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The 2020 Nevada Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Voters in 10 districts of the Nevada Senate elected senators. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. House and the Nevada Assembly. Republicans needed to gain three seats to win control of the chamber.
The primary elections were held on June 9, 2020.

## Background

In the 2018 Nevada State Senate election, Democrats maintained control of the Nevada Senate by a 13–8 margin. Democrats had controlled the chamber since 2016.

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Likely D | October 21, 2020 |

## Results
### Overview

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Nevada Senate election results :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– |
| | Democratic | 9 | 321,290 | 56.16 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| | Republican | 7 | 234,367 | 40.97 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| | Independent American | 1 | 14,387 | 2.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Libertarian | 1 | 2,007 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 572,051 | 100.00 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 21 | |
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### Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
* State Senate district 5, 0.49% (gain)
* State Senate district 6, 0.94%
* State Senate district 15, 3.58%

### Results by district
#### District 1

2020 Nevada State Senate election, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Patricia Spearman (incumbent) | 51,648 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,648 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### District 3

2020 Nevada State Senate election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Brooks (incumbent) | 30,944 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,944 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### District 4

2020 Nevada Senate election, District 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dina Neal | 31,417 | 75.27% |
| | Republican | Esper M. Hickman | 10,322 | 24.73% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,739 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### District 5

2020 Nevada Senate election, District 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Carrie A. Buck | 32,740 | 48.75% |
| | Democratic | Kristee Watson | 32,411 | 48.26% |
| | Libertarian | Tim Hagan | 2,007 | 2.99% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,158 | 100.00% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

#### District 6

2020 Nevada Senate election, District 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nicole Cannizzaro (incumbent) | 33,895 | 50.47% |
| | Republican | April Becker | 33,264 | 49.53% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,159 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### District 7

2020 Nevada Senate election, District 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Roberta Lange | 39,036 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,036 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### District 11

2020 Nevada Senate election, District 11 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dallas Harris (incumbent) | 30,485 | 58.55% |
| | Republican | Joshua Dowden | 21,578 | 41.45% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,063 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### District 15

2020 Nevada State Senate election, District 15 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Heidi Gansert (incumbent) | 39,325 | 51.79% |
| | Democratic | Wendy Jauregui-Jackins | 36,605 | 48.21% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,930 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### District 18

2020 Nevada Senate election, District 18 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Scott Hammond (incumbent) | 44,547 | 56.11% |
| | Democratic | Liz Becker | 34,849 | 43.89% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,396 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### District 19

2020 Nevada Senate election, District 19 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Pete Goicoechea (incumbent) | 52,591 | 78.52% |
| | Independent American | Tiffany Seeback | 14,387 | 21.48% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,978 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |