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Municipal elections in Washoe County, Nevada (2024)
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| 2024 Washoe County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 15, 2024 |
| Primary election: June 11, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County Commission |
| Total seats up: 2 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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Washoe County, Nevada, held general elections for county commission on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 11, 2024. The filing deadline was March 15, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 1
General election
General election for Washoe County Commission District 1
Incumbent Alexis Hill defeated Marsha Birkbigler in the general election for Washoe County Commission District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alexis Hill (D) | 57.3 | 31,414 |
| Marsha Birkbigler (R) | 42.7 | 23,411 | ||
| Total votes: 54,825 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Alexis Hill advanced from the Democratic primary for Washoe County Commission District 1.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Washoe County Commission District 1
Marsha Birkbigler defeated Eugene Hoover and Melissa Fitch in the Republican primary for Washoe County Commission District 1 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marsha Birkbigler | 50.8 | 3,184 | |
 | Eugene Hoover | 38.3 | 2,397 | |
| Melissa Fitch | 10.9 | 684 | ||
| Total votes: 6,265 | |||
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District 4
General election
General election for Washoe County Commission District 4
Incumbent Clara Andriola won election in the general election for Washoe County Commission District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Clara Andriola (R) | 100.0 | 44,971 | |
| Total votes: 44,971 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marsela Kupfersmith (No Political Party)
- Gabriel Christenson (No Political Party)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Washoe County Commission District 4
Incumbent Clara Andriola defeated Mark Lawson, Tracey Hilton-Thomas, Trista Gomez, and John Walter II in the Republican primary for Washoe County Commission District 4 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Clara Andriola | 43.3 | 4,055 | |
| Mark Lawson | 24.9 | 2,330 | ||
 | Tracey Hilton-Thomas | 20.8 | 1,950 | |
| Trista Gomez | 8.5 | 796 | ||
| John Walter II | 2.4 | 226 | ||
| Total votes: 9,357 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Nevada elections, 2024
May 4, 2024
June 11, 2024
- United States Senate election in Nevada, 2024
- Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Nevada State Senate elections, 2024
- Nevada State Assembly elections, 2024
- Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2024
- City elections in Carson City, Nevada (2024)
- City elections in Reno, Nevada (2024)
- Mayoral election in Carson City, Nevada (2024)
- Washoe County School District, Nevada, elections (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Nevada, 2024
- Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Nevada State Senate elections, 2024
- Nevada State Assembly elections, 2024
- Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Nevada Community-Based School Districts Initiative (2024)#Measure design
- Nevada Question 1, Remove Constitutional Status of Board of Regents Amendment (2024)
- Nevada Question 2, Revising Language Related to Public Entities for Individuals with Mental Illness, Blindness, or Deafness Amendment (2024)
- Nevada Question 3, Top-Five Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2024)
- Nevada Question 4, Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution Amendment (2024)
- Nevada Question 5, Sales Tax Exemption for Diapers Measure (2024)
- Nevada Question 6, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Nevada Question 7, Require Voter Identification Initiative (2024)
- City elections in Carson City, Nevada (2024)
- City elections in Reno, Nevada (2024)
- Mayoral election in Carson City, Nevada (2024)
- Washoe County School District, Nevada, elections (2024)
- Carson City, Nevada, Question 1, Sales Tax Increase for Road Funding Measure (November 2024)
- Carson City, Nevada, Question 2, Vehicle Value Tax for Road Funding Measure (November 2024)
- Washoe County, Nevada, Question 1, Property Tax for Library Facilities Measure (November 2024)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Washoe County, Nevada | ||
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| Washoe County | Nevada | |
| Population | 486,492 | 3,104,614 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 6,315 | 109,859 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 74.1% | 62.1% |
| Black/African American | 2.4% | 9.3% |
| Asian | 5.6% | 8.3% |
| Native American | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Other (single race) | 9% | 10.8% |
| Multiple | 6.7% | 7.5% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 24.7% | 28.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.9% | 86.9% |
| College graduation rate | 31.7% | 25.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $68,272 | $62,043 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.9% | 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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