The Nevada general election, 2018 was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 throughout
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
.
United States Senate
Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator
Dean Heller
Dean Arthur Heller (born May 10, 1960) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator for Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 15th secretary of state of Nevada from 1995 ...
ran for re-election to a second term but lost to Democratic U.S. Representative
Jacky Rosen
Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen (née Spektor; born August 2, 1957) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Nevada since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the U.S. representative for Nevada's 3rd congression ...
.
United States House of Representatives
All of Nevada's four seats in the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
were up for election in 2018.
Governor
Incumbent Republican Governor
Brian Sandoval
Brian Edward Sandoval (; born August 5, 1963) is an American politician, academic administrator, and former federal judge who served as the 29th Governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019.
A graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, Sandoval began ...
was term-limited for life and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.
Lieutenant governor
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor
Mark Hutchison
Mark Alan Hutchison (born May 5, 1963) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 2015 to 2019. He was elected to the Nevada State Senate on November 6, 2012, to represent Nevada Senate, Dist ...
did not run for re-election to a second term.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*Eugene Hoover, businessman
*
Brent Jones
Brent Michael Jones (born February 12, 1963) is an American former professional football player, business executive, businessman, coach, and sports analyst. As a player, he was a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers during his entire 11-year ca ...
, former
state assemblyman (2014–2016)
*Scott LaFata, consulting services provider
*Gary Meyers, businessman
*
Michael Roberson
Michael Craig Roberson is an American attorney and politician who served in the Nevada Senate from 2010 until 2018, representing the Nevada's 20th Senate district, 20th district. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, Roberson was Senate ...
, minority leader of the
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 previ ...
=Declined
=
*
Mark Hutchison
Mark Alan Hutchison (born May 5, 1963) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 2015 to 2019. He was elected to the Nevada State Senate on November 6, 2012, to represent Nevada Senate, Dist ...
, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Laurie Hansen
*
Kate Marshall
Kathleen Marie Marshall (née Soltero; born July 22, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 35th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 2019 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was previously the Nevada state tre ...
, former
Nevada State Treasurer
The Nevada State Treasurer is an elected office in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Nevada State Treasurer is based in Carson City, Nevada. The Treasurer is elected to a four-year term and may serve for eight years or two terms under Nevada's term li ...
(2007–2015) and nominee for
Nevada Secretary of State
The Secretary of State of Nevada is a statewide elected office in the State of Nevada. The secretary of state post is common to many U.S. states. In Nevada, it is a constitutional office (i.e., it is mandated by the Constitution of Nevada).
The ...
in
2014
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Results
General election
Polling
Results
Attorney general
Incumbent Republican Attorney General
Adam Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*
Wesley Duncan
Wesley Karl Duncan (born December 26, 1980) is a Nevada attorney, member of the Air Force reserve, and prosecutor. He served as First Assistant Attorney General of Nevada from 2014 to September 2017 and as a Republican member of the Nevada Ass ...
, assistant Nevada Attorney General
*Craig Mueller, lawyer and former U.S. Naval officer
=Declined
=
*
Mark Amodei
Mark Eugene Amodei ( ; born June 12, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district since 2011. The only Republican in Nevada's congressional delegation since 2019, Amodei se ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative for
Nevada's 2nd congressional district
Nevada's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district that includes the northern third of the state. It includes most of Lyon County, all of Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe counties ...
*
Adam Laxalt, incumbent Nevada Attorney General
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*
Aaron Ford, majority leader of the Nevada Senate
*Stuart MacKie
=Declined
=
* Steve Wolfson,
Clark County District Attorney (ran for re-election and won)
Results
General election
Polling
Results
Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State
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 ...
ran for re-election to a second term.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*Ernest Aldridge
*
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 ...
, incumbent Nevada Secretary of State
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*
Nelson Araujo
Nelson Araujo (born October 24, 1987) is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly.
Early life
Araujo was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1987. His parents were refugees from the Salvadoran Civil War. He was ra ...
, state assemblyman
Declined
*
Kelvin Atkinson
Kelvin Atkinson (born April 8, 1969) is a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Nevada Senate, representing Nevada's 4th Senate district, District 4. He previously served in the Nevada Assembly, representing Clark Count ...
, state senator
* Oscar Delgado,
Reno
Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the c ...
city councilman
[
*]Pat Spearman
Patricia Ann Spearman (born 1955) is an American cleric, veteran, and Democratic politician from North Las Vegas, Nevada. She was elected in November 2012 to the Nevada Senate representing District 1, that is composed of the northern section of ...
