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	Nevada State Assembly; State legislative elections, 2010

Nevada State Assembly elections were held on November 2, 2010.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 12, 2010, and the primary election day was June 8, 2010.

Assemblymembers are elected to two-year terms.

Incumbents ran for re-election in 23 out of the 42 districts. Democrats retained a majority in the chamber. Republicans gained two seats.

November 2 General Election Results

The following candidates won election on November 2, 2010:

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the November 2 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Nevada State Assembly. As a result of the 2010 election, Democrats lost their super-majority in the state assembly, which meant Republicans would be able to sustain the governor's vetos. Republicans needed to gain at least one seat to break the super-majority and they gained two.

Nevada Assembly
Party		As of November 1, 2010	After the 2010 Election
	Democratic Party	28	26
	Republican Party	14	16
Total		42	42

Term limits

See also: State legislatures with term limits

2010 was the first year that some Nevada State Representatives were ineligible to run for office because of the term limits law first passed in 1994.

Nevada voters approved Question 9A in 1996. Question 9A was a second vote on a term limits amendment first approved in 1994. Alone among the states with ballot initiatives, Nevada voters must approve a proposed constitutional amendment twice before it goes into the Nevada Constitution. The 1994 and 1996 votes cumulatively led to Paragraph 2 of Section 3 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution, which says, "No person may be elected or appointed as a member of the Assembly who has served in that Office, or at the expiration of his current term if he is so serving will have served, 12 years or more, from any district of this State."

10 Nevada State Representatives termed-out in 2010. This was 24% of the state's 42 state representatives.

In addition to the 10 Nevada state representatives who left office because of term limits, 5 Nevada state senators were also termed-out.

Nevada state representatives whose seats were up for election in 2010 but who were unable to run because of the state's term limits were:

Democrats (9):

Republicans (1):

John Carpenter (Nevada)

Campaign contributions

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state assembly in Nevada in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign spending in state assembly races, including spending in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.^[1]

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	164	$8,353,520
2008	136	$8,201,307
2006	118	$8,513,172
2004	143	$8,216,031
2002	107	$6,009,028

In 2010, the candidates for state assembly raised a total of $8,353,520 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:^[2]

Donor	Amount
Clark County Education Association	$160,000
Nevada State Education Association	$153,500
Kirner, Randall J	$150,200
Nevada Power Co	$127,096
Nevada Association of Realtors	$115,700
Keystone Corp	$114,772
Boyd Gaming	$108,500
Reel PAC	$95,000
Irwin, Bob	$90,000
MGM Mirage	$87,535

Incumbency

Unopposed incumbents

One incumbent (2.38%), Republican Thomas Grady of District 38, faced no competition in the November 2 general election and was guaranteed re-election in November.

Primary challenges

Four incumbents faced competition in the June 8 primary.

The following four incumbents (1 Democrat, 3 Republicans) won their primaries:

District 2: Incumbent Republican John Hambrick
District 22: Incumbent Republican Lynn Stewart
District 24: Incumbent Democrat David Bobzien
District 38: Incumbent Republican Thomas Grady

Retiring incumbents

Eleven incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 23 incumbents (54.76%) ran for re-election. Of the eleven incumbents who did not run for re-election, eight were Democrats and three were Republicans.

Incumbents who retired were:

District 7: Incumbent Democrat Morse Arberry, Jr..
District 8: Incumbent Democrat Barbara Buckley.
District 11: Incumbent Democrat Ruben Kihuen.
District 13: Incumbent Republican Chad Christensen.
District 14: Incumbent Democrat Ellen Koivisto.
District 15: Incumbent Democrat Kathy McClain.
District 18: Incumbent Democrat Mark Manendo.
District 19: Incumbent Democrat Jerry Claborn.
District 20: Incumbent Republican Joseph Hardy.
District 25: Incumbent Republican Heidi S. Gansert.
District 26: Incumbent Republican Tyrus Cobb.
District 27: Incumbent Democrat Sheila Leslie.
District 28: Incumbent Democrat Moises Denis.
District 31: Incumbent Democrat Bernard Anderson.
District 32: Incumbent Republican Don Gustavson.
District 33: Incumbent Republican John Carpenter.
District 39: Incumbent Republican James Settelmeyer.
District 40: Incumbent Democrat Bonnie Parnell.
District 42: Incumbent Democrat Harry Mortenson.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Nevada State Assembly, a candidate must be:^[3]

