Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Nevada State Legislature

November 2, 2012

By Ballotpedia's State legislative team

Nevada's State Legislative Elections in 2012
Senate seats	Contested senate seats	Assembly seats	Contested assembly seats
12	12 (100%)	42	32 (76.1%)

CARSON CITY: Nevada: There are 54 total legislative seats with 2012 elections in Nevada, where polling places are open from 7:00AM to 7:00PM Pacific Time.

Both chambers are considered by Ballotpedia to be game-changers, meaning partisan control could swing in 2012.

Of the 54 incumbents up for election in 2012, 38 (70.4%) of them are running for re-election. A total of 44 of 54 (81.5%) districts will see more than one major party candidate in the general election.

Here are a few races to watch:

Senate

• In District 5, Joyce Woodhouse (D) and Steve Kirk (R) will vie to replace outgoing incumbent Shirley Breeden (D).
• In District 6, Benny Yerushalmi (D) and Mark Hutchison (R) will vie to replace outgoing incumbent Allison Copening (D).
• In District 9, Mari Nakashima St. Martin (R) and Justin C. Jones (D) will run for a two-year term to replace Elizabeth Halseth (R), who resigned in February 2012.
• In District 11, Michael Schneider (Nevada) was ineligible to run due to term limits. Democrat Aaron D. Ford will face Republican John Drake in the November 6 general election.
• In District 19, Dean Rhoads was ineligible to run due to term limits. In the general election, Harley Z. Kulkin (D), Pete Goicoechea (R), and Janine Hansen (I) will face-off.

Assembly

• In District 4, Kenneth C. Evans (D), Michele Fiore (R), and Jonathan J. Hansen (Independent American) are running to replace Richard McArthur, the Republican incumbent running for Senate District 18.
• In District 9, Andrew Martin (D) and C. Kelly Hurst (R) are running to replace Richard "Tick" Segerblom (D); the race turned controversial with Hurst challenging Martin's residency.
• In District 19, Felipe Rodriguez (D) and District 20 incumbent Cresent Hardy are running for the seat of Steven Brooks (D), who himself is running in District 17 because of redistricting.

Nevada State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	10	11
	Republican Party	9	10
	Vacancy	2	0
Total		21	21

Nevada State Assembly
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	26	27
	Republican Party	16	15
Total		42	42

Articles

• 2012 elections preview: Nevada voters to select winners in congressional, legislative primaries June 11
• 2012 elections review: Smooth sailing for incumbents in Nevada primaries June 13

See also

• Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Nevada Congressional Seats
• Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
• State legislative elections, 2012
• November 6, 2012 election results
• State legislative elections, 2012
• Nevada elections, 2012

• Nevada State Senate elections, 2012
• Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012