2018 Nevada elections

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

2018 Nevada elections

← 2016 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2020 →

United States Senate

Main article: 2018 United States Senate election in Nevada

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller ran for re-election to a second term but lost to Democratic U.S. Representative Jacky Rosen.^[1]

United States Senate election in Nevada, 2018^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jacky Rosen	490,071	50.4
	Republican	Dean Heller (incumbent)	441,202	45.4
	None of These Candidates		15,303	1.6
	Independent	Barry Michaels	9,269	1.0
	Libertarian	Tim Hagan	9,196	0.9
	Independent American	Kamau Bakari	7,091	0.7
Total votes			972,132	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

United States House of Representatives

Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

All of Nevada's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

Governor

Main article: 2018 Nevada gubernatorial election

Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval was term-limited for life and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.

Nevada gubernatorial election, 2018^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Sisolak	480,007	49.4
	Republican	Adam Laxalt	440,320	45.3
	None of These Candidates		18,865	1.9
	Independent	Ryan Bundy	13,891	1.4
	Independent American	Russell Best	10,076	1.0
	Libertarian	Jared Lord	8,640	0.9
Total votes			971,799	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Lieutenant governor

2018 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 2014 November 6, 2018 2022 →

Nominee Kate Marshall Michael Roberson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 486,381 421,697 Percentage 50.4% 43.7%

County results Congressional district results Marshall:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Robertson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Precinct results Marshall:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Robertson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Hansen:      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

Lieutenant Governor before election Mark Hutchison Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Kate Marshall Democratic

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Mark Hutchison did not run for re-election to a second term.^[4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Eugene Hoover, businessman^[5]
• Brent Jones, former state assemblyman (2014–2016)^[6]
• Scott LaFata, consulting services provider^[7]
• Gary Meyers, businessman^[8]
• Michael Roberson, minority leader of the Nevada Senate^[9]

Declined

• Mark Hutchison, incumbent lieutenant governor^[4]

Results

Republican primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Roberson	63,675	46.24%
	Republican	Brent Jones	24,899	18.08%
	None of These Candidates		17,219	12.50%
	Republican	Eugene Hoover	15,918	11.56%
	Republican	Gary Meyers	9,153	6.65%
	Republican	Scott LaFata	6,854	4.98%
Total votes			137,718	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Laurie Hansen^[11]
• Kate Marshall, former Nevada State Treasurer (2007–2015) and nominee for Nevada Secretary of State in 2014^[12]

Results

Democratic primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kate Marshall	93,795	67.27%
	Democratic	Laurie Hansen	30,709	22.02%
	None of These Candidates		14,924	10.70%
Total votes			139,428	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Michael Roberson (R)	Kate Marshall (D)	Other	Undecided
Gravis Marketing[13]	September 11–12, 2018	700	± 3.7%	35%	45%	—	20%
Suffolk University[14]	September 5–10, 2018	500	± 4.4%	26%	29%	13%[15]	31%
Gravis Marketing[16]	June 23–26, 2018	630	± 3.9%	36%	45%	—	19%
The Mellman Group[17]	April 12–19, 2018	600	± 4.0%	27%	40%	—	33%

Results

2018 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kate Marshall	486,381	50.35%	+16.70%
	Republican	Michael Roberson	421,697	43.66%	−15.81%
	Independent American	Janine Hansen	23,893	2.47%	−1.42%
	None of These Candidates		23,537	2.44%	-0.55%
	Independent	Ed Uehling	10,435	1.08%	N/A
Total votes			965,943	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Attorney general

Main article: 2018 Nevada Attorney General election

Incumbent Republican attorney general Adam Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.^[18]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Wesley Duncan, assistant Nevada Attorney General^[19]
• Craig Mueller, lawyer and former U.S. Naval officer^[20]

Declined

• Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district^[21][22]
• Adam Laxalt, incumbent Nevada attorney general^[18]

