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Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 14, 2022. The filing deadline was March 18, 2022.

The Nevada State Assembly was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. At the time of the 2022 elections, Republicans held a majority in more chambers than Democrats. There was a Republican majority in 62 chambers and a Democratic majority in 36 chambers. In the Alaska House, there was a power-sharing agreement between the parties as part of a coalition.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia identified sixteen battleground races in the Nevada State Assembly 2022 elections, ten of which were Democratic-held districts while the other six were Republican-held districts. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.

All 42 seats were up for election in 2022. As of the 2022 election, the Democratic Party controlled 25 seats and the Republican Party controlled 16 seats with one vacancy.

At the time of the 2022 election, Nevada had had a Democratic trifecta since 2018. If the Republican Party flipped five or more seats, then the Democratic Party would have lost its trifecta. If the Democratic Party lost no more than four seats, and maintained control of the state Senate and the governorship, they would have kept their trifecta. This was one of 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as a battleground chamber in 2022. Click here for more on why this chamber was identified as a battleground.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
Nevada State Assembly
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 25 28
     Republican Party 16 14
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 42 42

Candidates

General

Nevada State Assembly General Election 2022

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

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

Garland Brinkley  Candidate Connection

Patrick McAtee-MacRae (Independent)  Candidate Connection

District 2

Nick Christenson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngHeidi Kasama (i)  Candidate Connection

Jason Bednarz (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngSelena Torres (i)

Joshua Lemack  Candidate Connection

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard McArthur (i)

Darby Burns (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngBrittney Miller (i)

Kelly Quinn  Candidate Connection

Ronald Morgan (Libertarian Party)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngShondra Summers-Armstrong (i)

Kathryn Rios

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngCameron Miller (i)

Anthony Palmer  Candidate Connection

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngDuy Nguyen

Jenann Logan

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Yeager (i)  Candidate Connection

Ryan Fleming  Candidate Connection

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngRochelle Nguyen (i)

Sandie Hernandez

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngBeatrice Duran (i)

Eric Krattiger

Did not make the ballot:
Esau Jones  (Independent)

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngMax Carter II

Flemming Larsen  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Stefania Moore  (Independent)

District 13

Will Rucker  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Hibbetts  Candidate Connection

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngErica Mosca

Shawn Stamper

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngHoward Watts III (i)

Steven Bang

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngCecelia González (i)

Jesse "Jake" Holder

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngClara Thomas (i)

Eugene Pawley III  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
D'Anthony Brim  (Independent)

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngVenicia Considine (i)  Candidate Connection

Christine DeCorte  Candidate Connection

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngThaddeus Yurek  Candidate Connection

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Orentlicher (i)

Stan Vaughan

Josiah LaRow (Libertarian Party)

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngElaine Marzola (i)  Candidate Connection

Jon Petrick  Candidate Connection

District 22

Rick Ramos  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Hardy (i)  Candidate Connection

District 23

Elizabeth Brickfield  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDanielle Gallant  Candidate Connection

Mercy Manley (Libertarian Party)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Peters (i)

Dorzell King Jr.  Candidate Connection

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngSelena La Rue Hatch  Candidate Connection

Sam Kumar  Candidate Connection

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngRich DeLong

Reed Mitchell (Libertarian Party)

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngAngie Taylor  Candidate Connection

Carmen Ortiz

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngReuben D'Silva

Clint Brown  Candidate Connection

District 29

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

Rhonda Knightly  Candidate Connection

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngNatha Anderson (i)

Ricci Rodriguez-Elkins  Candidate Connection

Garrett McGeein (Libertarian Party)

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngJill Dickman (i)

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngAlexis Hansen (i)

District 33

John Garrard

Green check mark transparent.pngBert Gurr  Candidate Connection

District 34

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

Stacy Butler  Candidate Connection

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Gorelow (i)

Tiffany Jones  Candidate Connection

Mindy Robinson (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Hafen (i)  Candidate Connection

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngShea Backus

Jacob Deaville

Marc Tedoff (Libertarian Party)

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Koenig

District 39

Janice Noble  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Gray

Did not make the ballot:
Charles Holt  (Independent)

District 40

Shannon McDaniel  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPhilip O'Neill (i)

Sam Toll (Libertarian Party)

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngSandra Jauregui (i)