21 years old at the time of the election
A citizen resident of the State of Nevada for one year preceding this election
A resident of the district for a period of 30 days next preceding closing date for filing as a candidate

List of candidates

District 1

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Marilyn Kirkpatrick a Incumbent Kirkpatrick was first elected in 2004.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Mark Trudeau a

November 2 General election candidates:

Marilyn Kirkpatrick: 8,336

Mark Trudeau: 5,288

District 2

June 8 Democratic primary result:

David Lerner a

June 8 GOP primary result:

John Hambrick: 2,866 a Incumbent Hambrick was first elected in 2008.
Annie Black: 1,359

June 8 Independent American primary result:

Jon Kamerath a

November 2 General election candidates:

David Lerner: 7,472

John Hambrick: 11,057

Jon Kamerath: 623

District 3

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Peggy Pierce a Incumbent Pierce was first elected in 2002.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Eric Morelli: 1,359 a
Andrew Prato: 398

November 2 General election candidates:

Peggy Pierce: 6,183

Eric Morelli: 4,188

District 4

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Gary Fisher: 2,184 a
Gerald Mackin: 993

June 8 GOP primary result:

Richard McArthur a Incumbent McArthur was first elected in 2008.

June 8 Independent American primary result:

Mark Andrews a

November 2 General election candidates:

Gary Fisher: 9,536

Richard McArthur: 12,156

Mark Andrews: 1,352

District 5

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Marilyn Dondero Loop a Incumbent Loop was first elected in 2008.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Tim Williams: 1,295 a
Tibisay Ellis: 1,225

November 2 General election candidates:

Marilyn Dondero Loop: 7,271

Tim Williams: 6,172

District 6

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Harvey Munford a Incumbent Munford was first elected in 2004.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Carol Long a

November 2 General election candidates:

Harvey Munford: 5,376

Carol Long: 1,693

District 7

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Dina Neal: 1,233 a
Carolyn J. Essex: 486
John Stephens: 438

Note: Incumbent Morse Arberry, Jr. did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Geraldine Lewis a

November 2 General election candidates:

Dina Neal: 8,462

Geraldine Lewis: 2,464

District 8

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Jason Frierson: 586 a
Kevin Child: 463
Jesse Cantero: 151

Note: Incumbent Barbara Buckley did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Joe Egan: 635 a
Wilfredo Espiritu: 291

June 8 Independent American primary result:

Stacy Gonzalez a

November 2 General election candidates:

Jason Frierson: 3,853

Joe Egan: 2,303

Stacy Gonzalez: 452

District 9

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Richard Segerblom a Incumbent Segerblom was first elected in 2007.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Lois Basichis a

November 2 General election candidates:

Richard Segerblom: 5,003

Lois Basichis: 2,466

District 10

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Joseph Hogan a Incumbent Hogan was first elected in 2004.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Tyler Andrews a

June 8 Libertarian primary result:

Steve Lenores a

November 2 General election candidates:

Joseph Hogan: 5,330

Tyler Andrews: 4,189

Steve Lenores: 329

District 11

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Olivia Diaz: 781 a
Angela Cochran: 87
Sallie Bache: 68

Note: Incumbent Ruben Kihuen did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Von Brewer a

November 2 General election candidates:

Olivia Diaz: 3,162

Von Brewer: 744

District 12

June 8 Democratic primary result:

James Ohrenschall a Incumbent Ohrenschall was first elected in 2007.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Tod Oppenborn a

November 2 General election candidates:

James Ohrenschall: 6,843

Tod Oppenborn: 2,528

District 13

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Louis Desalvio: 2,462 a
Brian Boothe: 1,873
Michelle Gorelow: 1,772
Pablo Castro-Zavala: 657

June 8 GOP primary result:

