# 2022 Nevada Secretary of State election

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The 2022 Nevada Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of Nevada.
Incumbent Republican Barbara Cegavske was term-limited and could not seek a third term.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Jim Marchant, former member of the Nevada Assembly for the 37th district (2016–2018) and nominee for Nevada's 4th congressional district in 2020

#### Eliminated in primary

* Kristopher Dahir, Sparks city councilman
* John Gerhardt
* Jesse Haw, former state senator (2016)
* Socorro Keenan
* Gerard Ramalho, former news anchor
* Richard Scotti, former 8th Nevada judicial court judge

### Endorsements

Newspapers
* Las Vegas Sun
U.S. Representatives
* Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative from Arizona's 5th congressional district (2017–present)
* Paul Gosar, U.S. Representative from Arizona's 4th congressional district (2013–2023)
* Mark Meadows, U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 11th congressional district (2013–2020) and White House Chief of Staff (2020–2021)
Statewide officials
* Adam Laxalt, Nevada Attorney General (2015–2019) and candidate for 2022 United States Senate election in Nevada.
Organizations
* America First Secretary of State Coalition

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kristopher Dahir | John Gerhardt | Jesse Haw | Socorro Keenan | Jim Marchant | Gerard Ramalho | Richard Scotti | None of These Candidates | Undecided |
| OH Predictive Insights | June 6–7, 2022 | 525 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 3% | 2% | 21% | 1% | 21% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 42% |
| OH Predictive Insights | May 10–12, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 16% | 3% | 8% | 26% | 35% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Marchant | 82,843 | 37.62% |
| | Republican | Jesse Haw | 44,778 | 20.33% |
| | Republican | Richard Scotti | 34,984 | 15.89% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 18,245 | 8.28% |
| | Republican | Kristopher Dahir | 15,204 | 6.90% |
| | Republican | John Gerhardt | 10,815 | 4.91% |
| | Republican | Gerard Ramalho | 9,325 | 4.23% |
| | Republican | Socorro Keenan | 4,025 | 1.83% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 220,219 | 100.0% |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Cisco Aguilar, counsel for De Castroverde Law Group; former staffer for then–U.S. Senator Harry Reid

#### Withdrew

* Ellen Spiegel, former state assemblywoman from the 20th district (2012–2020) (ran for state controller)

### Endorsements

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* Democratic Association of Secretaries of State
* End Citizens United
Labor unions
* Nevada AFL–CIO
* United Auto Workers

## Independents and third-party candidates
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Ross Crane (Libertarian), sales manager
* Janine Hansen (Independent American), executive director of the Independent American Party of Nevada and perennial candidate

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Tossup | November 3, 2022 |
| Elections Daily | Lean D (flip) | November 7, 2022 |

### Post-primary endorsements

Executive Branch officials
* Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)
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* Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
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* Adam Kinzinger, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 16th congressional district (2011–2023) (Republican)
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* Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor and singer
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* Las Vegas Review-Journal
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* Let America Vote

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jim Marchant (R) | Cisco Aguilar (D) | None of These Candidates | Other | Undecided |
| Emerson College | October 26–29, 2022 | 2,000 (LV) | ± 2.1% | 43% | 41% | – | – | 8% |
| OH Predictive Insights | October 24–27, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 38% | 41% | 1% | 6% | 13% |
| Siena Research/NYT | October 19–24, 2022 | 885 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 41% | 44% | – | <1% | 15% |
| University of Nevada, Reno | October 5–19, 2022 | 584 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 27% | 29% | – | 5% | 40% |
| CNN/SSRS | September 26 – October 2, 2022 | 926 (RV) | ± 4.7% | 44% | 44% | 6% | 4% | 2% |
| CNN/SSRS | September 26 – October 2, 2022 | 828 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 46% | 43% | 5% | 4% | 2% |
| OH Predictive Insights | September 20–29, 2022 | 741 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 39% | 31% | 3% | 6% | 21% |
| Suffolk University | August 14–17, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 31% | 27% | 7% | 9% | 26% |

### Results

2022 Nevada Secretary of State election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Cisco Aguilar | 496,569 | 48.95% | +0.70% |
| | Republican | Jim Marchant | 473,467 | 46.67% | −2.24% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 18,144 | 1.79% | -1.05% |
| | Independent American | Janine Hansen | 17,472 | 1.72% | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Ross Crane | 8,821 | 0.87% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,014,473 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

#### By congressional district

Aguilar won 3 of 4 congressional districts.
| District | Marchant | Aguilar | Representative |
| 1st | 44% | 52% | Dina Titus |
| 2nd | 52% | 43% | Mark Amodei |
| 3rd | 45% | 52% | Susie Lee |
| 4th | 45% | 51% | Steven Horsford |