Nevada judicial elections, 2016
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Two seats on the Nevada Supreme Court were on the general election ballot on November 8, 2016. These seats were held by Justice Ron Parraguirre and Justice James Hardesty heading into the election. Each justice elected to the court serves a six-year term.
Both judges ran unopposed in the 2016 elections.[1]
All three seats on the Nevada Court of Appeals were on the general election ballot on November 8, 2016. These seats were held by Chief Judge Michael P. Gibbons, Judge Abbi Silver, and Judge Jerome Tao heading into the election. All three of these judges were inaugural court of appeals judges and stood for election following their appointments to the court in 2014. Each judge elected to the court serves a six-year term.
All three judges ran unopposed in the 2016 elections.[1]
Because all five candidates ran unopposed, they skipped the primary election and proceeded directly to the November general election.
Candidates
Supreme Court
Nevada Court of Appeals
Department 1
■ Jerome Tao 
Department 2
■ Michael P. Gibbons
Department 3
■ Abbi Silver
Election results
November 8, 2016
Supreme Court
| Nevada Supreme Court, Seat A, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| James Hardesty Incumbent (unopposed) |
71.55% | 692,769 |
| Write-in votes | 28.45% | 275,491 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 968,260 | |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State Official Results | ||
| Nevada Supreme Court, Seat E, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Ron Parraguirre Incumbent (unopposed) |
70.66% | 681,391 |
| Write-in votes | 29.34% | 282,870 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 964,261 | |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State Official Results | ||
Court of Appeals
| Nevada Court of Appeals, Department 1, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jerome Tao Incumbent (unopposed) |
70.91% | 678,638 |
| Write-in votes | 29.09% | 278,380 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 957,018 | |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State Official Results | ||
| Nevada Court of Appeals, Department 2, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael P. Gibbons Incumbent (unopposed) |
71.93% | 694,869 |
| Write-in votes | 28.07% | 271,124 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 965,993 | |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State Official Results | ||
| Nevada Court of Appeals, Department 3, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Abbi Silver Incumbent (unopposed) |
71.50% | 673,303 |
| Write-in votes | 28.5% | 268,403 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 941,706 | |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State Official Results | ||
Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in Nevada
Primary election
The Nevada primary is held on the second Tuesday in June in even-numbered years.[2]
In the nonpartisan primary, the two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes advance to the general election. Though Nevada has a closed primary system, where voters may only vote for members of their own political party, this does not impact the nonpartisan judicial elections. Voters registered with either major party, or those who are not registered with any political party, may still vote for all judicial candidates in the primaries.[3][4]
If there are only two candidates who file to run for any one seat, they skip the primary and compete only in the general election.[5] This is true also for unopposed candidates, who are not placed on the primary ballot but proceed directly to the general election.[5]
Only candidates in contested elections may accept campaign contributions; unopposed judicial candidates may not.[6]
State profile
| Demographic data for Nevada | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 2,883,758 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 109,781 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 69% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 8.4% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 7.7% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 4.4% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 27.5% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 85.1% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 23% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $51,847 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 17.8% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Nevada. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Nevada
Nevada voted for the Democratic candidate in four out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 filed judicial candidates," accessed January 16, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 293.175 Section 1," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Clark County Nevada: Election: How Party Affiliation Affects You in Elections
- ↑ Nevada Office of Secretary of State: Notice of Offices for Which Candidates Will Be Nominated at the June 10, 2014 Primary Election
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nevada Revised Statutes, "Chapter 293.260 Section 4(b)," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State: 2014 Nevada Judicial Election Calendar
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