Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012

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Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Term limits • Impact of Redistricting

State Legislative Election Results

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Nevada State Assembly • 2012 Nevada Senate Elections

State legislative elections in 2012

Elections for the office of Nevada State Assembly were held in Nevada on November 6, 2012. All 42 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was March 16, 2012. The primary Election Day was June 12, 2012.

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

Incumbents retiring

Name	Party	Current office
Debbie Smith	Democratic	Assembly District 30
Edwin Goedhart	Republican	Assembly District 36
John Oceguera	Democratic	Assembly District 16
Kelvin Atkinson	Democratic	Assembly District 17
Mark Sherwood	Republican	Assembly District 21
Peter Goicoechea	Republican	Assembly District 35
Richard "Tick" Segerblom	Democratic	Assembly District 9
Richard McArthur	Republican	Assembly District 4
Scott Hammond	Republican	Assembly District 13

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Nevada State Assembly:

Nevada State Assembly
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	26	27
	Republican Party	16	15
Total		42	42

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.

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:

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

Map of Nevada House Districts with less than 10% party registration differential before and after the 2010 redistricting. A total of 12 legislative districts meet the criteria after 2010.

Impact of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Nevada

The Democratic-controlled Assembly passed two maps that were vetoed by Gov. Brian Sandoval (R). The legislature was out of session until 2013, so a three-member court-appointed special masters panel was responsible for redistricting. The panel issued plans in October, which the trial court modified and finalized in the same month.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Nevada State Assembly, a candidate must be:

• 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

Term limits

See also State legislatures with term limits and Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012

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."

1 Nevada State Representative, John Oceguera (D), was termed-out in 2012. This was 2% of the state's 42 state representatives.

In addition to the 1 Nevada state representative who left office because of term limits, 4 Nevada state senators were also termed-out.

Expenditure disclosure

In February 2012, Las Vegas Sun reporter Anjeanette Damon wrote a series of stories detailing the failure by several Democratic legislators to disclose how they spent portions of their campaign money to help pay for expenditures. Damon's first story described how three Assembly Democrats -- Debbie Smith, David Bobzien, and Lucy Flores -- failed to report the expenditure of campaign funds used to pay for rent and living expenses during legislative sessions. The legislators were instructed by the Assembly Democrat's lawyer that they did not have to report spending on expenses related to their public office.

After Damon's initial report, Assembly Democrats Marcus Conklin, Richard Daly, Peggy Pierce, and Marilyn Dondero-Loop came forward to admit that they had also failed to report expenses after getting the same legal advice. The six lawmakers filed new expense reports that detailed nearly $45,000 in campaign funds that were spent on living expenses such as rent, electronics, house cleaning and supplies, groceries, lunches, and dinners. Nevada legislators are paid a $736/month housing allowance during legislative session if they live more than 50 miles from Carson City. In addition, all legislatures receive $154 per diem during legislative session.

Martin Dean Dupalo, president of the Nevada Center for Public Ethics, wrote an op-ed piece in the Las Vegas Sun about the failed disclosures. He described the situation as "a purposeful act of withholding mandated public information that was uncovered by a journalist—not reported as part of a broader discussion between legislators and the executive branch, or much less the public."

List of candidates

District 1

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Marilyn Kirkpatrick a - Incumbent Kirkpatrick first assumed office in 2004.

June 12 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Marilyn Kirkpatrick: 19,816

District 2

June 12 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 12 GOP primary:

• John Hambrick a - Incumbent Hambrick first assumed office in 2008.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Hambrick: 19,766

District 3

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Peggy Pierce: 1,103 a - Incumbent Pierce first assumed office in 2002.
• Matthew J. Tramp: 487

June 12 GOP primary:

• Phyllis McGuire Moilanen a

November 6 General election candidates:

Peggy Pierce: 11,805

Phyllis McGuire Moilanen: 5,626

District 4

Note: Incumbent Republican Richard McArthur did not seek re-election. He instead ran for District 18 of the Nevada State Senate.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Kenneth C. Evans a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Michele Fiore a

Note: Jerimy L. Kirschner filed for election, but withdrew prior to the primary election.

June 12 Independent American primary:

• Jonathan J. Hansen a

November 6 General election candidates:

Kenneth C. Evans: 11,354

Michele Fiore: 14,239

Jonathan J. Hansen: 1,219

District 5

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Marilyn Dondero Loop a - Incumbent Dondero Loop first assumed office in 2008.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Bill Harrington: 1,426 a
• Barry Keller: 426

June 12 Independent American primary:

• Jason Reeves a

November 6 General election candidates:

Marilyn Dondero Loop: 12,200

Bill Harrington: 10,705

Jason Reeves: 872

District 6

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Harvey J. Munford a - Incumbent Munford first assumed office in 2004.

