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Republican Party primaries in Nevada, 2020

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2018

Republican Party primaries, 2020

Nevada Republican Party.jpg

Primary Date
June 9, 2020

Primary Runoff Date
N/A

Federal elections
Republican primaries for U.S. House

State party
Republican Party of Nevada
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Republican primaries that took place in Nevada on June 9, 2020. Click here for more information about the Democratic primaries.

Note that the dates and terms of participation for presidential preference primaries and caucuses sometimes differ from those that apply to primaries for state-level and other federal offices, which are the subject of this article. For more information on this state's presidential nomination process, click here.

Federal elections

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Nevada, 2020 (June 9 Republican primaries)

The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Nevada took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected four candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's four congressional districts.

District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 3

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 4

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

State elections

State Senate

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2020
The Nevada State Senate was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Nevada State Senate elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Spearman* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Brooks* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngDina Neal*

Green check mark transparent.pngEsper Hickman*

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngKristee Watson*

Green check mark transparent.pngCarrie Buck*  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Joshua Heers 

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngNicole Cannizzaro* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngApril Becker*

District 7

Richard Carrillo
Green check mark transparent.pngRoberta Lange
Ellen Spiegel

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngDallas Harris* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Dowden
Edgar Miron

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngWendy Jauregui-Jackins*

Did not make the ballot:
Kristie Strejc 

Green check mark transparent.pngHeidi Gansert* (i)  Candidate Connection

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Becker  Candidate Connection
Ronald Bilodeau  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Hammond* (i)

District 19

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Goicoechea* (i)

State Assembly

See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020
The Nevada State Assembly was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniele Monroe-Moreno* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngRadhika Kunnel  Candidate Connection
Eva Littman  Candidate Connection
Jennie Sherwood
Joe Valdes

Green check mark transparent.pngHeidi Kasama  Candidate Connection
Taylor McArthur
Christian Morehead
Erik Sexton  Candidate Connection
Jim Small

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngSelena Torres* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngConnie Munk* (i)

Donnie Gibson
Green check mark transparent.pngRichard McArthur

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngBrittney Miller* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMack Miller  Candidate Connection
Retha Randolph
Mitchell T. Tracy

District 6

William Robinson II
Green check mark transparent.pngShondra Summers-Armstrong

Green check mark transparent.pngKatie Duncan  Candidate Connection
Geraldine Lewis

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngCameron Miller
John Stephens III

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Palmer*  Candidate Connection

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Frierson* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEddie Facey*  Candidate Connection

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Yeager* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Altman*

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngRochelle Nguyen (i)  Candidate Connection
Jesse "Jake" Holder

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Hisgen*

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngBeatrice Duran* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Krattiger*

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Martinez* (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Richard Young 

Green check mark transparent.pngJeremy Graves*

District 13

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTom Roberts* (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngMaggie Carlton (i)
James Fennell II  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngHoward Watts III (i)
Burke Andersson

Green check mark transparent.pngStan Vaughan*

District 16

Russell Davis
Green check mark transparent.pngCecelia González
Joseph Sacco  Candidate Connection
Geoffrey VanderPal  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Sajdak*

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngClara Thomas*

Sylvia Creviston  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngJack Polcyn  Candidate Connection

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngVenicia Considine
Clarence Dortch
Char Frost
Lisa Ortega

Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Florian*  Candidate Connection

District 19

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Chris Edwards (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngAnnie Black

District 20

Zachary Logan
Michael McAuliffe
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Orentlicher
Emily Smith

Did not make the ballot:
Darren Welsh 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 21

David Bagley
Green check mark transparent.pngElaine Marzola

Green check mark transparent.pngCherlyn Arrington*

District 22

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Hardy* (i)

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Foutz*

Green check mark transparent.pngGlen Leavitt* (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Peters* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 25

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJill Tolles* (i)

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngVance Alm*

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Krasner (i)
Dale Conner

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngTeresa Benitez-Thompson* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBarb Hawn*

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngEdgar Flores* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngLesley E. Cohen* (i)

Troy Archer
Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Delisle  Candidate Connection

Libertarian Party

This primary was canceled.

Did not make the ballot:
Bruce James-Newman  (Libertarian Party)

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngNatha Anderson
Lea Moser  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Hoff*

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngSkip Daly* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJill Dickman
David Espinosa  Candidate Connection
Sandra Linares  Candidate Connection

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngPaula Povilaitis*

Green check mark transparent.pngAlexis Hansen* (i)

District 33

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Ellison* (i)

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngShannon Bilbray-Axelrod* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJay Carlson*

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Gorelow* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJaylon Calhoun
Claudia Kintigh  Candidate Connection

District 36

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Hafen (i)
Joseph Bradley

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngShea Backus* (i)

Jacob Deaville  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Matthews  Candidate Connection
Michelle Mortensen
Lisa Noeth

District 38

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Titus (i)
Jeff Ulrich  Candidate Connection

District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Chang*

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Wheeler* (i)

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngSena Loyd  Candidate Connection
Derek Morgan  Candidate Connection
Sherrie Scaffidi

Green check mark transparent.pngPhilip O'Neill
Day Williams

Did not make the ballot:
Al Kramer (i)

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngSandra Jauregui* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngErika Smith*

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngAlexander Assefa* (i)  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


Context of the 2020 elections

Nevada Party Control: 1992-2025
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Two years of Republican trifectas
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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

State party overview

See also: Republican Party of Nevada
Nevada Republican Party.jpg

State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.


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, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[1][2]

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.[3][4]

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.[5]

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.[6][5]


Nevada also allows same-day registration.

Automatic registration

Nevada automatically registers eligible individuals to vote through the Department of Motor Vehicles.[7]

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

Nevada allows same-day voter registration at polling places during early voting and on election day.[5]

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.[5]

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Nevada does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration.[8] An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.

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.[9] 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. 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 his or her 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.[10]

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

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Nevada. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee. County and city clerks deliver absentee/mail-in ballots automatically to all active registered voters in every election.[11][12]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Nevada. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Nevada with 47.9 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 45.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1868 and 2016, Nevada voted Republican 51 percent of the time and Democratic 46 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Nevada voted Democratic three times and Republican the other two.[13]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in Nevada. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[14][15]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 26 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 28.9 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 25.4 points.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 16 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 15.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 17 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 18.6 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 17, 2023
  2. Clark County Nevada,"Election Department: How Party Affiliation Affects You in Elections," accessed April 17, 2023
  3. Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 273," accessed April 17, 2023
  4. ACLU of Nevada, "Know Your Voting Rights - Voting in Nevada," accessed April 17, 2023
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Nevada Secretary of State, “Elections,” accessed October 3, 2024
  6. Nevada Secretary of State, “Registering to Vote,” accessed April 17, 2023
  7. Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, “Voter Registration,” accessed April 17, 2023
  8. The Nevada Independent, “The Indy Explains: How does Nevada verify a voter's eligibility?” April 23, 2017
  9. 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."
  10. Nevada Revised Statutes, "NRS 293.277 Conditions for entitlement of person to vote; forms of identification to identify registered voter." accessed April 17, 2023
  11. Nevada Secretary of State, “Mail Ballot Voting,” accessed April 17, 2023
  12. BillTrack50, "NV AB321," accessed June 15, 2021
  13. 270towin.com, "Nevada," accessed August 3, 2017
  14. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  15. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017