2024 Nevada Senate election

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2024 Nevada Senate election
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  2022 November 5, 20242026 

10 of 21 seats in the Nevada Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Nicole Cannizzaro Heidi Gansert (retiring)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 6th - Las Vegas 15th - Reno
Last election138
Current seats138

2024 Nevada State Senate election by district - gains and holds.svg
Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent retiring

Incumbent Senate Majority Leader

Nicole Cannizzaro
Democratic



The 2024 Nevada Senate election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Voters in 10 districts of the Nevada Senate will elect their senators. The elections will coincide with elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and the State Assembly. Republicans need to gain three seats to win control of the chamber.

Contents

The primary elections will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. [1]

Background

In the 2022 Nevada State Senate election, Democrats maintained control of the Nevada Senate by a 13–8 margin. Democrats have controlled the chamber since 2016.

Results summary

For districts not displayed, there is no election until 2026. † - Incumbent not seeking re-election

District2020 Pres.IncumbentCandidatesResult
MemberPartyFirst elected
1 D +21.5 Pat SpearmanDemocratic2012
  • TBD (Democratic)
  • Patricia Brinkley (Republican)
Democratic primary
  • Michelee Crawford (Democratic)
  • Clara Thomas (Democratic)
3 D +16.9 Rochelle Nguyen Democratic2022 (appointed)
  • TBD (Democratic)
  • Brent Howard (Republican)
  • Keya Jones (Independent)
Democratic primary
4 D +44.9 Dina Neal Democratic2020
  • TBD (Democratic)
Democratic primary
  • Dina Neal (Democratic)
  • Laura Perkins (Democratic)
5 R +0.8 Carrie Buck Republican2020
  • TBD (Republican)
  • TBD (Democratic)
Republican primary
  • Richard Auchmoody (Republican)
  • Carrie Buck (Republican)
Democratic primary
  • Jennifer Atlas (Democratic)
  • Christian Bishop (Democratic)
6 D +8.7 Nicole Cannizzaro Democratic2016
  • Nicole Cannizzaro (Democratic)
  • TBD (Republican)
  • Brad Lee Barnhill (Independent American)
Republican primary
  • Jill Douglass (Republican)
  • Joshua Stacy (Republican)
7 D +22.0 Roberta Lange Democratic2020
  • Roberta Lange (Democratic)
  • Leonel Henderson Jr (Republican)
11 D +8.7 Dallas Harris Democratic2018 (appointed)
2020
  • TBD (Democratic)
  • TBD (Republican)
Democratic primary
  • Raymond Davis Jr (Democratic)
  • Dallas Harris (Democratic)
Republican primary
  • Brian Martin Paonessa (Republican)
  • Lori Rogich (Republican)
15 D +15.2 Heidi GansertRepublican2016
  • TBD (Republican)
  • TBD (Democratic)
Republican primary
  • Sharron E. Angle (Republican)
  • Michael Ginsburg (Republican)
  • Charles Mark Neumann (Republican)
Democratic primary
  • Namoi Duerr (Democratic)
  • Johnny Kerns (Democratic)
  • Angie Taylor (Democratic)
18 R +6.6Vacant [lower-alpha 1]
  • TBD (Republican)
  • TBD (Democratic)
Republican primary
  • Joshua Leavitt (Republican)
  • Richard McArthur (Republican)
  • John Steinbeck (Republican)
Democratic primary
  • Ronald A Bioldeau (Democratic)
  • Donald Conners (Democratic)
  • Iman Joseph (Democratic)
19 R +39.6 Pete GoicoecheaRepublican2012
  • TBD (Republican)
Republican primary
  • John Ellison (Republican)
  • Chelsy Fischer (Republican)
  • William Eric Hockstedler (Republican)

Incumbents retiring

Democrats

  1. District 1: Pat Spearman retired due to term limits.

Republicans

  1. District 15: Heidi Gansert retired.
  2. District 19: Pete Goicoechea retired due to term limits.

Detailed results

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Pat Spearman has represented the district since 2012.

Nevada State Senate 1st district Democratic primary election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michelee Crawford
Democratic Clara Thomas
Total votes
Nevada State Senate 1st district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic TBD
Republican Patricia Brinkley
Total votes

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Rochelle Nguyen has represented the district since 2022.

Nevada State Senate 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Geoconda Hughes
Democratic Rochelle Nguyen (incumbent)
Total votes
Nevada State Senate 3rd district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic TBD
Republican Brent Howard
Independent Keya Jones
Total votes

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Dina Neal has represented the district since 2020.

Nevada State Senate 4th district Democratic primary election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dina Neal (incumbent)
Democratic Laura Perkins
Total votes
Nevada State Senate 4th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic TBD
Total votes

District 5

Incumbent Republican Carrie Buck has represented the district since 2020.

Nevada State Senate 5th district Democratic primary election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jennifer Atlas
Democratic Christian Bishop
Total votes
Nevada State Senate 5th district Republican primary election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Auchmoody
Republican Carrie Buck (incumbent)
Total votes
Nevada State Senate 5th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican TBD
Democratic TBD
Total votes

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Nicole Cannizzaro has represented the district since 2016.

Nevada State Senate 6th district Republican primary election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jill Douglass
Republican Joshua Stacy
Total votes
Nevada State Senate 6th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nicole Cannizzaro (incumbent)
Republican TBD
Independent American Brad Lee Barnhill
Total votes

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Roberta Lange has represented the district since 2020.

Nevada State Senate 7th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roberta Lange (incumbent)
Republican Leonel Henderson Jr
Total votes

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Dallas Harris has represented the district since 2018.

Nevada State Senate 11th district Democratic primary election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Raymond Davis Jr
Democratic Dallas Harris (incumbent)
Total votes
Nevada State Senate 11th district Republican primary election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian Martin Paonessa
Republican Lori Rogich
Total votes
Nevada State Senate 11th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic TBD
Republican TBD
Total votes

District 15

Incumbent Republican Heidi Gansert has represented the district since 2018.

Nevada State Senate 15th district Democratic primary election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Naomi Duerr
Democratic Johnny Kerns
Democratic Angie Taylor
Total votes
Nevada State Senate 15th district Republican primary election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sharron E. Angle
Republican Michael Ginsburg
Republican Charles Mark Neumann
Total votes
Nevada State Senate 15th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican TBD
Democratic TBD
Total votes

District 18

This seat has been vacant since October 2023, following the resignation of Republican Scott Hammond to become executive director of the Nevada Governor's Office of Workforce Innovation.

Nevada State Senate 18th district Democratic primary election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ronald A Bioldeau
Democratic Donald Conners
Democratic Iman Joseph
Total votes
Nevada State Senate 18th district Republican primary election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joshua Leavitt
Republican Richard McArthur
Republican John Steinbeck
Total votes
Nevada State Senate 18th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican TBD
Democratic TBD
Total votes

District 19

Incumbent Republican Pete Goicoechea has represented the district since 2012.

Nevada State Senate 19th district Republican primary election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Ellison
Republican Chelsy Fischer
Republican William Eric Hockstedler
Total votes
Nevada State Senate 19th district general election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican TBD
Total votes

See also

Notes

  1. Republican Senator Scott Hammond resigned on October 26, 2023 to become Executive Director of the Nevada Governor's Office of Workforce Innovation.

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