Paul Bodine

Sean McNamara (Libertarian Party)

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngTracy Brown-May (i)  Candidate Connection

Eddie Facey

Primary

Nevada State Assembly Primary 2022

  • 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)

Green check mark transparent.pngGarland Brinkley  Candidate Connection
Matthew Clendenen
Chris Dyer

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Christenson*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngHeidi Kasama (i)  Candidate Connection
Erin Gomez  Candidate Connection

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngSelena Torres (i)
LaJuana Clark

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Lemack*  Candidate Connection

District 4

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRichard McArthur* (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngBrittney Miller* (i)

Alan Hedrick  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Quinn  Candidate Connection

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngShondra Summers-Armstrong* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKathryn Rios*

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngCameron Miller* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Palmer*  Candidate Connection

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngDuy Nguyen*

Claudia Kintigh
Green check mark transparent.pngJenann Logan
Patty Martinez

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Yeager* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Fleming  Candidate Connection
John Gonzalez

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngRochelle Nguyen* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSandie Hernandez*

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngBeatrice Duran* (i)

Bernadine Fernandez
Green check mark transparent.pngEric Krattiger
Charles Suval

District 12

Abraham Camejo
Green check mark transparent.pngMax Carter II
Angelo Casino

David Bolliger
Rodolfo Clai
Green check mark transparent.pngFlemming Larsen  Candidate Connection
Al Rojas
Kevin Williams

District 13

Daniel Andrews
Hanna Olivas
Green check mark transparent.pngWill Rucker  Candidate Connection

Steven Delisle
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Hibbetts  Candidate Connection
Vem Miller
Nancy Weiss  Candidate Connection

District 14

James Fennell II
Green check mark transparent.pngErica Mosca

Green check mark transparent.pngShawn Stamper*

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngHoward Watts III (i)
Kyle Greenwood

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Bang*

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngCecelia González (i)
Chuck Short

Benjamin Donlon
Green check mark transparent.pngJesse "Jake" Holder
Greg Van Houten

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngClara Thomas* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEugene Pawley III*  Candidate Connection

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngVenicia Considine* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngChristine DeCorte*  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Miguel Navarro-Garcia 
J.W. Vogelsang 

District 19

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Charlie De La Paz
Amy Groves
Gerald Swanson
Green check mark transparent.pngThaddeus Yurek  Candidate Connection

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Orentlicher (i)
Patricia Marsh

Green check mark transparent.pngStan Vaughan*

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngElaine Marzola* (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Petrick  Candidate Connection
Rachel Puaina
Ron Quince

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngRick Ramos*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Hardy* (i)  Candidate Connection

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Brickfield*  Candidate Connection

Denise Ashurst
Green check mark transparent.pngDanielle Gallant  Candidate Connection
Dan Lier  Candidate Connection

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Peters (i)
Jose Vasquez-Maldonado

Green check mark transparent.pngDorzell King Jr.*  Candidate Connection

District 25

Alex Goff
Green check mark transparent.pngSelena La Rue Hatch  Candidate Connection

Greg Batchelder
Green check mark transparent.pngSam Kumar  Candidate Connection
Jacob Williams  Candidate Connection

District 26

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Tom Daly
Green check mark transparent.pngRich DeLong
Bret Edward Delaire  Candidate Connection
Jay Dixon  Candidate Connection
Greg Juhl

District 27

Brian Lee  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngAngie Taylor  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCarmen Ortiz*

Did not make the ballot:
Richard Kirkham 

District 28

Aaron Bautista
Antonio Bowen
Green check mark transparent.pngReuben D'Silva
Cindi Rivera

Green check mark transparent.pngClint Brown*  Candidate Connection

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngLesley E. Cohen (i)
Joe Dalia

Green check mark transparent.pngRhonda Knightly  Candidate Connection
Natalie Thomas  Candidate Connection

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngNatha Anderson* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRicci Rodriguez-Elkins*  Candidate Connection

District 31

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJill Dickman* (i)

District 32

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAlexis Hansen* (i)

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Garrard*

Green check mark transparent.pngBert Gurr*  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Nicole Sirotek 

District 34

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

Green check mark transparent.pngStacy Butler  Candidate Connection
Shannon Churchwell
Mary Lim  Candidate Connection

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Gorelow* (i)

Julie Connors
Green check mark transparent.pngTiffany Jones  Candidate Connection

