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The 2016 Nevada Senate election took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Nevada voters elected state senators in 11 of the state senate's 21 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Nevada Senate.
A primary election on June 14, 2016, determined which candidates appear on the November 8 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the State of Nevada's Secretary of State website.
On election day 2016, there were 11 Republicans and 10 Democrats in the Nevada Senate; in the 2014 state senate elections, they had gained a one-seat majority. In the 2016 election Democrats flipped it back, winning 11 seats.

## Party registration advantage by district

Voter Registration by September 2016 :
| District | Democratic Active Voters | Republican Active Voters | Other Parties Active Voters | Nonpartisan Active Voters | Total Active Voters | Registration Edge Major Parties |
| District 1 | 33,146 | 17,223 | 3,751 | 13,697 | 66,817 | D +14,923 |
| District 3 | 25,650 | 12,039 | 3,108 | 11,146 | 51,943 | D +13,611 |
| District 4 | 33,158 | 7,682 | 3,223 | 11,639 | 55,702 | D +25,476 |
| District 5 | 26,886 | 23,143 | 4,107 | 13,915 | 68,048 | D +3,740 |
| District 6 | 28,867 | 24,176 | 3,986 | 13,565 | 70,954 | D +4,691 |
| District 7 | 28,629 | 15,156 | 3,918 | 14,155 | 61,858 | D +13,473 |
| District 11 | 24,074 | 13,751 | 3,060 | 11,785 | 52,670 | D +10,323 |
| District 13 | 28,018 | 17,474 | 4,912 | 13,829 | 64,233 | D +10,544 |
| District 15 | 29,048 | 30,689 | 5,457 | 15,018 | 80,212 | R +1,641 |
| District 18 | 27,031 | 28,948 | 4,442 | 14,454 | 74,875 | R +1,917 |
| District 19 | 16,986 | 34,013 | 4,948 | 12,153 | 68,100 | R +17,027 |

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Governing | Tossup | October 12, 2016 |

## Results
### Summary of results by State Senate district

* For districts not displayed, there is no election until 2018.
| State Senate District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
| 1st | Patricia Spearman | Democratic | Patricia Spearman | Democratic |
| 3rd | Richard Segerblom | Democratic | Richard Segerblom | Democratic |
| 4th | Kelvin Atkinson | Democratic | Kelvin Atkinson | Democratic |
| 5th | Joyce Woodhouse | Democratic | Joyce Woodhouse | Democratic |
| 6th | Mark Hutchison | Republican | Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic |
| 7th | David Parks | Democratic | David Parks | Democratic |
| 11th | Aaron Ford | Democratic | Aaron Ford | Democratic |
| 13th | Julia Ratti | Democratic | Julia Ratti | Democratic |
| 15th | Greg Brower | Republican | Heidi Gansert | Republican |
| 18th | Scott Hammond | Republican | Scott Hammond | Republican |
| 19th | Peter Goicoechea | Republican | Peter Goicoechea | Republican |
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### Detailed results by State Senate district

General Election - November 8, 2016 :
| District | Party | Candidates | Votes | Percentage | Result |
| District 1 | Dem | Pat Spearman (incumbent) | 33,688 | 65.43% | Spearman Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 1 | Rep | Arsen Ter-Petrosyan | 17,800 | 34.57% | Spearman Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 3 | Dem | Tick Segerblom (incumbent) | 21,195 | 60.31% | Segerblom Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 3 | Rep | Dennis Palmerston | 11,057 | 31.46% | Segerblom Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 3 | LPN | Jonathan Friedrich | 2,889 | 8.22% | Segerblom Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 4 | Dem | Kelvin Atkinson (incumbent) | 29,912 | 100% | Atkinson Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 5 | Dem | Joyce Woodhouse (incumbent) | 26,208 | 47.89% | Woodhouse Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 5 | Rep | Carrie Buck | 25,739 | 47.03% | Woodhouse Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 5 | LPN | Tim Hagan | 2,784 | 5.09% | Woodhouse Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 6 | Dem | Nicole Cannizzaro | 28,733 | 50.92% | Cannizzaro Elected Democratic Change |
| District 6 | Rep | Victoria Seaman | 27,697 | 49.08% | Cannizzaro Elected Democratic Change |
| District 7 | Dem | David Parks (incumbent) | 28,379 | 69.54% | Parks Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 7 | LPN | Kimberly Schjang | 12,432 | 30.46% | Parks Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 11 | Dem | Aaron D. Ford (incumbent) | 22,439 | 57.7% | Ford Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 11 | Rep | Jon Frazier | 14,221 | 36.57% | Ford Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 11 | LPN | Lesley Chan | 2,229 | 5.73% | Ford Reelected Democratic Hold |
| District 13 | Dem | Julia Ratti (Incumbent) | 27,280 | 59.96% | Ratti Elected Democratic Hold |
| District 13 | Rep | Kent Bailey | 15,811 | 34.75% | Ratti Elected Democratic Hold |
| District 13 | LPN | Brandon Jacobs | 2,406 | 5.29% | Ratti Elected Democratic Hold |
| District 15 | Dem | Devon Reese | 26,773 | 41.92% | Gansert Elected Republican Hold |
| District 15 | Rep | Heidi Gansert | 33,822 | 52.96% | Gansert Elected Republican Hold |
| District 15 | LPN | David Colborne (Libertarian) | 3,266 | 5.11% | Gansert Elected Republican Hold |
| District 18 | Dem | Alexander Marks | 26,864 | 43.56% | Hammond Reelected Republican Hold |
| District 18 | Rep | Scott Hammond (incumbent) | 34,805 | 56.44% | Hammond Reelected Republican Hold |
| District 19 | Rep | Pete Goicoechea (incumbent) | 36,876 | 72.96% | Goicoechea Reelected Republican Hold |
| District 19 | IAPN | Janine Hansen | 13,664 | 27.04 | Goicoechea Reelected Republican Hold |