Nevada state executive official elections, 2020
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 13, 2020 |
| Primary: June 9, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Nevada |
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Eight state executive offices were up for election in Nevada in 2020:
Board of Regents (4 seats)
Board of Education (4 seats)
Candidates and election results
Board of Regents
District 2
General election
General election for Nevada Board of Regents District 2
Lois Tarkanian defeated Bret Whipple in the general election for Nevada Board of Regents District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lois Tarkanian (Nonpartisan) | 60.7 | 41,538 |
| Bret Whipple (Nonpartisan) | 39.3 | 26,856 | ||
| Total votes: 68,394 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Lois Tarkanian and Bret Whipple advanced from the primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 2.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bonnie McDaniel (Nonpartisan)
District 3
General election
General election for Nevada Board of Regents District 3
Byron Brooks defeated Swadeep Nigam in the general election for Nevada Board of Regents District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Byron Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 55.0 | 40,568 |
 | Swadeep Nigam (Nonpartisan) | 45.0 | 33,235 | |
| Total votes: 73,803 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 3
Byron Brooks and Swadeep Nigam defeated Lachelle Fisher and Stephen Silberkraus in the primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 3 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Byron Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 31.4 | 8,887 |
| ✔ | | Swadeep Nigam (Nonpartisan) | 23.8 | 6,724 |
| Lachelle Fisher (Nonpartisan) | 23.4 | 6,618 | ||
 | Stephen Silberkraus (Nonpartisan) | 21.4 | 6,035 | |
| Total votes: 28,264 | |||
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District 5
General election
General election for Nevada Board of Regents District 5
Patrick Boylan defeated Nick Spirtos in the general election for Nevada Board of Regents District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Boylan (Nonpartisan) | 50.1 | 18,343 |
| Nick Spirtos (Nonpartisan) | 49.9 | 18,265 | ||
| Total votes: 36,608 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 5
Patrick Boylan and Nick Spirtos defeated Kevin Child in the primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 5 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Boylan (Nonpartisan) | 37.6 | 4,507 |
| ✔ | Nick Spirtos (Nonpartisan) | 33.3 | 3,989 | |
| Kevin Child (Nonpartisan) | 29.1 | 3,490 | ||
| Total votes: 11,986 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sam Lieberman (Nonpartisan)
District 10
General election
General election for Nevada Board of Regents District 10
Joseph Arrascada defeated Kevin Melcher in the general election for Nevada Board of Regents District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joseph Arrascada (Nonpartisan) | 53.5 | 52,236 |
| Kevin Melcher (Nonpartisan) | 46.5 | 45,363 | ||
| Total votes: 97,599 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 10
Kevin Melcher and Joseph Arrascada defeated Vince Lombardi, Andrew Diss, and John McKendricks in the primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 10 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Melcher (Nonpartisan) | 28.4 | 13,410 | |
| ✔ | | Joseph Arrascada (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 10,345 |
 | Vince Lombardi (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 9,877 | |
| Andrew Diss (Nonpartisan) | 17.3 | 8,201 | ||
| John McKendricks (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 5,449 | ||
| Total votes: 47,282 | |||
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Board of Education
District 1
General election
General election for Nevada State Board of Education District 1
Tim Hughes defeated Angelo Casino in the general election for Nevada State Board of Education District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tim Hughes (Nonpartisan) | 50.2 | 84,699 |
 | Angelo Casino (Nonpartisan) | 49.8 | 84,005 | |
| Total votes: 168,704 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nevada State Board of Education District 1
Tim Hughes and Angelo Casino defeated Michael Robison, Aaron Mason, and Steve Esh in the primary for Nevada State Board of Education District 1 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Hughes (Nonpartisan) | 37.7 | 21,738 |
| ✔ | | Angelo Casino (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 13,823 |
| Michael Robison (Nonpartisan) | 15.0 | 8,674 | ||
| Aaron Mason (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 8,148 | ||
| Steve Esh (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 5,291 | ||
| Total votes: 57,674 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alice Matthews (Nonpartisan)
District 2
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nevada State Board of Education District 2
Katie Coombs won election outright in the primary for Nevada State Board of Education District 2 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katie Coombs (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 128,058 | |
| Total votes: 128,058 | |||
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District 3
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nevada State Board of Education District 3
Incumbent Felicia Ortiz won election outright against Bruce James-Newman and Justin Mickanen in the primary for Nevada State Board of Education District 3 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Felicia Ortiz (Nonpartisan) | 63.0 | 71,285 |
 | Bruce James-Newman (Nonpartisan) | 24.2 | 27,402 | |
 | Justin Mickanen (Nonpartisan) | 12.8 | 14,525 | |
| Total votes: 113,212 | |||
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District 4
General election
General election for Nevada State Board of Education District 4
Rene Cantu defeated incumbent Mark Newburn in the general election for Nevada State Board of Education District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rene Cantu (Nonpartisan) | 52.1 | 130,508 |
 | Mark Newburn (Nonpartisan) | 47.9 | 120,224 | |
| Total votes: 250,732 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nevada State Board of Education District 4
Rene Cantu and incumbent Mark Newburn defeated Vincent Richardson in the primary for Nevada State Board of Education District 4 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rene Cantu (Nonpartisan) | 35.8 | 36,060 |
| ✔ | | Mark Newburn (Nonpartisan) | 35.3 | 35,553 |
 | Vincent Richardson (Nonpartisan) | 28.8 | 29,034 | |
| Total votes: 100,647 | |||
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Context of the 2020 elections
Party control in Nevada
Nevada Party Control: 1992-2025
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
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Voter information
How the primary works
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Nevada has a closed primary system where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. A voter may be able to affiliate or change their affiliation on the day of the primary.[1][2][3]
Poll times
All polling places in Nevada are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[4][5]
Registration requirements
- Check your voter registration status here.
