%
Nonpartisan John Rutledge38,16112.40%
Nonpartisan Leon Aberasturi34,83211.31%
Nonpartisan Alan Lefebvre21,3956.95%
Total votes307,857 100.0%

General election

Results
Results by county Cadish 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% Tao 30-40% 40-50% 2018 Nevada Supreme Court Seat C general.svg
Results by county
  Cadish
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Tao
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
2018 Nevada Supreme Court Justice, Seat C [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Elissa Cadish 404,206 45.30%
Nonpartisan Jerome Tao 289,30932.42%
None of These Candidates 198,73022.27%
Total votes892,245 100.0%

Supreme Court Seat F

Incumbent justice Michael L. Douglas, who has served on the Nevada Supreme Court since 2004, pledged to retire in January 2019. [42]

Court of Appeals Chief Judge Abbi Silver ran for the seat unopposed. [41]

Results

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Results by county
  Silver
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
2018 Nevada Supreme Court Justice, Seat F [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Abbi Silver 614,353 71.47%
None of These Candidates 245,22628.53%
Total votes859,579 100.0%

Supreme Court Seat G

Incumbent justice Lidia S. Stiglich, who was appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval in 2017, was eligible to run for a first full term.

Candidates

Results
Results by county Stiglich 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% Harter 30-40% 40-50% 2018 Nevada Supreme Court Seat G election.svg
Results by county
  Stiglich
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Harter
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
2018 Nevada Supreme Court Justice, Seat G [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Lidia S. Stiglich (incumbent) 413,471 46.60%
Nonpartisan Mathew Harter272,65230.73%
None of These Candidates 201,14822.67%
Total votes887,271 100.0%

References

  1. ↑ Lesniewski, Niels (December 29, 2016). "Dean Heller Not Running for Governor of Nevada". Roll Call . Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Silver State 2018 General Election Results - U.S. Senate". Nevada Secretary of State.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Silver State 2018 General Election Results - Statewide". Nevada Secretary of State.
  4. 1 2 Rindels, Michelle (August 18, 2017). "Nevada Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison announces he won't seek re-election; field for replacement still shaping up". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ Dike Anukam, Don (April 23, 2018). "From the Right: A Conversation with Eugene Hoover". This is Reno.
  6. ↑ Snyder, Riley (May 13, 2018). "Lieutenant governor candidate integrated Scientology into bottled water company; required top employee to attend "brainwashing" rehab center". The Nevada Independent.
  7. ↑ "Scott LaFata, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor". Las Vegas Review-Journal . May 8, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Gary Anthony Meyers, Republican candidate for Nevada Lieutenant Governor". Las Vegas Review-Journal . May 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ Valley, Jackie (August 21, 2017). "Republican state Senate leader Michael Roberson jumps into race for lieutenant governor". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Silver State 2018 Primary Election Results - Statewide". Nevada Secretary of State.
  11. ↑ "Laurie Hansen, Democratic candidate for Nevada Lieutenant Governor". Las Vegas Review-Journal . May 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ Valley, Jackie (September 13, 2017). "Former state Treasurer Kate Marshall announces her bid for lieutenant governor". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  13. 1 2 Gravis Marketing
  14. 1 2 Suffolk University
  15. ↑ "None of these" with 5%, Janine Hansen (AI) with 5%, Ed Uehling (I) with 3%
  16. 1 2 Gravis Marketing
  17. 1 2 3 The Mellman Group
  18. 1 2 Rindels, Michelle (November 1, 2017). "Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a rising Republican favorite, officially enters 2018 gubernatorial race". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  19. ↑ Rindels, Michelle; Snyder, Riley (November 2, 2017). "Republican Wes Duncan, former Laxalt deputy, jumps into attorney general's race". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
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  26. ↑ Lochhead, Colton (August 16, 2017). "Clark County DA Steve Wolfson announces re-election bid". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  27. ↑ "None of these" with 2%, Joel Hansen (AI) with 10%
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  30. 1 2 Rindels, Michelle (September 18, 2017). "Democratic Assemblyman Nelson Araujo enters secretary of state race, Spearman withdraws from consideration". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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  33. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  34. ↑ Rindels, Michelle (September 5, 2017). "Republican Dan Schwartz, Nevada's maverick treasurer, jumps into governor's race". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  35. 1 2 3 Rindels, Michelle (August 10, 2017). "Republican former Vegas councilman, lawmaker Bob Beers announces run for state treasurer". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  36. ↑ "Ex-Henderson City Council candidate to run for Nevada Treasurer". November 7, 2017.
  37. ↑ "Second Democrat files for Nevada treasurer race". March 14, 2018.
  38. 1 2 "Knecht to seek another office term". Nevada Appeal . October 30, 2017. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  39. ↑ "Catherine Byrne, Democratic candidate for Nevada State Controller". Las Vegas Review-Journal . May 8, 2018.
  40. ↑ Lochhead, Colton (August 13, 2017). "2018 campaign season is heating up in Nevada". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  41. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Judge lands Nevada Supreme Court seat after no one else files". February 4, 2018.
  42. ↑ Ritter, Ken (December 4, 2017). "Nevada Supreme Court justices Douglas, Cherry to retire" . Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  43. 1 2 Gentry, Dana (October 18, 2018). "Two Nevada Supreme Court seats in contention". Nevada Current.

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