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Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2018)
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| 2018 Clark County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 16, 2018 |
| Primary election: June 12, 2018 General election: November 6, 2018 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County commissioner, County assessor, County clerk, District attorney, Justice of the peace, District judge, Public administrator, County recorder, County treasurer, County sheriff |
| Total seats up: 20 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2018 |
Elections
County Commission
General election
County Commission |
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Other |
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| District F |
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| District G |
Doug Marsh (Libertarian Party) |
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Primary election
County Commission |
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Republican |
Other |
| District E |
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| District F |
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District attorney
General election
General election candidates
- Steven Wolfson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Democratic primary
Democratic primary candidates
- Steven Wolfson (Incumbent) ✔
- Robert L. Langford
Republican primary
Republican primary candidates
The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Public administrator
General election
General election candidates
- Robert Telles (Democratic Party) ✔
- Thomas L. Fougere (Republican Party)
- Victoria Kay DaCosta (Independent American Party)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Republican primary
Note: Clark County held a special election on July 17, 2018, to determine the winner of the Republican primary for public administrator. In the June 12 primary, there were 43 instances in which a voter may have inadvertently voted twice. Since the race was only separated by four votes, a special election was held to determine the winner. Registered Republicans had to return the ballot by July 17 to be counted.[1]
Republican primary runoff candidates
Republican primary candidates
Sheriff
General election
Because incumbent Joe Lombardo received more than 50 percent of the vote, Lombardo won the seat outright in the primary election.
Nonpartisan primary
Primary candidates
- Joe Lombardo (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
- Tim Bedwell (Nonpartisan)
- Matt Caldwell (Nonpartisan)
- Gregory S. Heiny (Nonpartisan)
- Gordon Martines (Nonpartisan)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Other county offices
General election
Other county offices |
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| Office | Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
| Clark County Assessor |
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| Clark County Clerk |
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| Clark County Recorder |
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| Clark County Treasurer |
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Primary election
Other county offices |
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| Office | Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
| Clark County Assessor |
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| Clark County Clerk |
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| Clark County Recorder |
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| Clark County Treasurer |
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Judicial
The candidate list below is based on a candidate filing list provided by Clark County on January 12, 2018. The filing deadline for the June primary was on January 12, 2018.[2]
Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court
Department 10
General election
General election candidates
- Tierra Jones (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Department 18
General election
General election candidates
- Mark Bailus (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
- Mary Kay Holthus (Nonpartisan) ✔
Department 29
General election
General election candidates
- David Jones (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
Henderson Township Justice of the Peace
Department 1
Note: Bateman won the seat outright in the primary election on June 12, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary
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Sam Bateman (i)
Las Vegas Township Justice of the Peace
Department 1
General election
General election candidates
- Elana Lee Graham (Nonpartisan) ✔
- James Dean Leavitt (Nonpartisan)
Nonpartisan primary
Department 2
Note: Sciscento won the seat outright in the primary election on June 12, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary
- ☑ Joseph Sciscento (i)
Department 5
Note: Cruz won the seat outright in the primary election on June 12, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary
- ☑ Cynthia Cruz (i)
Department 8
Note: Zimmerman won the seat outright in the primary election on June 12, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary
- ☑ Ann Zimmerman (i)
Department 10
Note: Andress-Tobiasson won the seat outright in the primary election on June 12, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary
Department 15
Note: Since Melisa De La Garza received more than 50 percent of the vote, De La Garza won the seat outright in the primary election.
Nonpartisan primary
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Nevada elections, 2018
About the county
- See also: Clark County, Nevada
The county government of Clark County is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The county was first established in 1909. It covers a total of 7,891.43 square miles in southern Nevada. As of 2010, its population was 1,951,269.
County government
- See also: Government of Clark County, Nevada
Clark County is overseen by a seven-member county commission. Each supervisor is elected by district to a four-year term. Residents also elect a county assessor, county clerk, district attorney, public administrator, county recorder, and county treasurer.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Clark County, Nevada | ||
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| Clark County | Nevada | |
| Population | 1,951,269 | 2,700,551 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 7,891 | 109,859 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 60.2% | 65.6% |
| Black/African American | 11.7% | 9.1% |
| Asian | 9.7% | 8.2% |
| Native American | 0.9% | 1.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Other (single race) | 11.5% | 10.3% |
| Multiple | 5.4% | 4.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 31.1% | 28.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 86.1% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate | 24.5% | 24.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $59,340 | $60,365 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.7% | 13.1% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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. | ||
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.[3]
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.[4][5]
| 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
| Clark County, Nevada | Nevada | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Clark County Nevada, "Special Election to Settle Republican Primary for County Public Administrator," accessed June 29, 2018
- ↑ Clark County, "Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed January 15, 2018
- ↑ 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
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