2018 Nevada elections

The Nevada general election, 2018 was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, throughout Nevada.

United States Senate

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller ran for re-election to a second term but lost to Democratic U.S. Representative Jacky Rosen.^[1]

United States House of Representatives

All of Nevada's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

Governor

Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval was term-limited for life and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Mark Hutchison did not run for re-election to a second term.^[4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Eugene Hoover, businessman^[5]
• Brent Jones, former state assemblyman (2014–2016)^[6]
• Scott LaFata, consulting services provider^[7]
• Gary Meyers, businessman^[8]
• Michael Roberson, minority leader of the Nevada Senate^[9]

Declined

• Mark Hutchison, incumbent lieutenant governor^[4]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Laurie Hansen^[11]
• Kate Marshall, former Nevada State Treasurer (2007–2015) and nominee for Nevada Secretary of State in 2014^[12]

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Adam Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.^[14]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Wesley Duncan, assistant Nevada Attorney General^[15]
• Craig Mueller, lawyer and former U.S. Naval officer^[16]

Declined

• Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district^[17][18]
• Adam Laxalt, incumbent Nevada Attorney General^[14]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Aaron Ford, majority leader of the Nevada Senate^[19]
• Stuart MacKie^[20]

Declined

• Steve Wolfson, Clark County District Attorney (ran for re-election and won)^[21][22]

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Barbara Cegavske ran for re-election to a second term.^[24][25]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ernest Aldridge^[10]
• Barbara Cegavske, incumbent Nevada Secretary of State^[24]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Nelson Araujo, state assemblyman^[26]

Declined

• Kelvin Atkinson, state senator^[27]
• Oscar Delgado, Reno city councilman^[25][28]
• Pat Spearman, state senator^[25][26]

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Dan Schwartz did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.^[30]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Bob Beers, Las Vegas city councilman (2012–2017), former state senator (2004–2008), and former state assemblyman (1998–2004)^[31]
• Derek Uehara, certified financial planner and former candidate for Henderson City Council^[32]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Zach Conine, businessman^[10]

Declined

• Andrew Martin, former state assemblyman (2013–2015) and nominee for Nevada State Controller in 2014^[33]
• Irene Bustamante Adams, state assemblywoman^[31]
• Teresa Benitez-Thompson, state assemblywoman^[31]

General election

Results

Controller

Incumbent Republican Controller Ron Knecht lost re-election to a second term.^[34]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ron Knecht, incumbent Nevada State Controller^[34]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Catherine Byrne, accountant^[35]

Declined

• Andrew Martin, former state assemblyman (2013–2015) and nominee for Nevada State Controller in 2014^[36]

General election

Results

State legislature

Nevada Senate

Eleven out of twenty-one seats in the Nevada Senate were up for election in 2018.

Nevada Assembly

All 42 seats in the Nevada Assembly were up for election in 2018.

State Judicial Branch

Supreme Court Seat C

Incumbent justice Michael Cherry, who has served on the Nevada Supreme Court since 2007, did not run for re-election to a third term.^[37]

Primary election

Candidates

• Leon Aberasturi, Judge of the Lyon County District Court (Third Judicial District)^[37]
• Elissa Cadish, Judge of the Clark County District Court (Eighth Judicial District)^[37]
• Alan Lefebvre, Las Vegas attorney^[37]
• John Rutledge, Carson City attorney, Democratic candidate for Governor of Nevada in 2014^[37]
• Jerome Tao, Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals^[37]

Results

Primary results by county

  Cadish

•   20–30%
•   30–40%
•   40–50%

  None

•   20–30%
•   30–40%

  Aberasturi

•   20–30%
•   30–40%
•   40–50%

  Lefebvre

•   30–40%

General election

Results

Results by county

  Cadish

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%

  Tao

•   30–40%
•   40–50%

Supreme Court Seat F

Incumbent justice Michael L. Douglas, who has served on the Nevada Supreme Court since 2004, pledged to retire in January 2019.^[38]

Court of Appeals Chief Judge Abbi Silver ran for the seat unopposed.^[37]

Results

Results by county

  Silver

•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Supreme Court Seat G

Incumbent justice Lidia S. Stiglich, who was appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval in 2017, was eligible to run for a first full term.

