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City elections in Las Vegas, Nevada (2022)
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| 2022 Las Vegas elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 18, 2022 |
| Primary election: June 14, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council and municipal court judge |
| Total seats up: 6 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Las Vegas, Nevada, held general elections for city council and municipal court judge on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 14, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 18, 2022.
Elections
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City Council
Ward 2
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Las Vegas City Council Ward 2
The following candidates ran in the primary for Las Vegas City Council Ward 2 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Victoria Seaman (Nonpartisan) | 55.2 | 9,043 |
 | Alan Bigelow (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 2,668 | |
| Michael Tomko (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 1,816 | ||
 | Erika Smith (Nonpartisan) | 8.9 | 1,456 | |
| Jeff Bradshaw (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 1,133 | ||
| Ronald McWhorter (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 262 | ||
| Total votes: 16,378 | |||
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Ward 4
General election
General election for Las Vegas City Council Ward 4
Francis Allen-Palenske defeated Bob Beers in the general election for Las Vegas City Council Ward 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Francis Allen-Palenske (Nonpartisan) | 52.5 | 19,894 | |
 | Bob Beers (Nonpartisan) | 47.5 | 17,969 | |
| Total votes: 37,863 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Las Vegas City Council Ward 4
Bob Beers and Francis Allen-Palenske defeated Brenda Flank and Robert Plummer in the primary for Las Vegas City Council Ward 4 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Beers (Nonpartisan) | 36.8 | 6,922 |
| ✔ | Francis Allen-Palenske (Nonpartisan) | 27.7 | 5,200 | |
| Brenda Flank (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 4,217 | ||
| Robert Plummer (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 2,451 | ||
| Total votes: 18,790 | |||
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Ward 6
General election
General election for Las Vegas City Council Ward 6
Nancy Brune defeated Ray Spencer in the general election for Las Vegas City Council Ward 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nancy Brune (Nonpartisan) | 50.6 | 17,905 | |
 | Ray Spencer (Nonpartisan) | 49.4 | 17,511 | |
| Total votes: 35,416 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Las Vegas City Council Ward 6
The following candidates ran in the primary for Las Vegas City Council Ward 6 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nancy Brune (Nonpartisan) | 32.5 | 5,372 | |
| ✔ | | Ray Spencer (Nonpartisan) | 28.1 | 4,654 |
| Lou DeSalvio (Nonpartisan) | 22.6 | 3,735 | ||
| Matt Passalacqua (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 892 | ||
| Paul Casey (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 717 | ||
| Luke R. Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 597 | ||
| David Dillie (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 573 | ||
| Total votes: 16,540 | |||
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Municipal Court Judge
Department 1
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Cynthia Leung (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Department 4
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Bert Brown (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Department 6
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Las Vegas Municipal Court Department 6
Incumbent Kelly Giordani won election outright against Angela Dows in the primary for Las Vegas Municipal Court Department 6 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelly Giordani (Nonpartisan) | 57.4 | 39,300 | |
| Angela Dows (Nonpartisan) | 42.6 | 29,135 | ||
| Total votes: 68,435 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Nevada elections, 2022
June 14, 2022
- United States Senate election in Nevada, 2022
- Nevada's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Nevada Attorney General election, 2022
- Nevada Controller election, 2022
- Nevada gubernatorial election, 2022
- Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Nevada Secretary of State election, 2022
- Nevada Treasurer election, 2022
- Nevada State Senate elections, 2022
- Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022
- Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Nevada intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2022)
- City elections in North Las Vegas, Nevada (2022)
- Mayoral election in North Las Vegas, Nevada (2022)
- Clark County School District, Nevada, elections (2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Nevada, 2022
- Nevada's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Nevada Attorney General election, 2022
- Nevada Controller election, 2022
- Nevada gubernatorial election, 2022
- Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Nevada Secretary of State election, 2022
- Nevada Treasurer election, 2022
- Nevada State Senate elections, 2022
- Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022
- Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Nevada intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Nevada Gaming Tax Increase on Monthly Revenue above $250,000 Initiative (2022)
- Nevada Question 1, Equality of Rights Amendment (2022)
- Nevada Question 2, Minimum Wage Amendment (2022)
- Nevada Question 3, Top-Five Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2022)
- Nevada Sales Tax Increase for Public Schools Initiative (2022)
- Nevada Voter ID and Verification Initiative (2022)
- Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2022)
- City elections in North Las Vegas, Nevada (2022)
- Mayoral election in North Las Vegas, Nevada (2022)
- Clark County School District, Nevada, elections (2022)
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About the city
- See also: Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada. As of 2020, its population was 641,903.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Las Vegas uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
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| Las Vegas | Nevada | |
| Population | 641,903 | 3,104,614 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 141 | 109,859 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 58.5% | 62.1% |
| Black/African American | 12.1% | 9.3% |
| Asian | 6.7% | 8.3% |
| Native American | 1% | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 10.8% |
| Multiple | 8.2% | 7.5% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 33.2% | 28.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 85.3% | 86.9% |
| College graduation rate | 25.2% | 25.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $58,377 | $62,043 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.9% | 12.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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