2018 Nevada Gubernatorial Election
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 (or nine U.S. states and territory) that prohibits its governors or any other state and territorial executive branch officials from serving more than two terms, even if they are nonconsecutive. The candidate filing deadline was March 16, 2018 and the primary election was held on June 12, 2018. The Republican nominee was Adam Laxalt and the Democratic nominee was Steve Sisolak. Sisolak won the election, becoming the first Democrat to be elected Governor of Nevada since Bob Miller won his second full term in 1994, and the first non-incumbent Democrat to win since 1982. As of , this is the only time a Democrat was elected Governor of Nevada in the 21st century. Republican primary ...
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Steve Sisolak (cropped)
Stephen F. Sisolak (born December 26, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 30th List of governors of Nevada, governor of Nevada from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Nevada Democratic Party, Democratic Party, he served on the Clark County Commission from 2009 to 2019 and on the Nevada System of Higher Education, Nevada Board of Regents from 1999 to 2008. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sisolak graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lee Business School, Business School. After becoming involved in several civic causes and government projects, he was elected to the Nevada System of Higher Education, Nevada Board of Regents and served from 1999 to 2008. In 2008, he was elected to the Clark County Commission and was reelected in 2012 and 2016. Sisolak served as vice chair of the commission from 2011 to 2013 and as chair from 2013 to 2019. Sisolak ran for governor of Nevada in 2018. He defeated fellow Clar ...
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