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Nevada State Senate elections, 2022
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| Primary | June 14, 2022 |
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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.
The Nevada State Senate was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. At the time of the 2022 elections, Republicans held a majority in more chambers than Democrats. There was a Republican majority in 62 chambers and a Democratic majority in 36 chambers. In the Alaska House, there was a power-sharing agreement between the parties as part of a coalition.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia identified four battleground races in the Nevada State Senate 2022 elections, two of which were Democratic-held districts while the other two were Republican-held districts. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
Eleven seats were up for election in 2022. As of the 2022 election, the Democratic Party controlled five of the seats up and the Republican Party controlled five more, with one vacant seat also up for election.
Nevada had had a Democratic trifecta since 2018. If the Republican Party flipped two or more seats, then the Democratic Party would have lost its trifecta. If the Democratic Party lost no more than one seat and maintained control of the state House and the governorship, they would have kept their trifecta. This was one of 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as a battleground chamber in 2022. Click here for more on why this chamber was identified as a battleground.
Party control
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| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 11 | 13 | |
| Republican Party | 9 | 8 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 21 | |
Candidates
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Chris Cunningham (Libertarian Party) |
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Joshua Dowden |
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Donald Tatro (i) |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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2022 battleground chamber
The Nevada State Senate was among 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as battleground chambers for the 2022 cycle.
What was at stake?
- The Republican Party needed to gain two or more seats to take control of the chamber in 2022. The Democratic Party needed to lose no seats to maintain control.
- The Republican Party flipping the state Senate would break the Democratic Party's trifecta. The Democratic Party would have needed to keep the state Senate as well as the state Assembly and the governorship to maintain their trifecta.
Why was it a battleground?
- Seats needed to flip: The Republican Party needed to flip two seats (18% of seats up) in order to win control of the chamber.
- Seats decided by less than 10% in the last election: Two of the seats up for election (18% of seats up) in 2022 were decided by margins of 10 percentage points or smaller the last time they were up.
- Seats flipped in the last election: Two of the seats up for election (18% of seats up) flipped to a different party the last time they were up.
- History of recent flips: Control of the Nevada State Senate flipped twice between 2012 and 2022. Republicans gained a majority in 2014, followed by Democrats in 2016.
- 2020 battleground chamber: The Nevada State Senate was a battleground chamber in 2020. That year, Republicans gained a net one seat from Democrats, while Democrats maintained control of the chamber. Read more about the 2020 elections here.
- Other 2022 battleground elections: The 2022 elections for governor of Nevada, attorney general, and secretary of state were also battleground races.
Battleground races
District 8
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2018, Democratic candidate Marilyn Dondero Loop was elected with 51.6% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Valerie Weber’s 48.4% of the vote. |
District 9
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2018, Democratic candidate Melanie Scheible was elected with 55.6% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Tiffany Jones’s 44.4% of the vote. |
District 12
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2018, Republican incumbent Joseph Hardy was re-elected with 61.7% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Craig Jordahl’s 38.3% of the vote. |
District 16
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2018, Republican incumbent Ben Kieckhefer was re-elected with 55.7% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Tina Davis-Hersey’s 40.9% of the vote. |
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Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in general elections
No incumbents lost in general elections.
Incumbents defeated in primary elections
One incumbents lost in the June 14 primaries.
| Name | Party | Office |
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| Donald Tatro |  Republican |
Senate District 16 |
Retiring incumbents
Five incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office | Reason |
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| Moises Denis |  Democratic |
Senate District 2 | Term limited |
| Joseph Hardy | Republican |
Senate District 12 | Term limited |
| Julia Ratti | Democratic |
Senate District 13 | Resigned |
| James Settelmeyer | Republican |
Senate District 17 | Term limited |
| Keith Pickard | Republican |
Senate District 20 | Retired |
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Nevada. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Nevada in 2022. Information below was calculated on April 19, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Following Nevada's candidate filing deadline, there were more contested state legislative primaries scheduled than at any point since at least 2014. Of the 106 possible primaries, more than one candidate filed to run in 48 (45%).