Results

Republican primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wesley Duncan	82,453	59.78%
	Republican	Craig Mueller	43,361	31.44%
	None of These Candidates		12,106	8.78%
Total votes			137,920	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Aaron Ford, majority leader of the Nevada Senate^[23]
• Stuart MacKie^[24]

Declined

• Steve Wolfson, Clark County District Attorney (ran for re-election and won)^[25][26]

Results

Democratic primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Ford	94,699	68.01%
	Democratic	Stuart MacKie	26,619	19.12%
	None of These Candidates		17,931	12.88%
Total votes			139,249	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Wesley Duncan (R)	Aaron Ford (D)	Other	Undecided
Suffolk University[14]	September 5–10, 2018	500	± 4.4%	28%	30%	12%[27]	29%
The Mellman Group[17]	April 12–19, 2018	600	± 4.0%	27%	36%	—	37%

Results

2018 Nevada Attorney General election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Aaron Ford	456,225	47.24%	+1.92%
	Republican	Wesley Duncan	451,692	46.77%	+0.55%
	Independent American	Joel Hansen	32,259	3.34%	−2.27%
	None of These Candidates		25,577	2.65%	-0.22%
Total votes			965,753	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Secretary of State

2018 Nevada Secretary of State election

← 2014 November 6, 2018 2022 →

Nominee Barbara Cegavske Nelson Araujo Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 467,880 461,551 Percentage 48.9% 48.3%

County results Congressional district results Cegavske:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Araujo:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election Barbara Cegavske Republican Elected Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske Republican

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Barbara Cegavske ran for re-election to a second term.^[28][29]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ernest Aldridge^[10]
• Barbara Cegavske, incumbent Nevada secretary of state^[28]

Results

Republican primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Cegavske (incumbent)	85,355	62.54%
	Republican	Ernest Aldridge	36,508	26.75%
	None of These Candidates		14,613	10.71%
Total votes			136,476	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Nelson Araujo, state assemblyman^[30]

Declined

• Kelvin Atkinson, state senator^[31]
• Oscar Delgado, Reno city councilman^[29][32]
• Pat Spearman, state senator^[29][30]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing magazine[33]	Tossup	June 4, 2018

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Barbara Cegavske (R)	Nelson Araujo (D)	Undecided
Gravis Marketing[13]	September 11–12, 2018	700	± 3.7%	40%	40%	20%
Gravis Marketing[16]	June 23–26, 2018	630	± 3.9%	36%	37%	26%
The Mellman Group[17]	April 12–19, 2018	600	± 4.0%	31%	36%	33%

Results

2018 Nevada Secretary of State election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Barbara Cegavske (incumbent)	467,880	48.91%	−1.49%
	Democratic	Nelson Araujo	461,551	48.25%	+2.11%
	None of These Candidates		27,200	2.84%	-0.62%
Total votes			956,631	100.0%
	Republican hold

Treasurer

2018 Nevada State Treasurer election

← 2014 November 6, 2018 2022 →

Nominee Zach Conine Bob Beers Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 459,874 453,748 Percentage 47.7% 47.1%

County results Congressional district results Conine:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Beers:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

State Treasurer before election Dan Schwartz Republican Elected State Treasurer Zach Conine Democratic

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Dan Schwartz did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.^[34]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Bob Beers, Las Vegas city councilman (2012–2017), former state senator (2004–2008), and former state assemblyman (1998–2004)^[35]
• Derek Uehara, certified financial planner and former candidate for Henderson City Council^[36]

Results

Republican primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Beers	91,570	66.82%
	Republican	Derek Uehara	32,412	23.65%
	None of These Candidates		13,066	9.53%
Total votes			137,048	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Zach Conine, businessman^[10]

Declined

• Teresa Benitez-Thompson, state assemblywoman^[35]
• Irene Bustamante Adams, state assemblywoman^[35]
• Andrew Martin, former state assemblyman (2013–2015) and nominee for Nevada State Controller in 2014^[37]

