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Democratic Party primaries in Nevada, 2022
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| Democratic Party primaries, 2022 |
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| June 14, 2022 |
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| Democratic primaries for U.S. House |
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| Democratic Party of Nevada |
| State political party revenue |
This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in Nevada on June 14, 2022.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Nevada has a closed primary system where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. A voter may be able to affiliate or change their affiliation on the day of the primary.[1][2][3]
Federal elections
U.S. Senate
The 2022 U.S. Senate elections in Nevada took place on November 8, 2022. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate.
Democratic primary candidates
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U.S. House
District 1
Democratic primary candidates- Dina Titus (Incumbent) ✔
- Amy Vilela
District 2
Democratic primary candidates- Joseph Afzal
- Michael Doucette
- Gerold Lee Gorman
- Timothy Hanifan
- Brian Hansen
- Rahul Joshi
- Elizabeth Mercedes Krause ✔
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 3
Democratic primary candidates- Susie Lee (Incumbent) ✔
- Randell S. Hynes
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyDistrict 4
Democratic primary candidatesThis primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Steven Horsford (Incumbent) ✔
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyState elections
State Senate
- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2022
Nevada State Senate elections, 2022 |
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| District 8 |
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Joshua Dowden |
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| District 12 |
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| District 14 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 16 |
Donald Tatro (i) |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Did not make the ballot: |
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State Assembly
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022
State executive offices
Eleven state executive offices were up for election in Nevada in 2022:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Controller
State Board of Regents (5 seats)
Governor
Democratic primary candidates- Steve Sisolak (Incumbent) ✔
- Tom Collins
Lieutenant Governor
Democratic primary candidates- Lisa Cano Burkhead (Incumbent) ✔
- Eva Chase
- Kimi Cole
- Debra March
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyAttorney General
Democratic primary candidatesThis primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Aaron Ford (Incumbent) ✔
Secretary of State
Democratic primary candidatesThis primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyTreasurer
Democratic primary candidatesThis primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Zach Conine (Incumbent) ✔
Controller
Democratic primary candidates = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection surveyPrimary election competitiveness
This section contains information about the primary election competitiveness of election in Nevada. For more information about this data, click here.
U.S. Senate competitiveness
U.S. House competitiveness
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Nevada in 2022. Information below was calculated on April 6, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
In 2022, 38 candidates filed to run in Nevada’s four U.S. House districts, including 21 Republicans, 12 Democrats, and five independent or third party candidates. That’s 9.5 candidates per district, less than the 10.0 candidates per district in 2020 and 10.5 candidates per district in 2018.
This was the first candidate filing deadline under new district lines following Nevada's decennial redistricting process. Nevada was apportioned four congressional districts, the same number it had after the 2010 census. Since Democrats and Republicans filed to run in every district, none were guaranteed to one party or the other at the time of the filing deadline.
All four incumbents filed for re-election and, of that total, three drew primary challengers leaving Rep. Steven Horsford (D) as the only incumbent uncontested in a primary. In Nevada, uncontested primaries are canceled, meaning Horsford was guaranteed to advance to the general election.
With all four incumbents seeking re-election, this left no open districts. The last time Nevada had an open U.S. House district was in 2018 with two.
The 2nd district drew the most candidate filings with 14 candidates running. This included five Republicans, including incumbent Rep. Mark Amodei, seven Democrats, and two third party candidates.
State executive competitiveness
State legislative competitiveness
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Nevada in 2022. Information below was calculated on April 19, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Following Nevada's candidate filing deadline, there were more contested state legislative primaries scheduled than at any point since at least 2014. Of the 106 possible primaries, more than one candidate filed to run in 48 (45%).
Contested Republican primaries, in particular, more than doubled this year compared to 2020 from 15 to 31. Contested Democratic primaries also increased from 14 to 17. These numbers represented the most contested primaries for each party since at least 2014.
Of those candidates who filed to run in contested primaries, 13 were incumbents, representing 38% of those incumbents who filed to re-election, the largest such percentage since 2016 when 41% of incumbents faced contested primaries.
