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| Primary | June 11, 2024 |
| General | November 5, 2024 |
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Elections for the Nevada State Assembly will take place in 2024. The general election is on November 5, 2024. The primary was June 11, 2024. The filing deadline was March 15, 2024.
The Nevada State Assembly is one of 85 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2024. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Party control
| Party | As of July 2024 | |
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| Democratic Party | 26 | |
| Republican Party | 14 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 2 | |
| Total | 42 | |
Candidates
General election
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| District 2 |
Heidi Kasama (i) |
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| District 3 |
Selena Torres (i) |
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| District 5 |
Brittney Miller (i) |
Ronald Morgan (Libertarian Party) |
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| District 6 |
Walter Jones III (No Political Party) |
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| District 8 |
Duy Nguyen (i) |
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| District 9 |
Steve Yeager (i) |
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| District 10 |
Sean Moore (Libertarian Party) |
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| District 12 |
Max Carter II (i) |
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| District 13 |
Brian Hibbetts (i) |
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| District 14 |
Erica Mosca (i) |
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| District 15 |
Howard Watts III (i) |
Jordy de la Caridad Viciedo Prado (Libertarian Party) |
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| District 16 |
Cecelia González (i) |
Jose Pena (Libertarian Party) |
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| District 19 |
Thaddeus Yurek (i) |
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| District 21 |
Elaine Marzola (i) |
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| District 22 |
Melissa Hardy (i) |
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| District 23 |
Danielle Gallant (i) |
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| District 26 |
Rich DeLong (i) |
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| District 28 |
Reuben D'Silva (i) |
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| District 30 |
Natha Anderson (i) |
Morgan Kolvet (No Political Party) |
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| District 31 |
Jill Dickman (i) |
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| District 32 |
Alexis Hansen (i) |
John Cardiff Gerhardt (No Political Party) |
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| District 33 |
Bert Gurr (i) |
Darryl Baber (Libertarian Party) |
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| District 36 |
Gregory Hafen (i) |
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| District 37 |
Shea Backus (i) |
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| District 38 |
Gregory Koenig (i) |
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| District 39 |
Ken Gray (i) |
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| District 40 |
Philip O'Neill (i) |
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| District 41 |
Sandra Jauregui (i) |
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| District 42 |
Tracy Brown-May (i) |
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| District 7 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 10 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Nevada
Campaign finance
- See also: Campaign finance
The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. Districts and elections are grouped in sections of 10. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Incumbents who did not advance to the general election
- See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 14, 2024
Incumbents defeated in primaries
No incumbents lost in primaries. This was less than the average of 0.7 incumbent defeats per cycle from 2010 to 2022.
Retiring incumbents
Nine incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024.[1] This was lower than the average number of incumbents who ran for re-election during election years from 2010-2022 (11.4). Those incumbents were:
Primary election competitiveness
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 2024. Information below was calculated on May 29, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
There were 52 state legislative seats up for election in Nevada in 2024. Across those, 12 incumbents (nine Democrats and three Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. That was below the average number of retirements per election cycle since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010 (15.9). In 2022, 19 incumbents (seven Democrats and 12 Republicans) did not run for re-election.
Eight incumbents out of the 37 running (21.6%) faced primary challengers. That is lower than the average number of contested incumbents in primary elections since 2010 (10.3). The year with the highest number of contested incumbents was 2016 when 17 of 41 incumbents (41.5%) faced primary opponents. The year with the fewest was 2010, when five of 26 incumbents (19.2%) faced primary opponents.
The total number of contested primaries (with more than one candidate) was 33 (16 Democratic and 17 Republican). This was lower than the average number of contested primaries from 2010-2022 (37.7). In total, 31.7% of Nevada state legislative primaries in 2024 were contested - lower than the average rate of contested primaries from 2010-2022 (35.9). </noinclude>
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Nevada State Assembly from 2010 to 2024.[2]
| Open Seats in Nevada State Assembly elections: 2010 - 2024 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2024 | 42 | 11 (26 percent) | 31 (74 percent) |
| 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) |
Legislative referrals
- See also: Legislative referral
A legislative referral, or legislatively referred ballot measure, is a ballot measure that appears on the ballot due to a vote of the state legislature. A legislative referral can be a constitutional amendment, state statute, or bond issue.
As of the 2024 election, a simple majority is required during two successive legislative sessions for the Nevada State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 22 votes in the Nevada State Assembly and 11 votes in the Nevada State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Heading into the 2024 election, Democrats hold a 13-7 majority in the Senate and a 26-14 majority in the Assembly. Democrats would need to lose two Senate seats and four Assembly seats to lose the ability to pass legislative referrals without Republican votes. Republicans would need to win four Senate seats and eight Assembly seats to have the ability.
Process to become a candidate
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 | |
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| 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
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, 2023 | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $130/legislative day | The exact amount members receive for per diem is unknown. |
When sworn in
Nevada legislators assume office on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November (the day after election day).[20]
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: 1992-2024
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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Presidential politics in Nevada
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Nevada, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
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Popular votes |
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| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
50.1
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703,486 | 6 |
 
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
47.7
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669,890 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.1
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14,783 | 0 | |
 
| Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Independent American Party) |
0.2
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3,138 | 0 | |
| Other write-in votes |
1.0
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14,079 | 0 | ||
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Total votes: 1,405,376 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Nevada, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic |  Hillary 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 (1900-2020)
- 17 Democratic wins
- 14 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 |
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| 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 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 270," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 176," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 175," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 177," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 180," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State Website, "Filing for Non-Judicial Office," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Election Information Guide 2013-2014," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 193," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 185," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Minor Party Qualification Guide 2013-2014," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 1725," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 1715," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Independent Candidate Guide 2014," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Nevada Revised Statutes, "Title 24, Chapter 293, Section 200," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "Nevada Governor Signs Bill Improving Petition Deadline for New Parties and Non-Presidential Independent Candidates," June 3, 2015
- ↑ Nevada State Legislature, "Senate Bill No. 499," accessed June 4, 2015
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Election Information Guide 2013-2014," accessed March 19, 2014 (Referenced p. 12)
- ↑ Nevada Constitution, "Article 4, Section 4," accessed November 1, 2021
