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Nevada State Assembly District 39
Nevada State Assembly District 39 is represented by Ken Gray (R).
As of the 2020 Census, Nevada state representatives represented an average of 74,011 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 64,510 residents.
About the office
Members of the Nevada State Assembly serve two-year terms with term limits.[1] Nevada legislators assume office on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November (the day after election day).[2] The Nevada legislature is biennial, convening only in odd-numbered years.
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Nevada State Senate, a candidate must fulfill the following requirements:[3]
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A person is not eligible to be elected or appointed to office as a Legislator unless the person: 1. Is a qualified elector; 2. Has been an actual, as opposed to constructive, citizen resident of this State for 1 year next preceding the person’s election or appointment; 3. At the time of election or appointment, has attained the age of 21 years; and 4. Meets all other qualifications for the office as required by the Constitution and laws of this State.[4] |
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To be a qualified elector, an individual must live in their specific voting precinct for ten days.[5]
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[6] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $130/legislative day | The exact amount members receive for per diem is unknown. |
Term limits
- See also: State legislatures with term limits
The Nevada legislature is one of 16 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Nevada Term Limits Act in 1996. That initiative said that Nevada assembly members are subject to term limits of no more than six two-year terms, or a total of twelve years.[1]
The first year that the term limits enacted in 1996 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was 2010.
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the Nevada State Legislature, the board of county commissioners in the county representing the seat must decide on a replacement. The board of county commissioners must select a person from the same political party that last held the seat when making its decision. If the vacancy happens before the next legislative session and an election for county officers is scheduled, no replacement is named.[7]
See sources: Nevada Const. Art. 4, Sec. 12
District map
Redistricting
2020 redistricting cycle
Governor Steve Sisolak (D) signed new legislative maps into law on November 16, 2021.[8] These maps took effect for Nevada's 2022 legislative elections. On November 14, 2021, the Nevada State Senate voted 12-9 to approve the Democratic congressional and legislative map proposals.[9] On November 16, the Nevada State Assembly voted 25-17 to approve the maps.[10]
How does redistricting in Nevada work? In Nevada, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. The lines are subject to veto by the governor.[11]
Under a state law enacted in 2019, state prison inmates are counted as residents of their home addresses for redistricting purposes.[12]
Nevada State Assembly District 39
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Nevada State Assembly District 39
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Elections
2024
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Incumbent Ken Gray defeated Erich Obermayr in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ken Gray (R)  | 71.5 | 33,461 |
 | Erich Obermayr (D) | 28.5 | 13,347 | |
| Total votes: 46,808 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Erich Obermayr advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ken Gray advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39.
2022
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Ken Gray defeated Janice Noble in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Gray (R) | 70.2 | 26,574 |
| Janice Noble (D) | 29.8 | 11,299 | ||
| Total votes: 37,873 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Charles Holt (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Janice Noble advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Ken Gray defeated Blayne Osborn in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Gray | 52.1 | 7,841 |
| Blayne Osborn | 47.9 | 7,204 | ||
| Total votes: 15,045 | |||
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2020
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Incumbent Jim Wheeler defeated Deborah Chang and Dave Jones in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Wheeler (R) | 67.6 | 29,996 |
| Deborah Chang (D) | 29.5 | 13,108 | ||
| Dave Jones (L) | 2.9 | 1,289 | ||
| Total votes: 44,393 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Deborah Chang advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jim Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39.
2018
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Incumbent Jim Wheeler defeated Patricia Ackerman and Paul Cwalina in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Wheeler (R) | 65.4 | 22,266 |
 | Patricia Ackerman (D) | 32.8 | 11,159 | |
 | Paul Cwalina (L) | 1.9 | 642 | |
| Total votes: 34,067 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Patricia Ackerman advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Ackerman |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39
Incumbent Jim Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 39 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Wheeler |
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2016
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Incumbent Jim Wheeler ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 39 general election.[13][14]
| Nevada State Assembly, District 39 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jim Wheeler Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 29,004 | |
| Total Votes | 29,004 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Jim Wheeler ran unopposed in the Nevada State Assembly District 39 Republican primary.[15][16]
| Nevada State Assembly District 39, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jim Wheeler Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Jim Wheeler defeated Robin Reedy in the Republican primary. Al Giordano ran as an Independent American candidate. Wheeler defeated Giordano in the general election.[17][18][19][20]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Wheeler Incumbent |
77% | 16,940 | |
| Independent American | Al Giordano | 23% | 5,048 | |
| Total Votes | 21,988 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jim Wheeler Incumbent |
62.7% | 5,070 |
| Robin Reedy | 37.3% | 3,012 |
| Total Votes | 8,082 | |
2012
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012
Elections for the office of Nevada State Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 12, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 16, 2012. Jim Wheeler (R) defeated David Schumann (Independent American) in the general election. Wheeler defeated incumbent Kelly Kite and Gary Roger Schmidt in the Republican primary.[21][22][23][24]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Wheeler |
74.2% | 22,546 | |
| Independent American | David Schumann | 25.8% | 7,842 | |
| Total Votes | 30,388 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jim Wheeler |
37.7% | 2,718 |
| Kelly Kite Incumbent | 35% | 2,526 |
| Gary Roger Schmidt | 27.3% | 1,971 |
| Total Votes | 7,215 | |
Campaign contributions
From 2002 to 2024, candidates for Nevada State Assembly District 39 raised a total of $1,411,484. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $42,772 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Nevada State Assembly District 39 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $127,034 | 2 | $63,517 |
| 2022 | $172,402 | 3 | $57,467 |
| 2020 | $111,099 | 2 | $55,549 |
| 2016 | $117,288 | 1 | $117,288 |
| 2014 | $137,917 | 3 | $45,972 |
| 2012 | $101,693 | 4 | $25,423 |
| 2010 | $67,013 | 6 | $11,169 |
| 2008 | $103,303 | 3 | $34,434 |
| 2006 | $162,160 | 5 | $32,432 |
| 2004 | $194,075 | 2 | $97,038 |
| 2002 | $117,500 | 2 | $58,750 |
| Total | $1,411,484 | 33 | $42,772 |
See also
- Nevada State Legislature
- Nevada State Senate
- Nevada State Assembly
- Nevada state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 termlimits.org, "State Legislative Term Limits," accessed February 4, 2021 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "limits" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Nevada Constitution, "Article 4, Section 4," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ Justia, "Nevada Revised Statutes 218A.200," accessed May 22, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ State of Nevada Department of Taxation, "Nevada Legal Residency," accessed May 29, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Constitution of Nevada," accessed February 9, 2021 (Article IV, Section XII)
- ↑ Nevada Office of the Governor, "Governor Sisolak signs redistricting bills, thanks Nevada Legislature for efficient, productive session," November 16, 2021
- ↑ The Nevada Independent, "Senate advances redistricting bill; Democrats promise minor tweaks in amendment," November 14, 2021
- ↑ Nevada State Legislature, "SB1," accessed November 17, 2021
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "Nevada," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ Prison Policy Initiative, "Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signs law ending prison gerrymandering," May 31, 2019
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Election Certified List of Candidates," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official Primary election results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 filed candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "Candidate filing," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Primary Election 2014," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Official Statewide General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidates," accessed December 4,2013
- ↑ Clark County, "2012 Primary candidates," accessed December 4,2013
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 4, 2013
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election Results," accessed December 4, 2013
