The 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2006. Incumbent Governor Kenny Guinn could not run due to term limits. Republican Congressman Jim Gibbons defeated Democratic State Senator Dina Titus. As of 2023,this is the most recent election in which Nevada voted for a gubernatorial candidate of the same party as the incumbent president.
Robert T. Beers is an American accountant (CPA) and member of the Republican Party. He was previously an elected member of the Nevada Assembly from 1998 to 2004,the Nevada Senate from 2005 to 2008,and the Las Vegas City Council from 2012 to 2017. He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Governor of Nevada in 2006. In January 2014,he announced that he would run against Democratic Senator Harry Reid in the 2016 U.S. Senate election,but he withdrew from the race in June 2015. In 2018,he was defeated for Nevada State Treasurer by Zach Conine.
Nevada's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district that includes the northern third of the state. It includes most of Lyon County,all of Churchill,Douglas,Elko,Eureka,Humboldt,Lander,Pershing,Storey,Washoe,and White Pine counties,as well as the state capital,Carson City. The largest city in the district is Reno,the state's third largest city. Although the district appears rural,its politics are dominated by Reno and Carson City. As of 2017,over 460,000 people reside in Washoe County alone,totaling about two-thirds of the district's population. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+8,it is the only Republican-leaning congressional district in Nevada.
Nevada's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district occupying the area south of Las Vegas,including Henderson,Boulder City,and much of unincorporated Clark County. The district was initially created after the 2000 census.
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.
David Parks is an American politician from Las Vegas,Nevada. A Democrat,he served in the Nevada Senate for 12 years,representing the state's 7th district in Clark County. He was elected to the Senate in November 2008,prior to which he had served in the Nevada Assembly since 1996. He was term-limited in 2020 and did not run for re-election.
Joseph Michael Lombardo is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving since 2023 as the 31st governor of Nevada. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 17th sheriff of Clark County from 2015 to 2023,capping a 34-year career in law enforcement.
The Nevada State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Nevada. It has been chaired by Daniele Monroe-Moreno since March 2023.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,and elected the four U.S. Representatives from Nevada,one from each of the state's four congressional districts,an increase of one seat in reapportionment following the 2010 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election,and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on June 12,2012.
The 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval won re-election to a second term in office,defeating Democratic nominee Bob Goodman in a landslide. Sandoval won a higher percentage of the vote than any other incumbent governor in 2014.
Scott Hammond is an American politician. He was elected to the Nevada State Senate in 2012 to represent District 18,which encompasses the northwest part of the Las Vegas Valley including portions of the communities of Summerlin,Centennial Hills,Tule Springs and Lone Mountain. He defeated Kelli Ross,wife of Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross,by 1,471 votes.
Stephen F. Sisolak is an American businessman and politician who served as the 30th governor of Nevada from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he served on the Clark County Commission from 2009 to 2019 and on the Nevada Board of Regents from 1999 to 2008. Sisolak is the only Democrat in the 21st century to serve as or be elected Governor of Nevada.
Dennis Paul Anderson is an American politician and a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 2012 to 2017 representing District 13. Anderson is also the founder and president of a technology company named AndersonPC,founded in 1996.
Adam Paul Laxalt is an American attorney and politician who served as the 33rd Nevada Attorney General from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he was the party's unsuccessful nominee for governor of Nevada in 2018 and for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
Since 2002,there have been various housing proposals for Blue Diamond Hill,located in rural Clark County,Nevada. The proposed site is located west of Las Vegas,near the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The Blue Diamond Mine has operated on the land since the 1920s,but the property otherwise remains vacant. Each of the proposed housing projects have received some opposition from environmentalists,citing concerns about the impact that such a project would have on the surrounding area.
The 2018 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican Governor Brian Sandoval was ineligible to run for re-election,due to the absolute two-term limit established by the Nevada Constitution. Nevada is one of eight U.S. states that prohibits its governors or any other state and territorial executive branch officials from serving more than two terms,even if they are nonconsecutive.
Nevada's 9th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Nevada Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Melanie Scheible since 2018,succeeding Republican Becky Harris.
The 2022 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Nevada. Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak ran for re-election to a second term,but was defeated by Republican Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo.
The 2022 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 8,2022,to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Nevada. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections,including for Governor of Nevada. Primary elections were held on June 14. Nevada is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
The 2022 Nevada Attorney General election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the Attorney General of Nevada. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford won re-election to a second term in office. As Ford narrowly won Carson City,this was the first time since 2014 that a Democrat had won a county or county-equivalent outside of Clark or Washoe County. Ford's performance was also the best for a Nevada Democrat in a statewide race in 2022,as all other successful Democratic candidates for statewide races won with pluralities of the vote.
