The 2022 Nevada Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of Nevada. Incumbent Republican

Barbara Cegavske Barbara Katherine Cegavske (née Jewson; born August 27, 1951) is an American businesswoman and politician, who is the former Secretary of State of Nevada from 2015 to 2023. She was a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing Clark Coun ...

was term-limited and could not seek a third term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jim Marchant James Carl Marchant Jr. (born May 28, 1956) is an American politician in Nevada. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 37th district in the Nevada Assembly, covering parts of the northwestern Las Vegas Valley, from 2016 to 2018. A ...

, former member of the Nevada Assembly for the 37th district (2016–2018) and nominee for in

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Eliminated in primary

*Kristopher Dahir,

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city councilman *John Gerhardt *

Jesse Haw Jesse Haw (born 1971) is an American politician and businessman from Nevada. A Republican, Haw served in the Nevada Senate in 2016. Haw's family moved to Nevada when he was five years old. He graduated from Edward C. Reed High School in Sparks, ...

, former

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(2016) *Socorro Keenan *Gerard Ramalho, former news anchor *Richard Scotti, former 8th Nevada judicial court judge

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Cisco Aguilar Francisco Aguilar is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the Secretary of State of Nevada since 2023. He was elected in 2022, defeating Republican Jim Marchant. Early life and education Born t ...

, counsel for De Castroverde Law Group; former staffer for then–U.S. Senator Harry Reid

Withdrew

* Ellen Spiegel, former member of the Nevada Assembly from the 20th district (2012–2020) (ran for

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)

Endorsements

Independents and third-party candidates

Candidates

Declared

*Ross Crane (Libertarian), sales manager *Janine Hansen (Independent American), executive director of the Independent American Party of Nevada and perennial candidate

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Notes

References

External links

Cisco Aguilar (D) for Secretary of StateJim Marchant (R) for Secretary of State
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