2022 Nevada State Controller election

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2022 Nevada State Controller election
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Nominee Andy Matthews Ellen Spiegel
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote504,703463,092
Percentage50.06%45.93%
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Matthews:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Spiegel:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes
State Controller before election

Catherine Byrne
Democratic

Elected State Controller

Andy Matthews
Republican

The 2022 Nevada State Controller election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Nevada State Controller. Incumbent Democratic Controller Catherine Byrne did not seek re-election to a second term. [1] Republican candidate Andy Matthews won the election, flipping the seat and marking the best performance for a Nevada Republican in a statewide race in 2022, as all other successful Republican candidates for statewide races won with pluralities of the vote.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Alex Costa, investor [2]

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ellen Spiegel 111,989 67.26%
Democratic Alex Costa40,66424.42%
None of These Candidates 13,8418.31%
Total votes166,494 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Independents and third-party candidates

Candidates

Nominees

  • Jed Profeta (Libertarian) [5]

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Ellen
Spiegel (D)		Andy
Matthews (R)		None of These
Candidates		OtherUndecided
OH Predictive Insights [6] September 20–29, 2022741 (LV)± 3.6%31%39%6%4% [b] 21%

Results

2022 Nevada State Controller election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Andy Matthews 504,703 50.06% +3.82%
Democratic Ellen Spiegel 463,09245.93%−4.67%
None of These Candidates 25,0292.48%-0.69%
Libertarian Jed Profeta15,3751.52%N/A
Total votes1,008,199 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Spiegel won 3 of 4 congressional districts. [8]

DistrictSpiegelMatthewsRepresentative
1st 50%46% Dina Titus
2nd 39%57% Mark Amodei
3rd 49%47% Susie Lee
4th 48%47% Steven Horsford

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Profeta (L) with 4%

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References

  1. 1 2 Rindels, Michelle (February 16, 2022). "Ellen Spiegel drops secretary of state bid, will run for controller". The Nevada Independent.
  2. ↑ Torres-Cortez, Ricardo (May 15, 2022). "Longtime lawmaker versus newcomer for state controller". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  3. ↑ "Statewide - 2022 Primary Election Results". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ Appleton, Rory (July 6, 2021). "Andy Matthews announces bid for state controller". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  5. ↑ Robertson, Nick (October 6, 2022). "2 Assembly vets, Libertarian running for state controller". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  6. ↑ OH Predictive Insights
  7. ↑ "Silver State 2022 - General Election Results - Statewide". Nevada Secretary of State.
  8. ↑ "2022 Nevada Statewide Races by CD".

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