June 12 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Harvey J. Munford: 13,456

District 7

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Dina Neal: 1,490 a - Incumbent Neal first assumed office in 2010.
• Stephen Taylor: 408

June 12 GOP primary:

• Brent T. Leavitt a

November 6 General election candidates:

Dina Neal: 14,496

Brent T. Leavitt: 5,293

District 8

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Jason Frierson: 761 a - Incumbent Frierson first assumed office in 2010.
• John Moore: 365

June 12 GOP primary:

• Arthur D. Martinez a

November 6 General election candidates:

Jason Frierson: 11,550

Arthur D. Martinez: 7,384

District 9

Note: Incumbent Democrat Richard "Tick" Segerblom did not seek re-election.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Andrew Martin: 837 a
• Don Watkins: 201

June 12 GOP primary:

• C. Kelly Hurst: 819 a
• Victoria DeLaGuerra-Seaman: 810

November 6 General election candidates:

Andrew Martin: 11,276

C. Kelly Hurst: 9,930

District 10

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Jonathan Friedrich: 560
• Joseph Hogan: 908 a - Incumbent Hogan first assumed office in 2004.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Tim Farrell a

November 6 General election candidates:

Joseph Hogan: 10,558

Tim Farrell: 5,935

District 11

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Olivia Diaz a - Incumbent Diaz first assumed office in 2010.

June 12 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Olivia Diaz: 8,145

District 12

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Mickey Frazier: 368
• James Ohrenschall: 1,229 a - Incumbent Ohrenschall first assumed office in 2006.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Bridgette Bryant a

November 6 General election candidates:

James Ohrenschall: 13,274

Bridgette Bryant: 9,028

District 13

Note: Incumbent Republican Scott Hammond won election in District 18 of the Nevada State Senate.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Kelly Charles: 368
• Louis Desalvio: 830 a
• Leisa Moseley: 573

June 12 GOP primary:

• Paul Anderson: 1,680 a
• Leonard Foster: 773

November 6 General election candidates:

Louis Desalvio: 12,059

Paul Anderson: 14,271

District 14

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Maggie Carlton a - Incumbent Carlton first assumed office in 2010.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Amy L. Groves a

November 6 General election candidates:

Maggie Carlton: 10,535

Amy L. Groves: 4,475

District 15

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Elliot Anderson: 1,632 a - Incumbent Anderson first assumed office in 2010.
• Lou Toomin: 303

June 12 GOP primary:

• Benjamin M. Donlon: 264
• Megan Heryet: 422 a
• M. Marco Miller: 254

November 6 General election candidates:

Elliot Anderson: 11,809

Megan Heryet: 4,581

District 16

Note: Incumbent Democrat John Oceguera was unable to seek re-election due to term limits.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Jesse Cantero: 121
• Mike Schaefer: 286
• Heidi Swank: 801 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Ben Boarman a

November 6 General election candidates:

Heidi Swank: 9,649

Ben Boarman: 3,859

District 17

Note: Incumbent Democrat Kelvin Atkinson won election to the state senate.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Steven Brooks a - Incumbent Brooks first assumed office in 2010.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Len Marciano: 531 a
• Patrick Mendez: 470

November 6 General election candidates:

Steven Brooks: 13,607

Len Marciano: 6,247

District 18

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Richard Carrillo a - Incumbent Carrillo first assumed office in 2010.

June 12 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Richard Carrillo: 15,666

District 19

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Felipe Rodriguez a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Cresent Hardy a - Incumbent Hardy first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Felipe Rodriguez: 10,090

Cresent Hardy: 13,152

District 20

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Gloria Bonaventura: 474
• Kent L. Ivey: 378
• Ellen Spiegel: 951 a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Eric Mendoza: 783 a
• Daniel Stakleff: 544

November 6 General election candidates:

Ellen Spiegel: 12,894

Eric Mendoza: 8,218

District 21

Note: Incumbent Republican Mark Sherwood did not seek re-election.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Andy Eisen: 684 a
• Fredrick Wilkening: 556
• Steve Keith Parke: 490

June 12 GOP primary:

• Becky Harris: 1,341 a
• Jeffrey Jones: 326
• Swadeep Nigam: 456

June 12 Independent American primary:

• Les McKay a

November 6 General election candidates:

Andy Eisen: 12,123

Becky Harris: 11,343

Les McKay: 745

District 22

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Randy Spoor a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Lynn Stewart a - Incumbent Stewart first assumed office in 2006.

November 6 General election candidates:

Randy Spoor: 12,471

Lynn Stewart: 16,988

District 23

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Michael Joe a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Melissa Woodbury a - Incumbent Woodbury first assumed office in 2008.