District 36

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Hafen (i)  Candidate Connection
Matt Sadler

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngShea Backus*

Green check mark transparent.pngJacob Deaville
David Flippo
Al Hansen  Candidate Connection

District 38

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Vida Keller
Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Koenig

District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngJanice Noble*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Gray
Blayne Osborn

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngShannon McDaniel*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPhilip O'Neill (i)
Gary Schmidt

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngSandra Jauregui* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Bodine
Guadalupe Reyes
Tawny Rittenbaugh
James Slater

Did not make the ballot:
Joel Shamie 

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngTracy Brown-May (i)  Candidate Connection
Sayed Zaidi

Green check mark transparent.pngEddie Facey
Katrin Ivanoff  Candidate Connection

2022 battleground chamber

See also: State legislative battleground chambers, 2022

The Nevada State Assembly was among 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as battleground chambers for the 2022 cycle.

What was at stake?

  • The Republican Party needed to gain five or more seats to take control of the chamber in 2022. The Democratic Party needed to lose four or fewer seats to maintain control.
  • The Republican Party flipping the state Assembly would break the Democratic Party's trifecta. The Democratic Party would have needed to keep the state Assembly as well as state Senate and the governorship to maintain their trifecta.

Why was it a battleground?

  • Seats needed to flip: The Republican Party needed to flip five seats (12% of seats up) in order to win control of the chamber.
  • Seats decided by less than 10% in the last election: Seven of the seats up for election (17% of seats up) in 2022 were decided by margins of 10 percentage points or smaller the last time they were up.
  • History of recent flips: Control of the Nevada State Assembly flipped twice between 2012 and 2022. Republicans gained a majority in 2014, followed by Democrats in 2016.
  • Other 2022 battleground elections: The 2022 elections for governor, attorney general, and secretary of state were also battleground races.


Battleground races

Democratic PartyDistrict 1

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Democratic Party Daniele Monroe-Moreno (Incumbent)
Republican Party Garland Brinkley
Grey.png Patrick McAtee-MacRae

What made this a battleground race?

This was a district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Daniele Monroe-Moreno was unopposed for re-election.

Republican PartyDistrict 2

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Republican Party

Who were the candidates running?

Republican Party Heidi Kasama (Incumbent)
Democratic Party Nick Christenson
Libertarian Party Patrick McAtee-MacRae

What made this a battleground race?

This was a district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Heidi Kasama was re-elected with 54% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Radhika Kunnel’s 43.8% of the vote.

Democratic PartyDistrict 5

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Democratic Party Brittney Miller (Incumbent)
Republican Party Kelly Quinn
Libertarian Party Ronald Morgan

What made this a battleground race?

This was a district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent was re-elected with 54.2% of the compared to Republican candidate Mack Miller’s 45.8% of the vote.

Democratic PartyDistrict 9

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Democratic Party Steve Yeager (Incumbent)
Republican Party Ryan Fleming

What made this a battleground race?

This was a district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Steve Yeager was re-elected with 55.2% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Barbara Altman’s 44.8% of the vote.

Democratic PartyDistrict 12

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Democratic Party Max Carter II
Republican Party Flemming Larsen

What made this a battleground race?

This was an open district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Susan Martinez was re-elected with 54.3% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Jeremy Graves’s 42.6% of the vote.

Republican PartyDistrict 13

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Republican Party

Who were the candidates running?

Democratic Party Will Rucker
Republican Party Brian Hibbetts

What made this a battleground race?

This was an open district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Tom Roberts was re-elected unopposed.

Democratic PartyDistrict 21

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Democratic Party Elaine Marzola (Incumbent)
Republican Party Jon Petrick

What made this a battleground race?

This was a district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic candidate Elaine Marzola was elected with 52% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Cherlyn Arrington’s 48% of the vote.

Republican PartyDistrict 22

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Republican Party

Who were the candidates running?

Republican Party Melissa Hardy (Incumbent)
Democratic Party Rick Ramos

What made this a battleground race?

This was a district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Melissa Hardy was re-elected unopposed.

Republican PartyDistrict 25

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Republican Party

Who were the candidates running?

Democratic Party Selena La Rue Hatch
Republican Party Sam Kumar

What made this a battleground race?

This was an open district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Jill Tolles was re-elected unopposed.

Republican PartyDistrict 26

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Republican Party

Who were the candidates running?