Contested Republican primaries, in particular, more than doubled this year compared to 2020 from 15 to 31. Contested Democratic primaries also increased from 14 to 17. These numbers represented the most contested primaries for each party since at least 2014.
Of those candidates who filed to run in contested primaries, 13 were incumbents, representing 38% of those incumbents who filed to re-election, the largest such percentage since 2016 when 41% of incumbents faced contested primaries.
Nineteen of the districts up for election were left open, meaning no incumbents filed to run, the largest number since at least 2014. That figure represents over one-third (36%) of the districts with elections scheduled in 2022. Open seats are guaranteed to be won by newcomers.
Overall, 180 major party candidates filed to run this year: 66 Democrats and 114 Republicans. That’s 3.4 candidates per district, an increase from the 2.5 candidates per district in 2020 and 2.7 in 2018.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Nevada State Senate from 2010 to 2022.[2]
| Open Seats in Nevada State Senate elections: 2010 - 2022 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2022 | 11 | 5(45 percent) | 6 (55 percent) |
| 2020 | 10 | 3 (30 percent) | 7 (70 percent) |
| 2018 | 11 | 5 (45 percent) | 6 (55 percent) |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 (9 percent) | 10 (91 percent) |
| 2014 | 11 | 1 (9 percent) | 10 (91 percent) |
| 2012 | 12 | 7 (58 percent) | 5 (42 percent) |
| 2010 | 11 | 6 (55 percent) | 5 (45 percent) |
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Title 24, Chapter 293 of the Nevada Revised Statutes
A candidate in Nevada may access the ballot in one of three ways: as a major party candidate, as a minor party candidate, or as an independent candidate. Write-in candidates are not permitted in this state. Voters can only cast a vote for candidates whose names appear on the ballot.[3]
Major party candidates
A major party candidate must have been affiliated with his or her party by December 31 of the year preceding the election. If a candidate changes his or her affiliation after that date, he or she can no longer run as a major party candidate.[4]
Major party candidates are nominated via primary election. There are two ways in which a major party candidate may be placed on the primary election ballot:[5]
- by filing a declaration of candidacy and paying the filing fee during the candidate filing period, which begins on the first Monday in March and ends on the second Friday in March following that Monday; the declaration must include the following:[6]
- the residential address of the candidate, which must be in the appropriate district of the state corresponding to the office being sought
- a copy of a government-issued photo ID, a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or document issued by a government entity in order to prove the residence address listed on the declaration
- the candidate's Social Security number, license number, or state identification number
- by having 10 or more registered voters file a certificate of candidacy on behalf of any registered voter they wish to nominate as a candidate for their major party; this must be done no earlier than the first Monday in February and no later than the first Monday in March preceding the primary election (if nominated in this way, the candidate must file an acceptance of candidacy with the required filing fee during the candidate filing period)[6][7]
The filing fees mentioned above vary according to the office being sought and can be paid by cash, cashier's check, or certified check. Personal checks, campaign checks, and credit cards are not acceptable forms of payment. The filing fees are detailed in the table below.[8][9][10]
| Filing fees | |
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| United States Senator | $500 |
| United States Representative and Governor of Nevada | $300 |
| Nevada state executive offices other than governor | $200 |
| Nevada Senator and Nevada Assemblyman | $100 |
If the candidate is seeking office in the United States House of Representatives or Nevada State Legislature in a district within a single county, he or she must file with the county clerk of that county. Candidates for all other offices must file with the Nevada Secretary of State.[11]
Minor party candidates
Minor parties must file a list of candidates with the Nevada Secretary of State before any minor party candidates can file individually. This list must be signed in the presence of a notary public by the party officer named to do so on the minor party's certificate of existence. The list must be filed during the candidate filing period, which starts on the first Monday in March and ends on the second Friday in March following that Monday.[12][13]
Once the candidate list has been submitted to the Nevada Secretary of State, a minor party candidate can file his or her declaration of candidacy and pay the required filing fee (detailed above). These must be filed during the candidate filing period. If the candidate is seeking office in the United States House of Representatives or Nevada State Legislature in a district within a single county, he or she must file with the county clerk of that county. Candidates for all other offices must file with the Nevada Secretary of State.[11][12][13]
Minor party candidates are not permitted to participate in the primary election. Minor parties nominate their candidates to be placed on the general election ballot and may field only one candidate for each office appearing on the ballot.[14]
Independent candidates
Independent candidates may run only in the general election. Independent candidates must petition to be placed on the ballot. This may be done in one of two ways:[15][16]
- by submitting a petition containing signatures of registered voters equal in number to at least 1 percent of the total votes cast at the last general election for the same office the candidate seeks