Scott Hammond: 3,437 a
Joshua Gust: 2,867
Nathan Taylor: 2,211
Alan LeFebvre: 1,719
Clayton Hurst: 969
Elizabeth Halseth: withdrew

Note: Incumbent Chad Christensen did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 Independent American primary result:

Leonard Foster a

November 2 General election candidates:

Louis Desalvio: 27,279

Scott Hammond: 32,372

Leonard Foster: 2,545

District 14

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Maggie Carlton: 895 a
Karen Hayes King: 666
Victor Koivisto: 222

Note: Incumbent Ellen Koivisto did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Leon Roach a

November 2 General election candidates:

Maggie Carlton: 6,543

Leon Roach: 3,506

District 15

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Elliot Anderson: 1,108 a
Cherina Kleven: 595
Louis Toomin: 499
Patrick Boylan: 217

Note: Incumbent Kathy McClain did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Dale Snyder a

June 8 Independent American primary result:

Stan Vaughan a

November 2 General election candidates:

Elliot Anderson: 6,760

Dale Snyder: 3,368

Stan Vaughan: 666

District 16

June 8 Democratic primary result:

John Oceguera a Incumbent Oceguera was first elected in 2001.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Robert Irwin: 1,442 a
Glenn Greener: 682
Nathan Warner: withdrew

June 8 Libertarian primary result:

Kristie Turley a

November 2 General election candidates:

John Oceguera: 7,033

Robert Irwin: 5,079

Kristie Turley: 587

District 17

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Kelvin Atkinson a Incumbent Atkinson was first elected in 2003.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Kenneth King a

November 2 General election candidates:

Kelvin Atkinson: 11,414

Kenneth King: 6,337

District 18

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Richard Carrillo: 1,639 a
Considine Considine: 1,232
Lon Enwright: 190

Note: Incumbent Mark Manendo did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Ken Walther: 1,228 a
Carol Collins: 980

November 2 General election candidates:

Richard Carrillo: 9,291

Ken Walther: 5,843

District 19

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Steven Brooks: 494 a
Meghan Smith: 459
Scott Hafen: 374
Brandon Casutt: 140
Piange Jackson: 44

Note: Incumbent Jerry Claborn did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Jerry Wang a

June 8 Independent American primary result:

James Rhodes a

November 2 General election candidates:

Steven Brooks: 4,596

Jerry Wang: 2,399

James Rhodes: 433

District 20

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Lynn Goya a

June 8 GOP primary result:

Cresent Hardy: 3,396 a
Richard Stubbs: 2,403

Note: Incumbent Joseph Hardy did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Lynn Goya: 7,118

Cresent Hardy: 12,526

District 21

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Ellen Spiegel aIncumbent Spiegel was first elected in 2008.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Mark Sherwood: 2,060 a
Cherlyn Arrington: 1,269

June 8 Independent American primary result:

Les McKay a

November 2 General election candidates:

Ellen Spiegel: 8,023

Mark Sherwood: 8,430

Les McKay: 401

District 22

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Kevin Donovan: 2,361 a
Zachary Campbell: 1,891
Randy Spoor: 1,783

June 8 GOP primary result:

Lynn Stewart: 5,671 aIncumbent Stewart was first elected in 2007.
Scott Chappell: 2,526
Duane Christy: 2,133
Calanit Atia: 1,491

June 8 Independent American primary result:

Salli Durbin a

June 8 Libertarian primary result:

Nathan Santucci a

November 2 General election candidates:

Kevin Donovan: 23,190

Lynn Stewart: 32,703

Salli Durbin: 1,281

Nathan Santucci: 1,688

District 23

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Monica Bean a

June 8 GOP primary result:

Melissa Woodbury aIncumbent Woodbury was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Monica Bean: 5,543

Melissa Woodbury: 7,952

District 24

June 8 Democratic primary result:

David Bobzien: 2,158 a Incumbent Bobzien was first elected in 2007.
David Love: 465

June 8 GOP primary result:

Monty Johnson a

November 2 General election candidates:

David Bobzien: 8,893

Monty Johnson: 4,886

District 25

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Robert Townsend a

June 8 GOP primary result:

