The Nevada general election, 2018 was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, throughout

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United States Senate

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller ran for re-election to a second term but lost to Democratic U.S. Representative

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United States House of Representatives

All of Nevada's four seats in the

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were up for election in 2018.

Governor

Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval 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 did not run for re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Eugene Hoover, businessman * Brent Jones, former state assemblyman (2014–2016) *Scott LaFata, consulting services provider *Gary Meyers, businessman * Michael Roberson, minority leader of the

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=Declined

= * Mark Hutchison, incumbent lieutenant governor

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

*Laurie Hansen * Kate Marshall, former Nevada State Treasurer (2007–2015) and nominee for Nevada Secretary of State in

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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, assistant Nevada Attorney General *Craig Mueller, lawyer and former U.S. Naval officer

=Declined

= *

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, incumbent U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district * 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 ran for re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Ernest Aldridge * Barbara Cegavske, incumbent Nevada secretary of state

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Nelson Araujo, state assemblyman

Declined

* Kelvin Atkinson, state senator * Oscar Delgado, Reno city councilman * Pat Spearman, state senator

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Dan Schwartz did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Bob Beers, Las Vegas city councilman (2012–2017), former state senator (2004–2008), and former state assemblyman (1998–2004) *Derek Uehara, certified financial planner and former candidate for Henderson City Council

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Zach Conine, businessman

=Declined

= * Teresa Benitez-Thompson, state assemblywoman * Irene Bustamante Adams, state assemblywoman * Andrew Martin, former state assemblyman (2013–2015) and nominee for Nevada State Controller in

General election

Results

Controller

Incumbent Republican Controller Ron Knecht lost re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Ron Knecht, 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

General election

Results

State legislature

Nevada Senate

11 out of 21 seats in the

were up for election in 2018.

Nevada Assembly

All 42 seats in the

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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.

Primary election

=Candidates

= *Leon Aberasturi, judge of the Lyon County District Court (Third Judicial District) * Elissa Cadish, judge of the Clark County

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(Eighth Judicial District) *Alan Lefebvre,

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attorney *John Rutledge,

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attorney, Democratic candidate for

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* Jerome Tao, judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals

=Results

2018 Nevada Supreme Court Seat C primary

General election

=Results

2018 Nevada Supreme Court Seat C general

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. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Abbi Silver ran for the seat unopposed.

Results

2018 Nevada Supreme Court Seat F election

Supreme Court Seat G

Incumbent justice Lidia S. Stiglich, who was appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval in 2017, was eligible to run for a first full term.

Candidates

*Mathew Harter, judge of the Clark County

(Eighth Judicial District - Family Court Division Department N) * Lidia Stiglich, incumbent justice of the Nevada Supreme Court

=Results

2018 Nevada Supreme Court Seat G election

References

External links

Candidates
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Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites
Janine Hansen (IAPN) for Lt. Governor
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Michael 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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