, state senator[
]
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
Treasurer
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Dan Schwartz
Daniel Mark Schwartz (born July 28, 1950) is an American businessman who served as Nevada State Treasurer from January 2015 to January 2019. An international businessman, attorney and Republican, Schwartz defeated his Democratic opponent, for ...
did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*Zach Conine
Zachary Beare Conine (born October 20, 1981) is an American attorney, businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Nevada. He is currently the Nevada State Treasurer.
Biography
Conine was raised in New York. He graduated from Cornell Unive ...
, businessman
=Declined
=
* Andrew Martin, former state assemblyman (2013–2015) and nominee for Nevada State Controller in 2014 Nevada elections#Controller
* Irene Bustamante Adams, state assemblywoman[
*]Teresa Benitez-Thompson
Teresa Francisca Benitez-Thompson (born July 25, 1978) is an American politician, the Majority Floor Leader and a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly, first elected February 7, 2011 to represent District 27 in Washoe County. She was crowned ...
, state assemblywoman[
]
Republican primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
* Bob Beers, Las Vegas city councilman (2012–2017), former state senator (2004–2008), and former state assemblyman (1998–2004)Henderson Henderson may refer to:
People
*Henderson (surname), description of the surname, and a list of people with the surname
*Clan Henderson, a Scottish clan
Places Argentina
*Henderson, Buenos Aires
Australia
*Henderson, Western Australia
Canada
* H ...
City Council
Results
General election
Results
Controller
Incumbent Republican Controller Ron Knecht
Ronald Lee Knecht (born May 4, 1949) is an American attorney, businessman and politician. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Knecht ran for State Controller of Nevada in the 2014 election and defeated Democrat Andrew Martin. He lost r ...
lost re-election to a second term.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
*Ron Knecht
Ronald Lee Knecht (born May 4, 1949) is an American attorney, businessman and politician. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Knecht ran for State Controller of Nevada in the 2014 election and defeated Democrat Andrew Martin. He lost r ...
, incumbent Nevada State Controller
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Declared
=
* Catherine Byrne, accountant
=Declined
=
* Andrew Martin, former state assemblyman (2013–2015) and nominee for Nevada State Controller in 2014 Nevada elections#Controller
General election
Results
State Legislature
Nevada Senate
Eleven out of twenty-one seats in the 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 previ ...
were up for election in 2018.
Nevada Assembly
All 42 seats in the Nevada Assembly
The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature (United States), 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 ...
were up for election in 2018.
State Judicial Branch
Supreme Court Seat C
Incumbent Justice Michael Cherry, who has served on the Nevada Supreme Court since 2007, did not run for re-election to a third term.[
]
Candidates
*Elissa Cadish, Clark County District Judge[
*Jerry Tao, Court of Appeals Judge][
*Alan Lefebvre, Las Vegas attorney][
*Leon Aberasturi, Lyon County District Judge][
*John Rutledge, Carson City attorney who unsuccessfully ran for governor as a Democrat in 2014][
]
Supreme Court Seat F
Incumbent Justice Michael L. Douglas, who has served on the Nevada Supreme Court since 2004, pledged to retire in January 2019.Abbi Silver
Abbi Silver (born December 3, 1964) is an American attorney who served as a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court from 2019 to 2022.
Education
Silver received her Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas i ...
ran for the seat unopposed.
Supreme Court Seat G
Incumbent Justice Lidia S. Stiglich, who has served on the Nevada Supreme Court since 2017, was eligible to run for a first full term.
References
External links
Candidates
at Vote Smart
Vote Smart, formerly called Project Vote Smart, is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States. It covers candidates and elected officials in si ...
Candidates
at Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia is a nonprofit and nonpartisan online political encyclopedia that covers federal, state, and local politics, elections, and public policy in the United States. The website was founded in 2007. Ballotpedia is sponsored by the Lucy Bur ...
Campaign finance
at OpenSecrets
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;Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites
Janine Hansen (IAPN) for Lt. GovernorKate Marshall (D) for Lt. GovernorMichael Roberson (R) for Lt. GovernorEd Uehling (NPP) for Lt. Governor
;Official Attorney General campaign websites
Wesley Duncan (R) for Attorney GeneralAaron Ford (D) for Attorney General
;Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Nelson Araujo (D) for Secretary of StateBarbara Cegavske (R) for Secretary of State
;Official State Treasurer campaign websites
Bob Beers (R) for TreasurerZach Conine (D) for Treasurer
;Official State Controller campaign websites
Catherine Byrne (D) for ControllerRon Knecht (R) for Controller
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Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...