Nineteen of the districts up for election were left open, meaning no incumbents filed to run, the largest number since at least 2014. That figure represents over one-third (36%) of the districts with elections scheduled in 2022. Open seats are guaranteed to be won by newcomers.
Overall, 180 major party candidates filed to run this year: 66 Democrats and 114 Republicans. That’s 3.4 candidates per district, an increase from the 2.5 candidates per district in 2020 and 2.7 in 2018.
Context of the 2022 elections
Nevada Party Control: 1992-2025
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
State party overview
Democratic Party of Nevada
- See also: Democratic Party of Nevada
State political party revenue
State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.
Voter information
How the primary works
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Nevada has a closed primary system where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. A voter may be able to affiliate or change their affiliation on the day of the primary.[1][2][3]
Poll times
All polling places in Nevada are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[4][5]
Registration requirements
- Check your voter registration status here.
To register to vote in Nevada, each applicant must be must a citizen of the United States, a resident of Nevada for at least 30 days before the election, and at least 18 years old by the day of the election.
Seventeen-year-olds can preregister to vote. Anyone who has been declared mentally incompetent by a court may not register to vote.[6]
A voter registration application can be completed in person at the county clerk’s office, the Department of Motor Vehicles, other social service agencies, or college campuses. In-person registration must be completed 28 days before regular elections; registration forms submitted by mail must be postmarked by the same day. Online applications must be submitted by the Thursday before regular elections.[7][6]
Nevada also allows same-day registration.
Automatic registration
- See also: Automatic voter registration
Nevada automatically registers eligible individuals to vote through the Department of Motor Vehicles.[8]
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Nevada has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Same-day registration
- See also: Same-day voter registration
Nevada allows same-day voter registration at polling places during early voting and on election day.[6]
Residency requirements
In order to register to vote in Nevada, applicants must be a resident of the state for at least 30 days prior to the election.[6]
Verification of citizenship
Nevada does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.[9]
All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[10] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.
Verifying your registration
The Nevada Secretary of State’s office allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.
Voter ID requirements
Nevada does not require voters to present identification while voting, in most cases. A voter in Nevada must sign their name in the election board register at his or her polling place. The signature is compared with the signature on the voter's original application to vote or another form of identification, such as a driver's license, a state identification card, military identification, or another government-issued ID.[11]
Early voting
Nevada permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website. Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
Nevada is an all-mail voting state. County and city clerks deliver absentee/mail-in ballots automatically to all active registered voters in every election. Voters can opt out of receiving a mail-in ballot.[12]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Nevada. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Nevada with 47.9 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 45.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1868 and 2016, Nevada voted Republican 51 percent of the time and Democratic 46 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Nevada voted Democratic three times and Republican the other two.[13]
