Nevada State Senate elections, 2000

Elections for the office of Nevada State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 5, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. A total of 10 seats were up for election.

Qualifications

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

• A U.S. citizen at the time of filing
• 21 years old at the filing deadline time
• A one-year resident of Nevada preceding the election
• A resident for 30 days of the senate district from which elected at the filing deadline time
• A qualified election. A qualified voter is someone who is:

* A U.S. citizen

* A resident of Nevada for at least 6 months prior to the next election, and 30 days in the district or county

* At least 18 years old by the next election

List of candidates

Clark 2

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Ray Shaffer a

September 7 GOP primary:

• Richard Gardner a

November 7 General election candidates:

Ray Shaffer: 20,174

Richard Gardner: 13,149

Clark 3

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Valerie Wiener a

September 7 GOP primary:

• Lou Toomin a

September 7 Libertarian primary:

• Alice J. Lillie a

November 7 General election candidates:

Valerie Wiener: 12,323

Lou Toomin: 6,158

Alice J. Lillie: 1,285

Clark 4

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Uri Clinton: 1,820
• Christopher V. Montanez: 201
• Joe Neal: 2,034 a

September 7 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 7 General election candidates:

Joe Neal

Clark 5

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Charles Hawk: 5,474 a
• Ronald Moers: 3,059

September 7 GOP primary:

• Ann O'Connell: 8,928 a
• Frank Mathews: 3,741

September 7 Libertarian primary:

• Mark D. Warden a

September 7 Independent American primary:

• John D. Lusk a

November 7 General election candidates:

Charles Hawk: 34,824

Ann O'Connell: 49,605

Mark D. Warden: 2,348

John D. Lusk: 1,458

Clark 6

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Terrie Stanfill a

September 7 GOP primary:

• Ray Rawson a

September 7 Independent American primary:

• Jess Howe a

September 7 Citizens First primary:

• Duncan Dodge a

November 7 General election candidates:

Terrie Stanfill: 19,729

Ray Rawson: 24,717

Jess Howe: 829

Duncan Dodge: 610

Clark 7

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Dina Titus a

September 7 GOP primary:

• Ken Sondej a

November 7 General election candidates:

Dina Titus: 28,524

Ken Sondej: 13,264

Clark 8

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Mike Schneider a

September 7 GOP primary:

• Channing J. Grant a

November 7 General election candidates:

Mike Schneider: 23,657

Channing J. Grant: 14,501

Central

September 7 Democratic primary:

• Ed Beaman a

September 7 GOP primary:

• Mike McGinness a

November 7 General election candidates:

Ed Beaman: 9,062

Mike McGinness: 19,806

Northern

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 GOP primary:

• Dean Rhoads a

September 7 Libertarian primary:

• William Oswald a

November 7 General election candidates:

Dean Rhoads: 19,244

William Oswald: 3,385

Washoe 3

September 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

September 7 GOP primary:

• Bill Raggio a

September 7 Natural Law primary:

• Lois Avery a

November 7 General election candidates:

Bill Raggio: 27,868

Lois Avery: 8,751

External links

• Nevada Secretary of State, official primary results
• Nevada Secretary of State, official general election results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Nevada State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Nicole Cannizzaro

Minority Leader:Robin Titus

Senators

District 1

Michelee Crawford (D)

District 2

Edgar Flores (D)

District 3

Rochelle Nguyen (D)

District 4

Dina Neal (D)

District 5

Carrie Buck (R)

District 6

Nicole Cannizzaro (D)

District 7

Roberta Lange (D)

District 8

Marilyn Loop (D)

District 9

Melanie Scheible (D)

District 10

Fabian Donate (D)

District 11

Lori Rogich (R)

District 12

Julie Pazina (D)

District 13

Skip Daly (D)

District 14

Ira Hansen (R)

District 15

Angie Taylor (D)

District 16

Lisa Krasner (R)

District 17

Robin Titus (R)

District 18

John Steinbeck (R)

District 19

John Ellison (R)

District 20

Jeff Stone (R)

District 21

James Ohrenschall (D)

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