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Patrick Carter
Patrick Carter was a member of the Nevada Board of Regents, representing District 6. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on January 13, 2023.
Carter (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 12, 2018.
Elections
2022
Patrick Carter did not file to run for re-election.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Nevada District 3
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susie Lee (D)  | 51.9 | 148,501 |
 | Danny Tarkanian (R) | 42.8 | 122,566 | |
 | Steven Brown (L) | 1.6 | 4,555 | |
 | David Goossen (Independent) | 1.3 | 3,627 | |
| Harry Vickers (Independent American Party) | 1.2 | 3,481 | ||
| Gilbert Eisner (Independent) | 0.7 | 1,887 | ||
 | Tony Gumina (Independent) | 0.5 | 1,551 | |
| Total votes: 286,168 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susie Lee | 66.9 | 25,475 |
 | Michael Weiss | 8.2 | 3,115 | |
 | Eric Stoltz | 7.2 | 2,759 | |
 | Jack Love | 5.8 | 2,208 | |
 | Richard Hart | 4.9 | 1,847 | |
 | Steve Schiffman | 3.5 | 1,338 | |
 | Guy Pinjuv | 3.5 | 1,331 | |
| Total votes: 38,073 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hermon Farahi (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny Tarkanian | 44.1 | 15,257 |
 | Michelle Mortensen | 24.6 | 8,491 | |
 | Scott Hammond | 16.8 | 5,804 | |
 | David McKeon | 4.9 | 1,698 | |
 | Annette Teijeiro | 3.5 | 1,225 | |
 | Patrick Carter | 2.7 | 942 | |
 | Stephanie Jones | 1.3 | 450 | |
 | Eddie Hamilton | 1.0 | 360 | |
 | Thomas Mark La Croix | 1.0 | 345 | |
| Total votes: 34,572 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jim Murphy (R)
- Victoria Seaman (R)
2016
Patrick Carter defeated incumbent Michael Wixom in the general election for District 6 on the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents.
| Nevada System of Higher Education Regents, District 6 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Patrick Carter |
60.75% | 43,071 | ||
| Michael Wixom Incumbent | 39.25% | 27,827 | ||
| Total Votes | 70,898 | |||
| Source: Clark County, Nevada, "2016 General Election," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
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| Preceded by - |
Nevada Board of Regents District 6 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Heather Brown |
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State of Nevada Carson City (capital) |
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