2022 Nevada Senate election

The 2022 Nevada Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Voters in 11 districts of the Nevada Senate elected their senators. The elections coincided with elections for other offices, including for governor, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House and the Nevada Assembly. The primary elections were held on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.^[1]

2022 Nevada Senate election

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →
11 of 21 seats in the Nevada Senate 11 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Nicole Cannizzaro James Settelmeyer (term-limited) Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 6th - Las Vegas 17th - Gardnerville Seats before 12 9 Seats won 7 4 Seats after 13 8 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 201,014 305,964 Percentage 39.41% 59.99% Swing 16.75% 19.02%
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election Vote share:      50–60%      60–70%      60–70%      >90%
Majority Leader before election Nicole Cannizzaro Democratic Elected Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro Democratic

Not to be confused with 2022 United States Senate election in Nevada.

Democrats gained one seat, increasing their majority to 13 out of 21 seats, one seat shy of a two-thirds supermajority.^[2]

Background

In the 2020 Nevada State Senate election, Democrats maintained control of the Nevada Senate by a 12–9 margin. Democrats have controlled the chamber since 2016.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Lean D	May 19, 2022

Results summary

• For districts not displayed, there was no election until 2024.

State Senate district	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
2nd	Mo Denis†		Dem	Edgar Flores		Dem
8th	Marilyn Dondero Loop		Dem	Marilyn Dondero Loop		Dem
9th	Melanie Scheible		Dem	Melanie Scheible		Dem
10th	Fabian Doñate		Dem	Fabian Doñate		Dem
12th	Keith Pickard†[a]		Rep	Julie Pazina		Dem
13th	Julia Ratti†		Dem	Skip Daly		Dem
14th	Ira Hansen		Rep	Ira Hansen		Rep
16th	Don Tatro		Rep	Lisa Krasner		Rep
17th	James Settelmeyer†		Rep	Robin Titus		Rep
20th	Joe Hardy†[b]		Rep	Jeff Stone		Rep
21st	James Ohrenschall		Dem	James Ohrenschall		Dem

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Overview

Summary of the November 8, 2022 Nevada Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
					Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Democratic	9	201,014	39.41	12	6	7	13	1
	Republican	11	305,964	59.99	9	5	4	8	1
	Libertarian	2	3,064	0.60	0	0	0	0
Total			510,042	100.00	21	11	11	21
Source:

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. State Senate district 8, 1.44%
2. State Senate district 12, 4.94% (gain)
3. State Senate district 9, 6.9%

Detailed results

District 2 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 16 • District 17 • District 20 • District 21

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District 2

Incumbent Democrat Mo Denis had represented the 2nd district since 2010. Denis was term-limited, and fellow Democrat Edgar Flores won the open seat.

Nevada Senate 2nd District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edgar Flores	12,442	69.93%
	Republican	Leo Henderson	5,350	30.07%
Total votes			17,792	100%
	Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Marilyn Dondero Loop had represented the 8th district since 2018.

Nevada Senate 8th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Dondero Loop (incumbent)	26,698	50.72%
	Republican	Joey Paulos	25,944	49.28%
Total votes			52,642	100%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Melanie Scheible had represented the 9th district since 2018.

Nevada Senate 9th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melanie Scheible (incumbent)	22,823	53.45%
	Republican	Tina Brown	19,875	46.55%
Total votes			42,698	100%
	Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Fabian Doñate had represented the 10th district since his appointment in February 2021, following Yvanna Cancela's resignation. Doñate was elected to a full term.

Nevada Senate 10th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fabian Doñate (incumbent)	16,714	55.54%
	Republican	Philip Graviet	12,284	40.82%
	Libertarian	Chris Cunningham	1,096	3.64%
Total votes			30,094	100%
	Democratic hold

District 12

The new 12th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Keith Pickard, who had represented the 20th district since 2018, Pickard did not seek re-election, and Democrat Julie Pazina won the open seat.

Nevada Senate 12th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Pazina	26,609	52.47%
	Republican	Cheryln Arrington	24,104	47.53%
Total votes			50,713	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Julia Ratti had represented the 13th district since 2016, but resigned in November 2021. Democrat Skip Daly won the open seat.

Nevada Senate 13th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Skip Daly	23,416	61.57%
	Republican	Matthew Buehler	14,618	38.43%
Total votes			38,034	100%
	Democratic hold

District 14

Incumbent Republican Ira Hansen had represented the 14th district since 2018.

Nevada Senate 14th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ira Hansen (incumbent)	47,925	100%
Total votes			47,925	100%
	Republican hold

District 16

Incumbent Republican Don Tatro had represented the 16th district since his appointment in 2021, following Ben Kieckhefer's resignation. Tatro lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Lisa Krasner, who went on to win the general election.

Nevada Senate 16th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa Krasner	42,871	60.35%
	Democratic	Aaron Sims	28,172	39.65%
Total votes			71,043	100%
	Republican hold

District 17

Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader James Settelmeyer had represented the 17th district since 2010. Settelmeyer was term-limited, and State Assembly Minority Leader Robin Titus was unopposed for the open seat.

Nevada Senate 17th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robin Titus	53,823	100%
Total votes			53,823	100%
	Republican hold

District 20

The new 20th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Joe Hardy, who had represented the 12th district since 2010. Hardy was term-limited, and fellow Republican Jeff Stone won the open seat.

Nevada Senate 20th District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Stone	44,567	61.69%
	Democratic	Brent Foutz	25,712	35.59%
	Libertarian	Brandon Mills	1,968	2.72%
Total votes			72,247	100%
	Republican hold

District 21

Incumbent Democrat James Ohrenschall had represented the 21st district since 2018.

Nevada Senate 21st District general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Ohrenschall (incumbent)	18,428	55.79%
	Republican	April Larsen	14,603	44.21%
Total votes			33,031	100%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2022 Nevada elections
• List of Nevada state legislatures

Notes

1. Redistricted from the 20th district.
2. Redistricted from the 12th district.