November 6 General election candidates:

Michael Joe: 11,602

Melissa Woodbury: 21,577

District 24

June 12 Democratic primary:

• David Bobzien a - Incumbent Bobzien first assumed office in 2006.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Heidi Waterman a

November 6 General election candidates:

David Bobzien: 12,823

Heidi Waterman: 6,015

District 25

June 12 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Pat Hickey a - Incumbent Hickey first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Pat Hickey: 26,198

District 26

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Rodney R. Petzak a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Randy Kirner a - Incumbent Kirner first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Rodney R. Petzak: 12,872

Randy Kirner: 19,926

District 27

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Teresa Benitez-Thompson a - Incumbent Benitez-Thompson first assumed office in 2010.

June 12 GOP primary:

Note: Yvonne Larkin filed to run for election, but withdrew prior to the primary election. The Washoe County GOP chose Tom Taber to be on the general ballot.

November 6 General election candidates:

Teresa Benitez-Thompson: 14,160

Tom Taber: 10,356

District 28

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Abraham Camejo: 256
• Lucy Flores: 851 a - Incumbent Flores first assumed office in 2010.
• Luis Alberto Rendon: 59

June 12 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Lucy Flores: 9,407

District 29

June 12 Democratic primary:

• April Mastroluca a - Incumbent Mastroluca first assumed office in 2008.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Bob Irwin a

June 12 Independent American primary:

• Anthony Blanque a

November 6 General election candidates:

April Mastroluca: 13,418

Bob Irwin: 12,126

Anthony Blanque: 942

District 30

Note: Incumbent Democrat Debbie Smith won election to the state senate.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Michael Sprinkle a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Ken Lightfoot: 1,299 a
• Paul Maineri: 270
• Lauren A. Scott: 427

November 6 General election candidates:

Michael Sprinkle: 12,094

Ken Lightfoot: 9,118

District 31

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Richard Daly a - Incumbent Daly first assumed office in 2010.

June 12 GOP primary:

• David Espinosa a

November 6 General election candidates:

Richard Daly: 14,540

David Espinosa: 13,422

District 32

June 12 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Ira Hansen a Incumbent Hansen first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Ira Hansen: 21,555

District 33

June 12 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 12 GOP primary:

• John Ellison a - Incumbent Ellison first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Ellison: 18,571

District 34

June 12 Democratic primary:

• William C. Horne: 1,491 a - Incumbent Horne first assumed office in 2010.
• Steven A. Maczka: 382

June 12 GOP primary:

• Clark Harrington a

November 6 General election candidates:

William C. Horne: 13,861

Clark Harrington: 10,348

District 35

Note: Incumbent Republican Peter Goicoechea won election in District 19 of the Nevada State Senate.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• James W. Healey: 528 a
• Nathan Sosa: 411

June 12 GOP primary:

• Tom Blanchard: 689 a
• Adam Cegavske: 642

November 6 General election candidates:

James W. Healey: 11,507

Tom Blanchard: 10,446

District 36

Note: Incumbent Republican Edwin Goedhart did not seek re-election.

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Anthony Wernicke a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Walt Grudzinski: 874
• Delmar W. Leatham: 1,220
• James Oscarson: 1,618 a
• Nathan Schlumpf: 202

November 6 General election candidates:

Anthony Wernicke: 8,020

James Oscarson: 14,539

District 37

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Marcus Conklin a - Incumbent Conklin first assumed office in 2002.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Wesley Duncan a

November 6 General election candidates:

Marcus Conklin: 14,296

Wesley Duncan: 14,969

District 38

June 12 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Tom Grady a - Incumbent Grady first assumed office in 2002.

November 6 General election candidates:

Tom Grady: 21,545

District 39

June 12 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Kelly Kite: 2,526 - Incumbent Kite first assumed office in 2010.
• Gary Roger Schmidt: 1,971
• Jim Wheeler: 2,718 a

June 12 Independent American primary:

• David Schumann a

November 6 General election candidates:

Jim Wheeler: 22,546

David Schumann: 7,842

District 40

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Rich Dunn a

June 12 GOP primary:

• Phillip Davies: 1,434
• Pete Livermore: 3,718 a - Incumbent Livermore first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Rich Dunn: 11,634

Pete Livermore: 15,914

District 41

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Paul Aizley a - Incumbent Aizley first assumed office in 2008.

June 12 GOP primary:

• Phil Regeski a

November 6 General election candidates:

Paul Aizley: 11,680

Phil Regeski: 9,872

District 42

June 12 Democratic primary:

• Irene Bustamante Adams: 1,073 a - Incumbent Bustamante Adams first assumed office in 2010.
• Kevin L. Child: 303

June 12 GOP primary:

• Robert Mcentee: 457 a
• Stephen H. Silberkraus: 441

November 6 General election candidates:

Irene Bustamante Adams: 11,182

Robert Mcentee: 5,493

External links

• Official primary results
• Nevada Secretary of State - 2012 candidates
• Clark County - 2012 candidates
• Washoe County - 2012 Primary candidates

See also

• Nevada State Assembly
• Nevada State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2012

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)