- by submitting a petition containing 250 signatures of registered voters if the candidate seeks statewide office, or containing 100 registered voters' signatures if the candidate seeks any other office
Before circulating a petition, a candidate must file a copy of the petition with the Nevada Secretary of State after January 2 of the year of the election. The petition may be circulated as soon as the copy has been filed. The completed petition must then be filed with the counties where the petition was circulated in order to be verified. In order to have the petitions verified in time to file them during the candidate filing period, which starts on the first Monday in March and ends on the third Friday in June preceding the general election, the petitions must be submitted to the counties 10 business days before the last day of the candidate filing period. A verified petition may then be filed with the declaration of candidacy and filing fee with the Nevada Secretary of State unless the candidate is seeking office in a district existing entirely within one county. Such candidates file all documents and fees with the county clerk of the appropriate county.[15][16][17][18][11]
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Nevada State Senate, a candidate must be:[19]
- 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 voter. 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
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[20] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $130/legislative day | The exact amount members receive for per diem is unknown. |
When sworn in
Nevada legislators assume office on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November (the day after election day).[21]
Nevada political history
Trifectas
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.
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 |
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| 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 |
Presidential politics in Nevada
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Nevada, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
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Popular votes |
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| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
50.1
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703,486 | 6 |
 
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
47.7
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669,890 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.1
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14,783 | 0 | |
 
| Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Independent American Party) |
0.2
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3,138 | 0 | |
| Other write-in votes |
1.0
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14,079 | 0 | ||
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Total votes: 1,405,376 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Nevada, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic |  Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine |
47.9% | 539,260 | 6 | |
| Republican | Donald Trump/Mike Pence | 45.5% | 512,058 | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 3.3% | 37,384 | 0 | |
| Independent American | Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.5% | 5,268 | 0 | |
| Other | Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg | 0.2% | 2,552 | 0 | |
| - | "None of these candidates" | 2.6% | 28,863 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 1,125,385 | 6 | |||
| Election results via: Nevada Secretary of State | |||||
Nevada presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 17 Democratic wins
- 15 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | D | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | R |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Nevada
Redistricting following the 2020 census
Governor Steve Sisolak (D) signed new legislative maps into law on November 16, 2021.[22] 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.[23] On November 16, the Nevada State Assembly voted 25-17 to approve the maps.[24]
Below is the state Senate map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.
Nevada State Senate Districts
until November 8, 2022
Click a district to compare boundaries.
Nevada State Senate Districts
starting November 9, 2022
Click a district to compare boundaries.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 270," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 176," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 175," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 177," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 181," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State Website, "Filing for Non-Judicial Office," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2024 Election Information," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 193," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 185," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Minor Party Qualification Guide 2024," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 1725," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 1715," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Independent Candidate Guide 2024," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 200," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "Nevada Governor Signs Bill Improving Petition Deadline for New Parties and Non-Presidential Independent Candidates," June 3, 2015
- ↑ Nevada State Legislature, "Senate Bill No. 499," accessed June 4, 2015
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Election Information Guide 2013-2014," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Nevada Constitution, "Article 4, Section 4," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ 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
