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This page displays election information for the Nevada State Senate.

Elections

Nevada state senators serve staggered, four-year terms and half of the Senate is up for election every two years. Nevada holds elections for its legislature in even years.

2026

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2026

Elections for the Nevada State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.

2024

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2024

Elections for the Nevada State Senate took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was June 11, 2024. The filing deadline was March 15, 2024.

Prior to the 2024 election, Democrats held a 13-7 majority. There was one vacant seat previously held by a Republican. Following the election, the Democrats held a 13-8 majority.

Nevada State Senate
Party As of November 5, 2024 After November 6, 2024
     Democratic Party 13 13
     Republican Party 7 8
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 21 21

2022

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2022

Elections for the Nevada State Senate took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 14, 2022. The filing deadline was March 18, 2022.

Democrats grew their majority from 11-9 with one vacancy to 13-8 in the 2022 election.

Nevada State Senate
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 11 13
     Republican Party 9 8
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 21 21

2020

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2020

Elections for the office of Nevada State Senate took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 9, 2020. The filing deadline was March 13, 2020.

Heading into the 2020 general election, there were 13 Democrats and eight Republicans in the chamber. Democrats lost one seat in the election, giving them a 12-9 majority.

Nevada State Senate
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 13 12
     Republican Party 8 9
Total 21 21

2018

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2018

Elections for the Nevada State Senate took place in 2018. A closed primary election took place on June 12, 2018. The general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was March 16, 2018.[1]

In the 2018 elections, Democrats increased their majority in the Nevada State Senate from 10-8 to 13-8.

Nevada State Senate
Party As of November 6, 2018 After November 7, 2018
     Democratic Party 10 13
     Republican Party 8 8
     Independent 1 0
     Vacancy 2 0
Total 21 21

2016

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Nevada State Senate 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. A total of 11 seats out of the 21 seats in the Nevada State Senate were up for election in 2016.

Heading into the election, Republicans held an 11-10 majority. Democrats won control of both the Nevada State Senate and the Nevada State Assembly in the general election. This broke the Republican trifecta previously held in the state. Democrats were able to flip one Senate seat, which was all that they needed to gain control of the chamber. Assembly Democrats were also able to win a majority, picking up 10 seats and moving to a 12-seat majority.

State Senator Patricia Farley said shortly after the election that she would change her party affiliation from Republican to nonpartisan with the intention of caucusing with Democrats.[2] The change in Farley's party affiliation gave the Democratic Caucus a three-seat majority.

Nevada State Senate
Party As of November 7, 2016 After November 8, 2016
     Democratic Party 10 11
     Republican Party 11 10
Total 21 21


Historical party control

Democrats won control of the Nevada State Senate in 2016. In 2024, they won a 13-8 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the Nevada Senate following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

Nevada State Senate election results: 1992-2024

Year '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16 '18 '20 '22 '24
Democrats 10 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 11 11 10 11 13 12 13 13
Republicans 11 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 10 10 11 10 8 9 8 8

Trifecta history

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Nevada was under the following types of trifecta control:

  • Democratic trifecta: 1992, 2019-2022
  • Republican trifecta: 2015-2016
  • Divided government: 1993-2014, 2017-2018, 2023

Nevada Party Control: 1992-2025
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R
Senate D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D R R D D D D D D D D D
House D D D S S D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R D D D D D D D D D

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Clark County NV, "2018 state/federal elections," accessed August 3, 2017
  2. ↑ Las Vegas Sun, "State Sen. Patricia Farley to caucus with Democrats," November 14, 2016
  3. ↑ Follow the Money, "Nevada Senate 2010 Campaign Contributions," accessed December 17, 2013
  4. ↑ Follow the Money, "Nevada 2008 Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
  5. ↑ Follow the Money, "Nevada 2006 Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
  6. ↑ Follow the Money, "Nevada 2004 Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
  7. ↑ Follow the Money, "Nevada 2002 Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
  8. ↑ Follow the Money, "Nevada 2000 Candidates," accessed August 23, 2013
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