2022 Nevada State Senate Election
The 2022 Nevada Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Voters in 11 districts of the Nevada Senate elected their senators. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Nevada Assembly. Republicans needed to gain two seats to win control of the chamber. The primary elections were held on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Background In the 2020 Nevada State Senate election, Democrats maintained control of the Nevada Senate by a 12–9 margin. Democrats have controlled the chamber since 2016. Predictions Results Overview Summary of results by State Senate district *For districts not displayed, there is no election until 2024. Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: Results by District District 2 District 8 District 9 District 10 District 12 District 13 District 14 District 16 District 17 District 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nevada Senate
The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada, the lower house being the Nevada Assembly. It currently (2012–2021) consists of 21 members from single-member districts. In the previous redistricting (2002–2011) there were 19 districts, two of which were multimember. Since 2012, there have been 21 districts, each formed by combining two neighboring state assembly districts. Each State Senator represented approximately 128,598 as of the 2010 United States Census. Article Four of the Constitution of Nevada sets that State Senators serve staggered four-year terms. In addition, the size of the Senate is set to be no less than one-third and no greater than one-half of the size of the Assembly. Term limits, limiting senators to three 4-year terms (12 years), took effect in 2010. Because of the change in Constitution, seven senators were termed out in 2010, four were termed out in 2012, and one was termed out in 2014. The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nevada's 2nd Senate District
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. 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. The district overlaps with Nevada's 1st and 4th congressional districts, and with the 11th and 28th districts of the Nevada Assembly. The district has a surface area of , making it the smallest Senate district in Nevada, and a perimeter of . 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. 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 ov ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nevada's 14th Senate District
Nevada's 14th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Nevada Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ira Hansen since 2018, succeeding fellow Republican Don Gustavson. Geography District 14 stretches from the suburbs of Reno in Washoe County to many of the state's rural areas in Esmeralda, Humboldt, Lander, Mineral, Nye, and Pershing Counties. Communities within the district include Winnemucca, Battle Mountain, Hawthorne, Lovelock, Tonopah, Goldfield, Spanish Springs, Golden Valley, Lemmon Valley, and parts of Sparks and Sun Valley. The district is also home to Black Rock City, home to the annual festival Burning Man. The district overlaps with Nevada's 2nd and 4th congressional districts, and with the 31st and 32nd districts of the Nevada Assembly. It borders the states of California, Oregon, and – just barely – Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small port ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Julia Ratti
Julia Ratti (born 1969) is an American politician who served as a member of the Nevada Senate from 2016 to 2021. She represented the 13th district, which covers parts of Washoe County, including much of Sparks and Reno. Early life and education Ratti was born in Reno, Nevada. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography and journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno and a Master of Science in non-profit administration from the University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. The university's main campus is located on a setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park. The main campus is nicknamed "The Hil ... in 2004. Career In 2008, Ratti was elected to the Sparks City Council, and reelected in 2012. She decided not to run for reelection to the Council in 2016 in order to run for the Senate in a special election to replace Senator Debbie Smith, who had died. In Septem ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nevada's 13th Senate District
Nevada's 13th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Nevada Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Julia Ratti since 2016, succeeding late fellow Democrat Debbie Smith. Geography District 13 covers much of central Reno and Sparks in Washoe County. The district is located entirely within Nevada's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 24th and 30th districts of the Nevada Assembly The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada, the upper house being the Nevada Senate. The body consists of 42 members, elected to two-year terms from single-member district .... 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 due in 2012 (due to Sheila Leslie's resignation) and 2016 (due to Debbie Smith's death). 2018 2016 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joe Hardy (politician)
Joseph Paul Hardy (born May 15, 1949) is a former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing Nevada's 12th Senate district, District 12. Hardy was first elected to the Senate in 2010 when, before redistricting and a change in the nomenclature of the districts, he represented Clark County Number 12. His district represents rural areas of southeast Clark County, Nevada, Clark County including the communities of Boulder City, Nevada, Boulder City, Laughlin, Nevada, Laughlin, Searchlight, Nevada, Searchlight, Henderson, Nevada, Henderson, Overton, Nevada, Overton, Bunkerville, Nevada, Bunkerville, Mesquite, Nevada, Mesquite, as well as Nellis Air Force Base, Lake Mead, and Valley of Fire State Park. Hardy previously represented Clark County District 20 from 2002 to 2010. He served a LDS mission in France. Hardy is currently an Associate Professor and Staff Physician in the Department of Primary Care at Touro University Nevada College of Oste ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nevada's 12th Senate District
