Nevada's 2nd Senate district

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Nevada's 2nd
State Senate district
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Senator
  Edgar Flores
D Las Vegas
Registration61.9%  Democratic
16.5%  Republican
15.8%  No party preference
Demographics15%  White
12%  Black
67%  Hispanic
3%  Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)122,741 [1] [2]
Registered voters40,510

Nevada's 2nd Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Nevada Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Edgar Flores since 2022, succeeding fellow Democrat Mo Denis. [3]

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Closeup on the Las Vegas Valley with District 2 colored blue
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Closeup map of District 2
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Democrat Mo Denis has represented District 2 since 2010

Geography and demographics

District 2 is based in Las Vegas' Downtown, also covering smaller parts of North Las Vegas and Sunrise Manor in Clark County. [3]

The district overlaps with Nevada's 1st and 4th congressional districts, and with the 11th and 28th districts of the Nevada Assembly. [4] The district has a surface area of 15.9 square miles (41 km2), making it the smallest Senate district in Nevada, and a perimeter of 22.4 miles (36.0 km). [5]

According to the 2010 census, the district had a population of 128,715 – 0.09% above the ideal. It is the only Senate district in Nevada with a Hispanic/Latino majority, though others have Hispanic pluralities. [2] The population of District 2 is younger than Nevada's average, with over 65% of its inhabitants below the age of 40. The median household income is more than $20,000 lower than average, and 45% of those over 25 don't have a high school diploma. The poverty rate is well over twice as high as in the rest of Nevada. [6] The district also has the lowest percentage of registered voters of any Senate district in Nevada.

Recent election results

Nevada Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; since 2012 redistricting, the 2nd district has held elections in midterm years.

2022

2022 Nevada State Senate election, District 2 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edgar Flores 12,442 69.9
Republican Leo Henderson5,35030.1
Total votes17,792 100
Democratic hold

Historical election results

2018

2018 Nevada State Senate election, District 2 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mo Denis (incumbent) 13,717 79.5
Republican Calvin Border3,53720.5
Total votes17,254 100
Democratic hold

2014

In 2014, Denis faced off against Independent American Party member Louis Baker, a contractor, auctioneer, and investor; no Republican filed for the seat. [8] Denis, then the Senate Majority Leader, won with over 75% of the vote, the highest margin for any Nevada Senate race in 2014 (excluding uncontested races). [9] After Democrats lost control of the chamber, Denis did not seek re-election as Democratic leader, and was replaced by Aaron D. Ford as Minority Leader. [10]

2014 Nevada State Senate election, District 2 [7] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mo Denis (incumbent) 5,683 76.4
Independent American Louis Baker1,75823.6
Total votes7,441 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [12]
2020 President Biden 72.4 – 25.2%
2018 Senate Rosen 76.0 – 18.6%
Governor Sisolak 73.5 – 18.9%
2016 President Clinton 76.1 – 18.8%
2012 President Obama 79.8 – 18.3%
Senate Berkley 71.8 – 18.4%

History

The present 2nd district came into existence when the senatorial districts were reapportioned after the 2010 Census. [13] The revised borders went into effect on January 1, 2012 for filing for office, and for nominating and electing senators. They became effective for all other purposes on November 7 of the same year – the day after Election Day, when most senator terms began. In the Nevada Revised Statutes, the area of District 2 is defined using census tracts, block groups, and blocks. [14]

Mo Denis had represented the old 2nd district, which followed similar boundaries but did not include Downtown Las Vegas. [15] Denis continued to represent the newly-drawn district from 2012-2014 despite the new boundaries, and was re-elected in 2014. [11] [14] [16]

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