Republican Party Rich DeLong (Incumbent)
Libertarian Party Reed Mitchell

What made this a battleground race?

This was a district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Lisa Krasner was re-elected with 59.2% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Vance Alm’s 40.8% of the vote.

Democratic PartyDistrict 27

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Democratic Party Angie Taylor
Republican Party Carmen Ortiz

What made this a battleground race?

This was an open district where Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Teresa Benitez-Thompson was re-elected with 58.5% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Barb Hawn's 41.5% of the vote.

Democratic PartyDistrict 29

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Democratic Party Lesley Cohen (Incumbent)
Republican Party Rhonda Knightly

What made this a battleground race?

This was a district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Lesley E. Cohen was re-elected with 51.2% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Steven Delisle’s 48.8% of the vote.

Democratic PartyDistrict 30

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Democratic Party Natha Anderson (Incumbent)
Republican Party Ricci Rodriguez-Elkins
Libertarian Party Garrett McGeein

What made this a battleground race?

This was a district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic candidate Natha Anderson was elected with 54.1% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Randy Hoff’s 40.9% of the vote.

Democratic PartyDistrict 35

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Democratic Party Michelle Gorelow (Incumbent)
Republican Party Tiffany Jones
Libertarian Party Mindy Robinson

What made this a battleground race?

This was a district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Michelle Gorelow was re-elected 52.4% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Jaylon Calhoun’s 47.6% of the vote.

Republican PartyDistrict 37

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Republican Party

Who were the candidates running?

Democratic Party Shea Backus
Republican Party Jacob Deaville
Libertarian Party Marc Tedoff

What made this a battleground race?

This was an open district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican candidate Andy Matthews was elected with 50.9% of the vote compared to Democratic incumbent Shea Backus’s 49.1% of the vote.

Democratic PartyDistrict 41

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Republican Party Philip O'Neill (Incumbent)
Democratic Party Shannon McDaniel
Libertarian Party Sam Toll

What made this a battleground race?

This was an open district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Sandra Jauregui was re-elected with 51% of the vote compared to Republican Erika Smith’s 45.6% of the vote.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Incumbents who were not re-elected

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022

Incumbents defeated in general elections

No incumbents lost in general elections.

Incumbents defeated in primary elections

No incumbents lost in primaries.

Retiring incumbents

Fourteen incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office Reason
Jason Frierson Electiondot.png Democratic Assembly District 8 Resigned
Susan Martinez Electiondot.png Democratic Assembly District 12 Retired
Tom Roberts Ends.png Republican Assembly District 13 Other office
Maggie Carlton Electiondot.png Democratic Assembly District 14 Term limited
Annie Black Ends.png Republican Assembly District 19 Other office
Glen Leavitt Ends.png Republican Assembly District 23 Retired
Jill Tolles Ends.png Republican Assembly District 25 Retired
Lisa Krasner Ends.png Republican Assembly District 26 Retired
Teresa Benitez-Thompson Electiondot.png Democratic Assembly District 27 Term limited
Edgar Flores Electiondot.png Democratic Assembly District 28 Retired
John Ellison Ends.png Republican Assembly District 33 Term limited
Andy Matthews Ends.png Republican Assembly District 37 Retired
Robin Titus Ends.png Republican Assembly District 38 Other office
Jim Wheeler Ends.png Republican Assembly District 39 Other office

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Nevada. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Nevada in 2022. Information below was calculated on April 19, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Following Nevada's candidate filing deadline, there were more contested state legislative primaries scheduled than at any point since at least 2014. Of the 106 possible primaries, more than one candidate filed to run in 48 (45%).

Contested Republican primaries, in particular, more than doubled this year compared to 2020 from 15 to 31. Contested Democratic primaries also increased from 14 to 17. These numbers represented the most contested primaries for each party since at least 2014.

Of those candidates who filed to run in contested primaries, 13 were incumbents, representing 38% of those incumbents who filed to re-election, the largest such percentage since 2016 when 41% of incumbents faced contested primaries.

Nineteen of the districts up for election were left open, meaning no incumbents filed to run, the largest number since at least 2014. That figure represents over one-third (36%) of the districts with elections scheduled in 2022. Open seats are guaranteed to be won by newcomers.

Overall, 180 major party candidates filed to run this year: 66 Democrats and 114 Republicans. That’s 3.4 candidates per district, an increase from the 2.5 candidates per district in 2020 and 2.7 in 2018.