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in Nevada. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[14][15]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 26 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 28.9 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 25.4 points. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 16 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 15.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 17 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 18.6 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District ' | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 59.65% | 38.79% | D+20.9 | 54.86% | 39.16% | D+15.7 | D |
| 2 | 45.76% | 52.78% | R+7 | 45.88% | 48.54% | R+2.7 | R |
| 3 | 65.83% | 31.97% | D+33.9 | 60.31% | 33.47% | D+26.8 | D |
| 4 | 48.41% | 49.77% | R+1.4 | 43.93% | 49.61% | R+5.7 | R |
| 5 | 52.62% | 45.70% | D+6.9 | 49.81% | 44.25% | D+5.6 | D |
| 6 | 89.89% | 8.89% | D+81 | 83.44% | 12.33% | D+71.1 | D |
| 7 | 72.76% | 25.61% | D+47.2 | 68.59% | 26.44% | D+42.2 | D |
| 8 | 58.99% | 39.23% | D+19.8 | 55.42% | 38.87% | D+16.6 | D |
| 9 | 54.89% | 43.49% | D+11.4 | 52.31% | 42.20% | D+10.1 | D |
| 10 | 62.90% | 35.09% | D+27.8 | 60.50% | 33.78% | D+26.7 | D |
| 11 | 80.64% | 17.55% | D+63.1 | 76.81% | 17.89% | D+58.9 | D |
| 12 | 56.63% | 41.71% | D+14.9 | 53.09% | 41.24% | D+11.9 | D |
| 13 | 45.00% | 53.30% | R+8.3 | 39.24% | 54.33% | R+15.1 | R |
| 14 | 70.55% | 27.50% | D+43.1 | 67.12% | 27.32% | D+39.8 | D |
| 15 | 67.95% | 29.82% | D+38.1 | 62.90% | 31.41% | D+31.5 | D |
| 16 | 67.97% | 29.82% | D+38.2 | 63.11% | 31.10% | D+32 | D |
| 17 | 66.36% | 32.12% | D+34.2 | 62.77% | 31.02% | D+31.8 | D |
| 18 | 65.03% | 32.82% | D+32.2 | 58.77% | 34.72% | D+24.1 | D |
| 19 | 44.50% | 53.69% | R+9.2 | 38.58% | 55.27% | R+16.7 | R |
| 20 | 60.16% | 37.75% | D+22.4 | 55.55% | 37.95% | D+17.6 | D |
| 21 | 54.03% | 44.10% | D+9.9 | 49.38% | 44.25% | D+5.1 | D |
| 22 | 44.38% | 54.03% | R+9.7 | 42.60% | 51.43% | R+8.8 | R |
| 23 | 39.08% | 59.36% | R+20.3 | 35.83% | 58.89% | R+23.1 | R |
| 24 | 68.08% | 28.93% | D+39.2 | 62.88% | 28.04% | D+34.8 | D |
| 25 | 46.00% | 52.24% | R+6.2 | 43.91% | 48.03% | R+4.1 | R |
| 26 | 42.68% | 55.58% | R+12.9 | 41.90% | 49.78% | R+7.9 | R |
| 27 | 57.50% | 39.97% | D+17.5 | 51.40% | 39.33% | D+12.1 | D |
| 28 | 79.15% | 19.02% | D+60.1 | 75.38% | 19.70% | D+55.7 | D |
| 29 | 50.34% | 47.68% | D+2.7 | 46.36% | 46.99% | R+0.6 | D |
| 30 | 59.91% | 37.99% | D+21.9 | 51.98% | 39.77% | D+12.2 | D |
| 31 | 48.53% | 49.48% | R+1 | 42.78% | 48.68% | R+5.9 | D |
| 32 | 34.67% | 62.22% | R+27.6 | 26.42% | 65.50% | R+39.1 | R |
| 33 | 22.32% | 74.64% | R+52.3 | 17.83% | 73.52% | R+55.7 | R |
| 34 | 57.37% | 40.92% | D+16.5 | 54.26% | 39.76% | D+14.5 | D |
| 35 | 53.05% | 45.22% | D+7.8 | 50.75% | 43.41% | D+7.3 | D |
| 36 | 36.56% | 60.43% | R+23.9 | 30.42% | 63.55% | R+33.1 | R |
| 37 | 47.06% | 51.39% | R+4.3 | 45.75% | 48.97% | R+3.2 | R |
| 38 | 31.80% | 65.63% | R+33.8 | 22.91% | 69.75% | R+46.8 | R |
| 39 | 36.00% | 61.91% | R+25.9 | 29.98% | 62.86% | R+32.9 | R |
| 40 | 43.28% | 54.08% | R+10.8 | 37.91% | 53.28% | R+15.4 | R |
| 41 | 53.81% | 44.39% | D+9.4 | 50.66% | 43.60% | D+7.1 | D |
| 42 | 64.36% | 33.83% | D+30.5 | 58.83% | 35.75% | D+23.1 | D |
| Total | 52.36% | 45.68% | D+6.7 | 47.92% | 45.50% | D+2.4 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nevada Legislature, "Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.287," accessed September 12, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nevada Legislature, "Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.5847," accessed September 12, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nevada Legislature, "Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.560," accessed September 12, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Legislatures, "Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.273," accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Clark County, Nevada, "Election Day Voting," accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Nevada Secretary of State, “Elections,” accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, “Registering to Vote,” accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, “Voter Registration,” accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, “Voter Registration Form,” accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Nevada Legislatures, "Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.277," accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, “Mail Ballot Voting,” accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Nevada," accessed August 3, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