Candidates

• Mathew Harter, Judge of the Clark County District Court (Eighth Judicial District - Family Court Division Department N)^[39]
• Lidia Stiglich, incumbent Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court^[39]

Results

Results by county

  Stiglich

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%

  Harter

•   30–40%
•   40–50%

References

1. Lesniewski, Niels (December 29, 2016). "Dean Heller Not Running for Governor of Nevada". Roll Call. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
2. "Silver State 2018 General Election Results - U.S. Senate". Nevada Secretary of State.
3. "Silver State 2018 General Election Results - Statewide". Nevada Secretary of State.
4. Rindels, Michelle (August 18, 2017). "Nevada Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison announces he won't seek re-election; field for replacement still shaping up". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
5. Dike Anukam, Don (April 23, 2018). "From the Right: A Conversation with Eugene Hoover". This is Reno.
6. Snyder, Riley (May 13, 2018). "Lieutenant governor candidate integrated Scientology into bottled water company; required top employee to attend "brainwashing" rehab center". The Nevada Independent.
7. "Scott LaFata, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor". Las Vegas Review-Journal. May 8, 2018.
8. "Gary Anthony Meyers, Republican candidate for Nevada Lieutenant Governor". Las Vegas Review-Journal. May 8, 2018.
9. Valley, Jackie (August 21, 2017). "Republican state Senate leader Michael Roberson jumps into race for lieutenant governor". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
10. "Silver State 2018 Primary Election Results - Statewide". Nevada Secretary of State.
11. "Laurie Hansen, Democratic candidate for Nevada Lieutenant Governor". Las Vegas Review-Journal. May 8, 2018.
12. Valley, Jackie (September 13, 2017). "Former state Treasurer Kate Marshall announces her bid for lieutenant governor". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
13. "None of these" with 5%, Janine Hansen (AI) with 5%, Ed Uehling (I) with 3%
14. Rindels, Michelle (November 1, 2017). "Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a rising Republican favorite, officially enters 2018 gubernatorial race". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
15. Rindels, Michelle; Snyder, Riley (November 2, 2017). "Republican Wes Duncan, former Laxalt deputy, jumps into attorney general's race". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
16. "Home - Craig Mueller for Nevada". Craig Mueller for Nevada. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
17. Hagar, Ray (August 5, 2015). "Hagar: Amodei wants to be Nevada governor - if Heller doesn't". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
18. Pathe, Simone (April 27, 2017). ".@MarkAmodeiNV2 says he's not interested in NV AG but hasn't decided if he's running for re-election. @SharronAngle is primarying him". Twitter. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
19. Snyder, Riley (September 12, 2017). "Democratic Senate Leader Aaron Ford announces attorney general bid, setting up likely race to replace Laxalt". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
20. Rindels, Michelle; Valley, Jackie (June 12, 2018). "Sisolak defeats Giunchigliani in Democratic primary; Adam Laxalt wins Republican nomination for governor". The Nevada Independent.
21. Snyder, Riley (April 24, 2017). "If Laxalt runs for governor, Wes Duncan says he's running for attorney general". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
22. Lochhead, Colton (August 16, 2017). "Clark County DA Steve Wolfson announces re-election bid". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
23. "None of these" with 2%, Joel Hansen (AI) with 10%
24. Snyder, Riley (January 27, 2017). "Barbara Cegavske says she's running for re-election". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
25. Rindels, Michelle (July 31, 2017). "As potential challengers emerge, Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske 'absolutely running' again". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
26. Rindels, Michelle (September 18, 2017). "Democratic Assemblyman Nelson Araujo enters secretary of state race, Spearman withdraws from consideration". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
27. Ralston, Jon (November 28, 2016). "Politics: Pol positioning". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
28. Rindels, Michelle (September 14, 2017). "As Delgado decides against secretary of state bid, sources say Araujo will run". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
29. Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
30. Rindels, Michelle (September 5, 2017). "Republican Dan Schwartz, Nevada's maverick treasurer, jumps into governor's race". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
31. Rindels, Michelle (August 10, 2017). "Republican former Vegas councilman, lawmaker Bob Beers announces run for state treasurer". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
32. "Ex-Henderson City Council candidate to run for Nevada Treasurer". November 7, 2017.
33. "Second Democrat files for Nevada treasurer race". March 14, 2018.
34. "Knecht to seek another office term". Nevada Appeal. October 30, 2017. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
35. "Catherine Byrne, Democratic candidate for Nevada State Controller". Las Vegas Review-Journal. May 8, 2018.
36. Lochhead, Colton (August 13, 2017). "2018 campaign season is heating up in Nevada". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
37. "Judge lands Nevada Supreme Court seat after no one else files". February 4, 2018.
38. Ritter, Ken (December 4, 2017). "Nevada Supreme Court justices Douglas, Cherry to retire". Retrieved January 21, 2018.
39. Gentry, Dana (October 18, 2018). "Two Nevada Supreme Court seats in contention". Nevada Current.

External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites

• Janine Hansen (IAPN) for Lt. Governor
• Kate Marshall (D) for Lt. Governor
• Michael Roberson (R) for Lt. Governor
• Ed Uehling (NPP) for Lt. Governor

Official Attorney General campaign websites

• Wesley Duncan (R) for Attorney General
• Aaron Ford (D) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

• Nelson Araujo (D) for Secretary of State
• Barbara Cegavske (R) for Secretary of State

Official State Treasurer campaign websites

• Bob Beers (R) for Treasurer
• Zach Conine (D) for Treasurer

Official State Controller campaign websites

• Catherine Byrne (D) for Controller
• Ron Knecht (R) for Controller