Open seats

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Nevada State Assembly from 2010 to 2022.[2]

Open Seats in Nevada State Assembly elections: 2010 - 2022
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2022 42 14 (33 percent) 28 (67 percent)
2020 42 10 (24 percent) 32 (76 percent)
2018 42 10 (24 percent) 32 (76 percent)
2016 42 6 (14 percent) 36 (86 percent)
2014 42 8 (19 percent) 34 (81 percent)
2012 42 9 (21 percent) 33 (79 percent)
2010 42 11 (26 percent) 31 (74 percent)

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Nevada

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 24, Chapter 293 of the Nevada Revised Statutes

A candidate in Nevada may access the ballot in one of three ways: as a major party candidate, as a minor party candidate, or as an independent candidate. Write-in candidates are not permitted in this state. Voters can only cast a vote for candidates whose names appear on the ballot.[3]

Major party candidates

A major party candidate must have been affiliated with his or her party by December 31 of the year preceding the election. If a candidate changes his or her affiliation after that date, he or she can no longer run as a major party candidate.[4]

Major party candidates are nominated via primary election. There are two ways in which a major party candidate may be placed on the primary election ballot:[5]

  • by filing a declaration of candidacy and paying the filing fee during the candidate filing period, which begins on the first Monday in March and ends on the second Friday in March following that Monday; the declaration must include the following:[6]
    • the residential address of the candidate, which must be in the appropriate district of the state corresponding to the office being sought
    • a copy of a government-issued photo ID, a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, or document issued by a government entity in order to prove the residence address listed on the declaration
    • the candidate's Social Security number, license number, or state identification number
  • by having 10 or more registered voters file a certificate of candidacy on behalf of any registered voter they wish to nominate as a candidate for their major party; this must be done no earlier than the first Monday in February and no later than the first Monday in March preceding the primary election (if nominated in this way, the candidate must file an acceptance of candidacy with the required filing fee during the candidate filing period)[6][7]

The filing fees mentioned above vary according to the office being sought and can be paid by cash, cashier's check, or certified check. Personal checks, campaign checks, and credit cards are not acceptable forms of payment. The filing fees are detailed in the table below.[8][9][10]

Filing fees
Office sought Filing fee
United States Senator $500
United States Representative and Governor of Nevada $300
Nevada state executive offices other than governor $200
Nevada Senator and Nevada Assemblyman $100

If the candidate is seeking office in the United States House of Representatives or Nevada State Legislature in a district within a single county, he or she must file with the county clerk of that county. Candidates for all other offices must file with the Nevada Secretary of State.[11]

Minor party candidates

Minor parties must file a list of candidates with the Nevada Secretary of State before any minor party candidates can file individually. This list must be signed in the presence of a notary public by the party officer named to do so on the minor party's certificate of existence. The list must be filed during the candidate filing period, which starts on the first Monday in March and ends on the second Friday in March following that Monday.[12][13]

Once the candidate list has been submitted to the Nevada Secretary of State, a minor party candidate can file his or her declaration of candidacy and pay the required filing fee (detailed above). These must be filed during the candidate filing period. If the candidate is seeking office in the United States House of Representatives or Nevada State Legislature in a district within a single county, he or she must file with the county clerk of that county. Candidates for all other offices must file with the Nevada Secretary of State.[11][12][13]

Minor party candidates are not permitted to participate in the primary election. Minor parties nominate their candidates to be placed on the general election ballot and may field only one candidate for each office appearing on the ballot.[14]

Independent candidates

Independent candidates may run only in the general election. Independent candidates must petition to be placed on the ballot. This may be done in one of two ways:[15][16]

  • by submitting a petition containing signatures of registered voters equal in number to at least 1 percent of the total votes cast at the last general election for the same office the candidate seeks
  • by submitting a petition containing 250 signatures of registered voters if the candidate seeks statewide office, or containing 100 registered voters' signatures if the candidate seeks any other office