To register to vote in Nevada, each applicant must be must a citizen of the United States, a resident of Nevada for at least 30 days before the election, and at least 18 years old by the day of the election.
Seventeen-year-olds can preregister to vote. Anyone who has been declared mentally incompetent by a court may not register to vote.[6]
A voter registration application can be completed in person at the county clerk’s office, the Department of Motor Vehicles, other social service agencies, or college campuses. In-person registration must be completed 28 days before regular elections; registration forms submitted by mail must be postmarked by the same day. Online applications must be submitted by the Thursday before regular elections.[7][6]
Nevada also allows same-day registration.
Automatic registration
- See also: Automatic voter registration
Nevada automatically registers eligible individuals to vote through the Department of Motor Vehicles.[8]
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Nevada has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Same-day registration
- See also: Same-day voter registration
Nevada allows same-day voter registration at polling places during early voting and on election day.[6]
Residency requirements
In order to register to vote in Nevada, applicants must be a resident of the state for at least 30 days prior to the election.[6]
Verification of citizenship
Nevada does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.[9]
All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[10] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.
Verifying your registration
The Nevada Secretary of State’s office allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.
Voter ID requirements
Nevada does not require voters to present identification while voting, in most cases. A voter in Nevada must sign their name in the election board register at his or her polling place. The signature is compared with the signature on the voter's original application to vote or another form of identification, such as a driver's license, a state identification card, military identification, or another government-issued ID.[11]
The federal Help America Vote Act requires that individuals in all 50 states who register to vote by mail and who have not voted previously in a federal election in their state must provide either their driver's license or a paycheck, bank statement, current utility bill, or government document showing their name and address. Individuals voting by mail must include a copy of one of those documents with their absentee/mail-in ballot.[12]
These requirements do not apply if an individual submitted a copy of their identification, their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering to vote.
Early voting
Nevada permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website. Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
Nevada is an all-mail voting state. County and city clerks deliver absentee/mail-in ballots automatically to all active registered voters in every election. Voters can opt out of receiving a mail-in ballot.[13]
Past elections
2018
The following elections took place in 2018:
- Nevada gubernatorial election, 2018
- Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
- Nevada Attorney General election, 2018
- Nevada Secretary of State election, 2018
- Nevada Treasurer election, 2018
- Nevada Controller election, 2018
- Nevada state executive official elections, 2018
- Nevada gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 12 Republican primary)
- Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 12 Republican primary)
- Nevada Attorney General election, 2018 (June 12 Republican primary)
- Nevada gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 12 Democratic primary)
- Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (June 12 Democratic primary)
- Nevada Attorney General election, 2018 (June 12 Democratic primary)
- Nevada Secretary of State election, 2018 (June 12 Republican primary)
- Nevada Secretary of State election, 2018 (June 12 Democratic primary)
- Nevada State Board of Regents election, 2018
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.287," accessed September 12, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.5847," accessed September 12, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.560," accessed September 12, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Legislatures, "Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.273," accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Clark County, Nevada, "Election Day Voting," accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Nevada Secretary of State, “Elections,” accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, “Registering to Vote,” accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, “Voter Registration,” accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, “Voter Registration Form,” accessed September 18, 2025
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Nevada Legislatures, "Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.277," accessed October 7, 2025
- ↑ Congress, "H.R.3295 - Help America Vote Act of 2002," accessed September 30, 2025
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, “Mail Ballot Voting,” accessed September 18, 2025