Pat Hickey: 4,166 a
Orrin Johnson: 2,225
Bernie Carter: 1,734
Dan Meyer: 834
Jason Dias: 334
Heidi Smith: withdrew 3/23/10

Note: Incumbent Heidi S. Gansert did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Townsend: 9,795

Pat Hickey: 17,949

District 26

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Angie Taylor: 2,642 a
Michael Maupin: 1,436

June 8 GOP primary result:

Randy Kirner: 3,395 a
Robb Archie: 2,552
Ellie Lopez-Bowlan: 1,882
Jim Pilzner: 1,334

Note: Incumbent Tyrus Cobb did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 Independent American primary result:

Gregory Miller a

November 2 General election candidates:

Angie Taylor: 11,650

Randy Kirner: 16,264

Gregory Miller: 1,306

District 27

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Teresa Benitez-Thompson: 1,451 a
Byllie Andrews: 1,144

Note: Incumbent Sheila Leslie did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Gabe Jurado a
Cecelia Esler: withdrew 3/17/2010

November 2 General election candidates:

Teresa Benitez-Thompson: 6,951

Gabe Jurado: 3,984

District 28

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Lucy Flores a

Note: Incumbent Moises Denis did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 GOP primary result:

James Cressman: 223 a
Agustin Mendoza: 87

November 2 General election candidates:

Lucy Flores: 3,685

James Cressman: 800

District 29

June 8 Democratic primary result:

April Mastroluca a Incumbent Mastroluca was first elected in 2008.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Dan Hill a
David Senecal:withdrew

June 8 Libertarian primary result:

Erin Lale a

November 2 General election candidates:

April Mastroluca: 7,739

Dan Hill: 7,339

Erin Lale: 669

District 30

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Debbie Smith aIncumbent Smith was first elected in 2004.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Kathy Martin a

November 2 General election candidates:

Debbie Smith: 6,540

Kathy Martin: 4,024

District 31

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Richard Daly: 1,760 a
Xiomara Rodriquez: 568

Note: Incumbent Bernard Anderson did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Randi Thompson: 1,370 a
Gary Duarte: 846

November 2 General election candidates:

Richard Daly: 6,258

Randi Thompson: 4,725

District 32

June 8 Democratic primary result:

No Democrat ran for election.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Ira Hansen a
Jodi Stephens a

Note: Because only Republicans ran in the District 32 race, they both advanced through the primaries and faced each other in the general election.^[4]

Note: Incumbent Don Gustavson did not seek re-election in 2010.

November 2 General election candidates:

Ira Hansen: 15,005

Jodi Stephens: 12,780

District 33

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Michael McFarlane a

June 8 GOP primary result:

John Ellison: 3,162 a
Dale Andrus: 1,626

Note: Incumbent John Carpenter did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 Independent American primary result:

Janine Hansen a

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael McFarlane: 2,467

John Ellison: 6,905

Janine Hansen: 4,100

District 34

June 8 Democratic primary result:

William Horne a Incumbent Horne was first elected in 2003.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Richard Deeds a

June 8 Libertarian primary result:

William Hols a

November 2 General election candidates:

William Horne: 6,016

Richard Deeds: 3,872

William Hols: 465

District 35

June 8 Democratic primary result:

John O'Connor a

June 8 GOP primary result:

Peter Goicoechea a Incumbent Goicoechea was first elected in 2002.

November 2 General election candidates:

John O'Connor: 3,749

Peter Goicoechea: 12,331

District 36

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Ron Hibble: 2,016 a
Harry Schiffman: 1,432

June 8 GOP primary result:

Edwin Goedhart aIncumbent Goedhart was first elected in 2007.