Before circulating a petition, a candidate must file a copy of the petition with the Nevada Secretary of State after January 2 of the year of the election. The petition may be circulated as soon as the copy has been filed. The completed petition must then be filed with the counties where the petition was circulated in order to be verified. In order to have the petitions verified in time to file them during the candidate filing period, which starts on the first Monday in March and ends on the third Friday in June preceding the general election, the petitions must be submitted to the counties 10 business days before the last day of the candidate filing period. A verified petition may then be filed with the declaration of candidacy and filing fee with the Nevada Secretary of State unless the candidate is seeking office in a district existing entirely within one county. Such candidates file all documents and fees with the county clerk of the appropriate county.[15][16][17][18][11]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Nevada State Assembly, a candidate must be:[19]

  • 21 years old at the time of the election
  • A citizen resident of the State of Nevada for one year preceding this election
  • A resident of the district for a period of 30 days next preceding closing date for filing as a candidate

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[20]
SalaryPer diem
$130/legislative dayThe exact amount members receive for per diem is unknown.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Nevada legislators assume office on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November (the day after election day).[21]

Nevada political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Nevada Party Control: 1992-2025
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

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

Presidential politics in Nevada

2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020


Presidential election in Nevada, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
50.1
 
703,486 6
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
47.7
 
669,890 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.1
 
14,783 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Independent American Party)
 
0.2
 
3,138 0
  Other write-in votes
 
1.0
 
14,079 0

Total votes: 1,405,376


2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016
U.S. presidential election, Nevada, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 47.9% 539,260 6
     Republican Donald Trump/Mike Pence 45.5% 512,058 0
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 3.3% 37,384 0
     Independent American Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 0.5% 5,268 0
     Other Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.2% 2,552 0
     - "None of these candidates" 2.6% 28,863 0
Total Votes 1,125,385 6
Election results via: Nevada Secretary of State


Nevada presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 17 Democratic wins
  • 15 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party D R D D D R R R D D D D D R R D D R R R R R R D D R R D D D D R


Voting information

See also: Voting in Nevada

Election information in Nevada: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
  • Online: Nov. 8, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 25, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Oct. 25, 2022
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 22, 2022 to Nov. 4, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A


Redistricting following the 2020 census

Governor Steve Sisolak (D) signed new legislative maps into law on November 16, 2021.[22] These maps took effect for Nevada's 2022 legislative elections. On November 14, 2021, the Nevada State Senate voted 12-9 to approve the Democratic congressional and legislative map proposals.[23] On November 16, the Nevada State Assembly voted 25-17 to approve the maps.[24]

Below is the state Assembly map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Nevada State House Districts
until November 8, 2022

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Nevada State House Districts
starting November 9, 2022

Click a district to compare boundaries.


See also

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Footnotes

  1. Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  2. Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
  3. Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 270," accessed April 24, 2025
  4. Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 176," accessed April 24, 2025
  5. Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 175," accessed April 24, 2025
  6. 6.0 6.1 Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 177," accessed April 24, 2025
  7. Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 181," accessed April 24, 2025
  8. Nevada Secretary of State Website, "Filing for Non-Judicial Office," accessed April 24, 2025
  9. Nevada Secretary of State, "2024 Election Information," accessed April 24, 2025
  10. Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 193," accessed April 24, 2025
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 185," accessed April 24, 2025
  12. 12.0 12.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Minor Party Qualification Guide 2024," accessed April 24, 2025
  13. 13.0 13.1 Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 1725," accessed April 24, 2025
  14. Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 1715," accessed April 24, 2025
  15. 15.0 15.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Independent Candidate Guide 2024," accessed April 24, 2025
  16. 16.0 16.1 Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 200," accessed April 24, 2025
  17. Ballot Access News, "Nevada Governor Signs Bill Improving Petition Deadline for New Parties and Non-Presidential Independent Candidates," June 3, 2015
  18. Nevada State Legislature, "Senate Bill No. 499," accessed June 4, 2015
  19. Nevada Secretary of State, "Election Information Guide 2013-2014," accessed March 19, 2014 (Referenced p. 12)
  20. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  21. Nevada Constitution, "Article 4, Section 4," accessed November 1, 2021
  22. Nevada Office of the Governor, "Governor Sisolak signs redistricting bills, thanks Nevada Legislature for efficient, productive session," November 16, 2021
  23. The Nevada Independent, "Senate advances redistricting bill; Democrats promise minor tweaks in amendment," November 14, 2021
  24. Nevada State Legislature, "SB1," accessed November 17, 2021


Current members of the Nevada State Assembly
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Majority Leader:Sandra Jauregui
Minority Leader:Gregory Hafen
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Joe Dalia (D)
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Bert Gurr (R)
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Ken Gray (R)
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