Nevada's 12th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Nevada Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Julie Pazina since 2022, succeeding Republican Party (United States), Republican Joe Hardy (politician), Joe Hardy. Geography District 12 covers the southern and eastern exurbs of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada, Clark County, including Mesquite, Nevada, Mesquite, Bunkerville, Nevada, Bunkerville, Moapa Valley, Nevada, Moapa Valley, Boulder City, Nevada, Boulder City, Laughlin, Nevada, Laughlin, and parts of Henderson, Nevada, Henderson and the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation. The district is home to the Hoover Dam. The district overlaps with Nevada's Nevada's 3rd congressional district, 3rd and Nevada's 4th congressional district, 4th congressional districts, and with the 19th and 23rd districts of the Nevada Assembly. It borders the states of Arizona and California. Recent election results Nevada Senators are elected to staggered fou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yvanna Cancela
Yvanna Cancela (born 1987) is an American politician who served as a member of the Nevada Senate for the 10th district from 2017 to 2021. She joined the Biden administration on January 20, 2021. Early life and education Cancela was born to Cuban immigrants in Phoenix, Arizona, and raised in Miami, Florida. She graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications in 2010. While she served in the Nevada Senate, she earned her Juris Doctor from the William S. Boyd School of Law. Career Nevada politics During the summer of 2009, she interned in Harry Reid's United States Senate office. She then moved to Nevada to work on Reid's 2010 reelection campaign. Cancela served as the political director for the Culinary Workers Union and as executive director of the Immigrant Workers Citizenship Project. In 2017, Cancela was chosen to succeed Ruben Kihuen, who was elected to the United States House of Representatives, in the Nevada Senate. She too ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fabian Doñate
Fabian Doñate is an American politician in the Nevada Senate from Nevada's 10th district. He was appointed to the seat after incumbent Democrat Yvanna Cancela Yvanna Cancela (born 1987) is an American politician who served as a member of the Nevada Senate for the 10th district from 2017 to 2021. She joined the Biden administration on January 20, 2021. Early life and education Cancela was born to Cu ... resigned to join the Biden Administration. References External links Profileat the Nevada Senate Campaign website Democratic Party Nevada state senators Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Nevada 21st-century American politicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Nevada-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nevada's 10th Senate District
Nevada's 10th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Nevada Senate. This seat is currently filled by Senator Fabian Doñate who was assigned after Senator Cancela's resignation on January 12, 2021 in order to join the incoming Biden/Harris Administration on January 20, 2021. Geography District 10 is based just to the south of Las Vegas in Clark County, covering Winchester Winchester is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs Nation ..., Paradise, and a small portion of Las Vegas proper. The district overlaps with Nevada's 1st and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 15th and 16th districts of the Nevada Assembly. Recent election results Nevada Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; since 2012 redistricting, the 10th district has held elections in midterm years. 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Melanie Scheible
Melanie Scheible is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Nevada Senate. Early life and education Scheible was born in Sacramento, California and raised in Reno, Nevada. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in public policy from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School. While in law school, Scheible interned at the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office. Career Scheible remains a deputy district attorney in Clark County while out of session. Since her election in 2018, Scheible has represented the 9th district, which includes southwestern suburbs of Las Vegas in Clark County, including most of Enterprise and parts of Summerlin South and Spring Valley. Personal life Scheible is bisexual. She is one of five openly-LGBT members of the Nevada Legislature, alongside senators David Parks, Pat Spearman Patricia Ann Spearman (born 1955) is an American cleric, veteran, and Democratic politician from North Las Vegas, Nevada. Sh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nevada's 9th Senate District
Nevada's 9th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Nevada Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Melanie Scheible since 2018, succeeding Republican Party (United States), Republican Becky Harris. Geography and demographics District 9 is based in the southwestern suburbs of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada, Clark County, including most of Enterprise, Nevada, Enterprise and parts of Summerlin South, Nevada, Summerlin South and Spring Valley, Nevada, Spring Valley. The district is located entirely within Nevada's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 9th and 35th districts of the Nevada Assembly. It has a total surface area of , and a perimeter of . According to the 2010 Census, the 9th district had a total population of 128,882 – 0.22% above the ideal. That population has since grown significantly, to over 170,000. Compared to other Senate districts, the district has a relatively low white and Hispanic and Latino Ame ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |