Nevada's 13th Senate district

Nevada's 13th State Senate district
From 2022 onward From 2012 to 2022
Senator	Skip Daly D – Sparks
Registration	46.3%  Democratic 29.0%  Republican 17.3%  No party preference
Demographics	50%  White 3%  Black 35%  Hispanic 6%  Asian 2%  Native American 1%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3% Other
Population (2018)	136,122 [1] [2]
Registered voters	62,050

Nevada's 13th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Nevada Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Skip Daly since 2022, succeeding fellow Democrat Julia Ratti. ^[3]

Geography

District 13 covers much of central Reno and Sparks in Washoe County. ^[3]

The district is located entirely within Nevada's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 24th and 30th districts of the Nevada Assembly. ^[4]

Recent election results

Nevada Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; since 2012 redistricting, the 13th district has held regularly scheduled elections in midterm years, and off-cycle elections in 2012 (due to Sheila Leslie's resignation) and 2016 (due to Debbie Smith's death).

2022

2022 Nevada State Senate election, District 13 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Skip Daly	23,416	61.6
	Republican	Matthew Buehler	14,618	38.4
Total votes			38,034	100
	Democratic hold

Historical election results

2018

2018 Nevada State Senate election, District 13 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Ratti (incumbent)	27,079	70.3
	Independent American	Charlene Young	11,415	29.7
Total votes			38,494	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Nevada State Senate election, District 13 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kent Bailey	2,499	69.9
	Republican	Samantha Brockelsby	1,074	30.1
Total votes			3,573	100
General election
	Democratic	Julia Ratti (incumbent)	27,280	60.0
	Republican	Kent Bailey	15,811	34.8
	Libertarian	Brandon Jacobs	2,406	5.3
Total votes			45,497	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 Nevada State Senate election, District 13 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Smith (incumbent)	12,943	60.6
	Republican	Thomas Koziol	8,432	39.4
Total votes			21,375	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Nevada State Senate election, District 13 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Smith	25,975	64.7
	Republican	Kathy Martin	14,151	35.3
Total votes			40,126	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6]
2020	President	Biden 61.1 – 36.0%
2018	Senate	Rosen 61.7 – 33.6%
	Governor	Sisolak 59.8 – 34.2%
2016	President	Clinton 57.3 – 34.1%
2012	President	Obama 63.8 – 33.7%
	Senate	Berkley 49.8 – 37.5%

References

1. "State Senate District 13, NV". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
2. "Nevada State Senate - 2011 Districts: State of Nevada Population Report" (PDF). Nevada Legislature. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
3. "Legislator Information: Senator Skip Daly". Nevada Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
5. "Nevada State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 30, 2020.