City elections in Las Vegas, Nevada (2024)
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2024 Las Vegas elections |
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Election dates |
Filing deadline: January 12, 2024 & March 15, 2024 |
Primary election: June 11, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
Election stats |
Offices up: Mayor, city council, and judicial offices |
Total seats up: 13 (click here for mayoral elections) |
Election type: Nonpartisan |
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U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Las Vegas, Nevada, is holding general elections for mayor, city council, and judicial offices on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 11, 2024. The filing deadline for judicial seats was January 12, 2024, and the filing deadline for non-judicial seats was March 15, 2024.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2024:
City council
Ward 1
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Las Vegas City Council Ward 1
Incumbent Brian Knudsen won election outright against Miriam Gibson and Dennis Chairez in the primary for Las Vegas City Council Ward 1 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Brian Knudsen (Nonpartisan) | 62.1 | 5,923 |
![]() | Miriam Gibson (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 24.0 | 2,286 | |
![]() | Dennis Chairez (Nonpartisan) | 13.9 | 1,322 |
Total votes: 9,531 | ||||
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Ward 3
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Las Vegas City Council Ward 3
Incumbent Olivia Diaz won election outright against Melissa Clary and David Gomez in the primary for Las Vegas City Council Ward 3 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Olivia Diaz (Nonpartisan) | 57.5 | 2,963 |
![]() | Melissa Clary (Nonpartisan) | 33.3 | 1,717 | |
![]() | David Gomez (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 470 |
Total votes: 5,150 | ||||
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Ward 5
General election
General election for Las Vegas City Council Ward 5
Cameron Miller and Shondra Summers-Armstrong are running in the general election for Las Vegas City Council Ward 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Cameron Miller (Nonpartisan) | |
![]() | Shondra Summers-Armstrong (Nonpartisan) |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Las Vegas City Council Ward 5
The following candidates ran in the primary for Las Vegas City Council Ward 5 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Shondra Summers-Armstrong (Nonpartisan) | 32.0 | 2,484 |
✔ | ![]() | Cameron Miller (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 1,472 |
![]() | Sheila Collins (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 1,063 | |
![]() | Katie Duncan (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 10.8 | 837 | |
![]() | Josanna Espejo (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 10.3 | 796 | |
![]() | Mariana Catherine Santiago (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 441 | |
![]() | Erika Smith (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 5.1 | 396 | |
![]() | Barbara Jones Zangaro (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 271 |
Total votes: 7,760 | ||||
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Judicial offices
Municipal court
Department 2
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Susan Roger (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Department 3
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Cara Campbell (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Department 5
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Las Vegas Municipal Court Department 5
Rebecca Wolfson won election outright against Shannon Nordstrom and Rae Canady in the primary for Las Vegas Municipal Court Department 5 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Rebecca Wolfson (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 52.8 | 35,246 |
![]() | Shannon Nordstrom (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 18,112 | |
![]() | Rae Canady (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 20.0 | 13,366 |
Total votes: 66,724 | ||||
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Justice of the Peace
General election
Las Vegas Justice of the Peace general election, 2024 | |
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Office | Candidates |
Department 1 | This general election was canceled. |
Department 2 |
Joseph Sciscento (i) Kristal Bradford |
Department 5 |
Cynthia Cruz (i) Madilyn Cole |
Department 8 |
Nancy Bernstein ![]() Amy Ferreira ![]() |
Department 10 | This general election was canceled. |
Department 15 | This general election was canceled. |
Primary
Las Vegas Justice of the Peace primary, 2024 | |
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Office | Candidates |
Department 1 |
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Department 2 |
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Department 5 |
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Department 8 |
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Department 10 |
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Department 15 |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Nevada elections, 2024
June 11, 2024
- United States Senate election in Nevada, 2024
- Nevada's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Nevada State Senate elections, 2024
- Nevada State Assembly elections, 2024
- Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2024)
- Clark County School District, Nevada, elections (2024)
- City elections in North Las Vegas, Nevada (2024)
- Mayoral election in Las Vegas, Nevada (2024)
November 5, 2024
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- Nevada's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Nevada State Senate elections, 2024
- Nevada State Assembly elections, 2024
- Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2024
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- Nevada Question 1, Remove Constitutional Status of Board of Regents Amendment (2024)
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- Nevada Question 5, Sales Tax Exemption for Diapers Measure (2024)
- Nevada Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Nevada Voter Identification Amendment (2024)
- Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2024)
- Clark County School District, Nevada, elections (2024)
- City elections in North Las Vegas, Nevada (2024)
- Mayoral election in Las Vegas, Nevada (2024)
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About the city
- See also: Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada. As of 2020, its population was 641,903.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Las Vegas uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic Data for Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
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Las Vegas | Nevada | |
Population | 641,903 | 3,104,614 |
Land area (sq mi) | 141 | 109,859 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White | 58.5% | 62.1% |
Black/African American | 12.1% | 9.3% |
Asian | 6.7% | 8.3% |
Native American | 1% | 1.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0.9% | 0.7% |
Two or more | 8.2% | 7.5% |
Hispanic/Latino | 33.2% | 28.9% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate | 85.3% | 86.9% |
College graduation rate | 25.2% | 25.5% |
Income | ||
Median household income | $58,377 | $62,043 |
Persons below poverty level | 14.9% | 12.8% |
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
**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. |
See also
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