Nevada 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Nevada.

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Nevada State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Nevada State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Nevada State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Nevada State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	10	11
	Republican Party	9	10
	Vacancy	2	0
Total		21	21

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 12 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. David Parks
2. Greg Brower

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
John Jay Lee	Democratic	Nevada State Senate, Clark 1

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Patricia Spearman	Democratic	Nevada State Senate, District 1

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Nevada State Senate:

Democratic

1. Aaron Ford
2. Debbie Smith
3. Joyce Woodhouse
4. Justin Jones
5. Kelvin Atkinson
6. Patricia Spearman
7. Richard "Tick" Segerblom

Republican

1. Mark Hutchison
2. Peter Goicoechea
3. Scott Hammond

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Aaron Ford
2. Debbie Smith
3. Joyce Woodhouse
4. Justin Jones
5. Kelvin Atkinson
6. Richard "Tick" Segerblom

Republican

1. Mark Hutchison
2. Peter Goicoechea
3. Scott Hammond

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Nevada State Senate:

Democratic

1. Aaron Ford
2. David Parks
3. Debbie Smith
4. Joyce Woodhouse
5. Justin Jones
6. Kelvin Atkinson
7. Patricia Spearman
8. Richard "Tick" Segerblom

Republican

1. Greg Brower
2. Mark Hutchison
3. Peter Goicoechea
4. Scott Hammond

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Patricia Spearman

Republican

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Gregory Hughes (Nevada)
2. Janine Hansen

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Nevada State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Nevada House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Nevada State Assembly
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	26	27
	Republican Party	16	15
Total		42	42

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 42 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. April Mastroluca
2. Cresent Hardy
3. David Bobzien
4. Dina Neal
5. Elliot Anderson
6. Harvey Munford
7. Ira Hansen
8. Irene Bustamante Adams
9. James Ohrenschall
10. Jason Frierson
11. John Ellison
12. John Hambrick
13. Joseph Hogan
14. Lucy Flores
15. Lynn Stewart
16. Maggie Carlton
17. Marcus Conklin
18. Marilyn Dondero Loop
19. Marilyn Kirkpatrick
20. Melissa Woodbury
21. Olivia Diaz
22. Pat Hickey
23. Paul Aizley
24. Peggy Pierce
25. Pete Livermore
26. Randy Kirner
27. Richard Carrillo
28. Skip Daly
29. Steven Brooks
30. Teresa Benitez-Thompson
31. Thomas Grady
32. William Horne

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Marcus Conklin	Democratic	Nevada State Assembly District 37

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Kelly Kite	Republican	Nevada State Assembly District 39

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Jim Wheeler	Republican	Nevada State Assembly, District 39
Wesley Duncan	Republican	Nevada State Assembly, District 37

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Nevada House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Andrew Martin
2. Andy Eisen
3. Ellen Spiegel
4. Heidi Swank
5. James Healey
6. Michael Sprinkle

Republican

1. James Oscarson
2. Jim Wheeler
3. Michele Fiore
4. Paul Anderson (Nevada)
5. Wesley Duncan

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Andrew Martin
2. Andy Eisen
3. Ellen Spiegel
4. Heidi Swank
5. James Healey
6. Michael Sprinkle

Republican

1. James Oscarson
2. Michele Fiore
3. Paul Anderson (Nevada)

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Nevada House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Andrew Martin
2. Andy Eisen
3. April Mastroluca
4. David Bobzien
5. Dina Neal
6. Ellen Spiegel
7. Elliot Anderson
8. Harvey Munford
9. Heidi Swank
10. Irene Bustamante Adams
11. James Healey
12. James Ohrenschall
13. Jason Frierson
14. Joseph Hogan
15. Lucy Flores
16. Maggie Carlton
17. Marilyn Dondero Loop
18. Marilyn Kirkpatrick
19. Michael Sprinkle
20. Olivia Diaz
21. Paul Aizley
22. Peggy Pierce
23. Richard Carrillo
24. Skip Daly
25. Steven Brooks
26. Teresa Benitez-Thompson
27. William Horne

Republican

1. Cresent Hardy
2. Ira Hansen
3. James Oscarson
4. Jim Wheeler
5. John Ellison
6. John Hambrick
7. Lynn Stewart
8. Melissa Woodbury
9. Michele Fiore
10. Pat Hickey
11. Paul Anderson (Nevada)
12. Pete Livermore
13. Randy Kirner
14. Thomas Grady
15. Wesley Duncan

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Harvey Munford
2. Lucy Flores
3. Marilyn Kirkpatrick
4. Olivia Diaz
5. Richard Carrillo
6. Teresa Benitez-Thompson

Republican

1. Ira Hansen
2. Jim Wheeler
3. John Ellison
4. John Hambrick
5. Pat Hickey
6. Thomas Grady

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Anthony Blanque
2. David Schumann
3. Jason Reeves
4. Jonathan Hansen
5. Les McKay

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1