General election

Results

2018 Nevada State Treasurer election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Zach Conine	459,874	47.70%	+6.20%
	Republican	Bob Beers	453,748	47.06%	−4.39%
	None of These Candidates		27,431	2.84%	-0.62%
	Independent	William Hoge	23,146	2.40%	N/A
Total votes			964,199	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Controller

2018 Nevada State Controller election

← 2014 November 6, 2018 2022 →

Nominee Catherine Byrne Ron Knecht Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 487,068 445,099 Percentage 50.6% 46.2%

County results Byrne:      40–50%      50–60% Knecht:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

State Controller before election Ron Knecht Republican Elected State Controller Catherine Byrne Democratic

Incumbent Republican Controller Ron Knecht lost re-election to a second term.^[38]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ron Knecht, incumbent Nevada State Controller^[38]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Catherine Byrne, accountant^[39]

Declined

• Andrew Martin, former state assemblyman (2013–2015) and nominee for Nevada State Controller in 2014^[40]

General election

Results

2018 Nevada State Controller election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Catherine Byrne	487,068	50.60%	+12.96%
	Republican	Ron Knecht (incumbent)	445,099	46.24%	−6.29%
	None of These Candidates		30,500	3.17%	-1.25%
Total votes			962,667	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

State legislature

Nevada Senate

Main article: 2018 Nevada State Senate election

Further information: Nevada Senate

11 out of 21 seats in the Nevada Senate were up for election in 2018.

Nevada Assembly

Further information: Nevada Assembly

All 42 seats in the Nevada Assembly 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.^[41]

Primary election

Candidates

• Leon Aberasturi, judge of the Lyon County District Court (Third Judicial District)^[41]
• Elissa Cadish, judge of the Clark County District Court (Eighth Judicial District)^[41]
• Alan Lefebvre, Las Vegas attorney^[41]
• John Rutledge, Carson City attorney, Democratic candidate for Governor of Nevada in 2014^[41]
• Jerome Tao, judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals^[41]

Results

Primary results by county

  Cadish

•   20–30%
•   30–40%
•   40–50%

  None

•   20–30%
•   30–40%

  Aberasturi

•   20–30%
•   30–40%
•   40–50%

  Lefebvre

•   30–40%

Nonpartisan primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Elissa Cadish	111,079	36.08%
	Nonpartisan	Jerome Tao	63,146	20.51%
	None of These Candidates		39,244	12.75%
	Nonpartisan	John Rutledge	38,161	12.40%
	Nonpartisan	Leon Aberasturi	34,832	11.31%
	Nonpartisan	Alan Lefebvre	21,395	6.95%
Total votes			307,857	100.0%

General election

Results

Results by county

  Cadish

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%

  Tao

•   30–40%
•   40–50%

2018 Nevada Supreme Court Justice, Seat C^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Elissa Cadish	404,206	45.30%
	Nonpartisan	Jerome Tao	289,309	32.42%
	None of These Candidates		198,730	22.27%
Total votes			892,245	100.0%

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.^[42]

Court of Appeals Chief Judge Abbi Silver ran for the seat unopposed.^[41]

Results

Results by county

  Silver

•   60–70%
•   70–80%

2018 Nevada Supreme Court Justice, Seat F^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Abbi Silver	614,353	71.47%
	None of These Candidates		245,226	28.53%
Total votes			859,579	100.0%

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 District Court (Eighth Judicial District - Family Court Division Department N)^[43]
• Lidia Stiglich, incumbent justice of the Nevada Supreme Court^[43]

Results

Results by county

  Stiglich

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%

  Harter

•   30–40%
•   40–50%

2018 Nevada Supreme Court Justice, Seat G^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Lidia S. Stiglich (incumbent)	413,471	46.60%
	Nonpartisan	Mathew Harter	272,652	30.73%
	None of These Candidates		201,148	22.67%
Total votes			887,271	100.0%