June 8 Independent American primary result:

David Vanderbeek a

November 2 General election candidates:

Ron Hibble: 6,404

Edwin Goedhart: 11,488

David Vanderbeek: 1,913

District 37

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Marcus Conklin a Incumbent Conklin was first elected in 2003.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Philip Lupo a

November 2 General election candidates:

Marcus Conklin: 6,501

Philip Lupo: 3,993

District 38

June 8 Democratic primary result:

No Democrat ran for election.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Thomas Grady: 5,948 a Incumbent Grady was first elected in 2003.
Gary Gladwill: 2,400

June 8 Independent American primary result:

Dennis Gomez a

November 2 General election candidates:

Thomas Grady: 17,282

Dennis Gomez: 5,734

District 39

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Joetta Brown a

June 8 GOP primary result:

Kelly Kite: 2,922 a
Jim Wheeler: 2,344
Barbara Smallwood: 2,050
Janet Murphy: 1,600

Note: Incumbent James Settelmeyer did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 Independent American primary result:

David Schumann a

November 2 General election candidates:

Joetta Brown: 8,118

Kelly Kite: 13,741

David Schumann: 1,942

District 40

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Robin Williamson a

Note: Incumbent Bonnie Parnell did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Pete Livermore: 2,788 a
Amy Clemens: 1,396
Lynda Upton: 1,384

November 2 General election candidates:

Robin Williamson: 8,118

Pete Livermore: 8,616

District 41

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Paul Aizley a Incumbent Aizley was first elected in 2008.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Janet Porter a

November 2 General election candidates:

Paul Aizley: 4,950

Janet Porter: 3,782

District 42

June 8 Democratic primary result:

Irene Bustamante: 965 a
Sam Christos: 224
Kyle Greenwood: 178
Donald Hauth: 122

Note: Incumbent Harry Mortenson did not seek re-election in 2010.

June 8 GOP primary result:

Kathryn Njus a

November 2 General election candidates:

Irene Bustamante: 5,629

Kathryn Njus: 3,201

External links

Footnotes

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Current members of the Nevada State Assembly

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Steve Yeager

Majority Leader:Sandra Jauregui

Minority Leader:Gregory Hafen

Representatives

District 1

Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D)

District 2

Heidi Kasama (R)

District 3

Selena Torres (D)

District 4

Lisa Cole (R)

District 5

Brittney Miller (D)

District 6

Jovan Jackson (D)

District 7

Tanya Flanagan (D)

District 8

Duy Nguyen (D)

District 9

Steve Yeager (D)

District 10

Venise Karris (D)

District 11

Cinthia Moore (D)

District 12

Max Carter (D)

District 13

Brian Hibbetts (R)

District 14

Erica Mosca (D)

District 15

Howard Watts (D)

District 16

Cecelia González (D)

District 17

Linda Hunt (D)

District 18

Venicia Considine (D)

District 19

Thaddeus Yurek (R)

District 20

David Orentlicher (D)

District 21

Elaine Marzola (D)

District 22

Melissa Hardy (R)

District 23

Danielle Gallant (R)

District 24

Erica Roth (D)

District 25

Selena La Rue Hatch (D)

District 26

Rich DeLong (R)

District 27

Heather Goulding (D)

District 28

Reuben D'Silva (D)

District 29

Joe Dalia (D)

District 30

Natha Anderson (D)

District 31

Jill Dickman (R)

District 32

Alexis Hansen (R)

District 33

Bert Gurr (R)

District 34

Hanadi Nadeem (D)

District 35

Rebecca Edgeworth (R)

District 36

Gregory Hafen (R)

District 37

Shea Backus (D)

District 38

Gregory Koenig (R)

District 39

Ken Gray (R)

District 40

Philip O'Neill (R)

District 41

Sandra Jauregui (D)

District 42

Tracy Brown-May (D)

Democratic Party (27)

Republican Party (15)

[1] Follow the Money, Nevada

[2] Follow the Money: "Nevada Assembly 2010 Campaign Contributions"

[3] Qualifications for running for Nevada Assembly

[4] Explanation of District 32 election (dead link)

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Nevada State Assembly elections, 2010

November 2 General Election Results

Majority control

Term limits

Campaign contributions

Incumbency

Unopposed incumbents

Primary challenges

Retiring incumbents

Qualifications

List of candidates

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

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District 10

District 11

District 12

District 13

District 14

District 15

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District 20

District 21

District 22

District 23

District 24

District 25

District 26

District 27

District 28

District 29

District 30

District 31

District 32

District 33

District 34

District 35

District 36

District 37

District 38

District 39

District 40

District 41

District 42

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