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This is a list of elections in the U.S. state of Nevada . Nevada is a swing state in state and federal elections, with margins that typically are under five percent. Unique to the state is the "None of These Candidates" voting option for all statewide and presidential and vice-presidential election ballots. [1] This option is listed along with the names of individuals running for the position and is often described as "none of the above". The option first appeared on the Nevada ballot in 1975. [2]
If the "None of These Candidates" option receives the most votes in an election, then the actual candidate who receives the most votes still wins the election. This has most notably happened on two occasions: in the 1976 Republican primary for Nevada's At-large congressional district, None of These Candidates received 16,097 votes, while Walden Earhart won 9,831 votes, followed by Dart Anthony with 8,097 votes. Even though he received fewer votes than "None of These Candidates", Earhart received the Republican nomination. [2] He went on to lose to incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Santini in the general election. In the 2014 Democratic gubernatorial primary, "None of These Candidates" won 30% of the popular vote, a plurality. Robert Goodman, the runner-up with 25% of the vote, was the Democratic nominee by state law. [3]
In a 2020 study, Nevada was ranked as the 23rd hardest state for citizens to vote in. [4]
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2024 | 751,205 | 50.59% | 705,197 | 47.49% | 28,438 | 1.92% |
2020 | 669,890 | 47.67% | 703,486 | 50.06% | 32,000 | 2.28% |
2016 | 512,058 | 45.50% | 539,260 | 47.92% | 74,067 | 6.58% |
2012 | 463,567 | 45.68% | 531,373 | 52.36% | 19,978 | 1.97% |
2008 | 412,827 | 42.65% | 533,736 | 55.15% | 21,285 | 2.20% |
2004 | 418,690 | 50.47% | 397,190 | 47.88% | 13,707 | 1.65% |
2000 | 301,575 | 49.52% | 279,978 | 45.98% | 27,417 | 4.50% |
1996 | 199,244 | 42.91% | 203,974 | 43.93% | 61,061 | 13.15% |
1992 | 175,828 | 34.73% | 189,148 | 37.36% | 141,342 | 27.92% |
1988 | 206,040 | 58.86% | 132,738 | 37.92% | 11,289 | 3.22% |
1984 | 188,770 | 65.85% | 91,655 | 31.97% | 6,242 | 2.18% |
1980 | 155,017 | 62.54% | 66,666 | 26.89% | 26,202 | 10.57% |
1976 | 101,273 | 50.17% | 92,479 | 45.81% | 8,124 | 4.02% |
1972 | 115,750 | 63.68% | 66,016 | 36.32% | 0 | 0.00% |
1968 | 73,188 | 47.46% | 60,598 | 39.29% | 20,432 | 13.25% |
1964 | 56,094 | 41.42% | 79,339 | 58.58% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 52,387 | 48.84% | 54,880 | 51.16% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 56,049 | 57.97% | 40,640 | 42.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 50,502 | 61.45% | 31,688 | 38.55% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 29,357 | 47.26% | 31,291 | 50.37% | 1,469 | 2.36% |
1944 | 24,611 | 45.38% | 29,623 | 54.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 21,229 | 39.92% | 31,945 | 60.08% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 11,923 | 27.19% | 31,925 | 72.81% | 0 | 0.00% |
1932 | 12,674 | 30.59% | 28,756 | 69.41% | 0 | 0.00% |
1928 | 18,327 | 56.54% | 14,090 | 43.46% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 11,243 | 41.76% | 5,909 | 21.95% | 9,769 | 36.29% |
1920 | 15,479 | 56.92% | 9,851 | 36.22% | 1,864 | 6.85% |
1916 | 12,127 | 36.40% | 17,776 | 53.36% | 3,413 | 10.24% |
1912 | 3,196 | 15.89% | 7,986 | 39.70% | 8,933 | 44.41% |
1908 | 10,775 | 43.93% | 11,212 | 45.71% | 2,539 | 10.35% |
1904 | 6,864 | 56.66% | 3,982 | 32.87% | 1,269 | 10.47% |
1900 | 3,849 | 37.75% | 6,347 | 62.25% | 0 | 0.00% |
1896 | 1,938 | 18.79% | 8,376 | 81.21% | 0 | 0.00% |
1892 | 2,811 | 25.84% | 714 | 6.56% | 7,353 | 67.60% |
1888 | 7,088 | 57.73% | 5,149 | 41.94% | 41 | 0.33% |
1884 | 7,193 | 56.21% | 5,578 | 43.59% | 26 | 0.20% |
1880 | 8,732 | 47.60% | 9,613 | 52.40% | 0 | 0.00% |
1876 | 10,383 | 52.73% | 9,308 | 47.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
1872 | 8,413 | 57.43% | 6,236 | 42.57% | 0 | 0.00% |
1868 | 6,480 | 55.39% | 5,218 | 44.61% | 0 | 0.00% |
1864 | 9,826 | 59.84% | 6,594 | 40.16% | 0 | 0.00% |
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The 2006 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican John Ensign defeated Democratic nominee Jack Carter to win re-election to a second term. This election was the only Senate election in Nevada where the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected or won re-election since 1980 and the only Senate election in Nevada for this seat where the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected or won re-election since 1952.
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State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020