# 2018 Nevada elections

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The Nevada general election, 2018 was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, throughout Nevada.

## United States Senate

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller ran for re-election to a second term but lost to Democratic U.S. Representative Jacky Rosen.
United States Senate election in Nevada, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jacky Rosen | 490,071 | 50.4 |
| | Republican | Dean Heller (incumbent) | 441,202 | 45.4 |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 15,303 | 1.6 |
| | Independent | Barry Michaels | 9,269 | 1.0 |
| | Libertarian | Tim Hagan | 9,196 | 0.9 |
| | Independent American | Kamau Bakari | 7,091 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 972,132 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## United States House of Representatives

All of Nevada's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

## Governor

Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval was term-limited for life and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.
Nevada gubernatorial election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steve Sisolak | 480,007 | 49.4 |
| | Republican | Adam Laxalt | 440,320 | 45.3 |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 18,865 | 1.9 |
| | Independent | Ryan Bundy | 13,891 | 1.4 |
| | Independent American | Russell Best | 10,076 | 1.0 |
| | Libertarian | Jared Lord | 8,640 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 971,799 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Mark Hutchison did not run for re-election to a second term.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Eugene Hoover, businessman
* Brent Jones, former state assemblyman (2014–2016)
* Scott LaFata, consulting services provider
* Gary Meyers, businessman
* Michael Roberson, minority leader of the Nevada Senate

##### Declined

* Mark Hutchison, incumbent lieutenant governor

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Roberson | 63,675 | 46.24% |
| | Republican | Brent Jones | 24,899 | 18.08% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 17,219 | 12.50% |
| | Republican | Eugene Hoover | 15,918 | 11.56% |
| | Republican | Gary Meyers | 9,153 | 6.65% |
| | Republican | Scott LaFata | 6,854 | 4.98% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 137,718 | 100.0% |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates

* Laurie Hansen
* Kate Marshall, former Nevada State Treasurer (2007–2015) and nominee for Nevada Secretary of State in 2014

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kate Marshall | 93,795 | 67.27% |
| | Democratic | Laurie Hansen | 30,709 | 22.02% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 14,924 | 10.70% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 139,428 | 100.0% |

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michael Roberson (R) | Kate Marshall (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | September 11–12, 2018 | 700 | ± 3.7% | 35% | 45% | — | 20% |
| Suffolk University | September 5–10, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 26% | 29% | 13% | 31% |
| Gravis Marketing | June 23–26, 2018 | 630 | ± 3.9% | 36% | 45% | — | 19% |
| The Mellman Group | April 12–19, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 27% | 40% | — | 33% |

#### Results

2018 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kate Marshall | 486,381 | 50.35% | +16.70% |
| | Republican | Michael Roberson | 421,697 | 43.66% | −15.81% |
| | Independent American | Janine Hansen | 23,893 | 2.47% | −1.42% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 23,537 | 2.44% | -0.55% |
| | Independent | Ed Uehling | 10,435 | 1.08% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 965,943 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Adam Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Wesley Duncan, assistant Nevada Attorney General
* Craig Mueller, lawyer and former U.S. Naval officer

##### Declined

* Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district
* Adam Laxalt, incumbent Nevada attorney general

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Wesley Duncan | 82,453 | 59.78% |
| | Republican | Craig Mueller | 43,361 | 31.44% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 12,106 | 8.78% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 137,920 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Aaron Ford, majority leader of the Nevada Senate
* Stuart MacKie

##### Declined

* Steve Wolfson, Clark County District Attorney (ran for re-election and won)

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Aaron Ford | 94,699 | 68.01% |
| | Democratic | Stuart MacKie | 26,619 | 19.12% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 17,931 | 12.88% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 139,249 | 100.0% |

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Wesley Duncan (R) | Aaron Ford (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Suffolk University | September 5–10, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 28% | 30% | 12% | 29% |
| The Mellman Group | April 12–19, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 27% | 36% | — | 37% |

#### Results

2018 Nevada Attorney General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Aaron Ford | 456,225 | 47.24% | +1.92% |
| | Republican | Wesley Duncan | 451,692 | 46.77% | +0.55% |
| | Independent American | Joel Hansen | 32,259 | 3.34% | −2.27% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 25,577 | 2.65% | -0.22% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 965,753 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Barbara Cegavske ran for re-election to a second term.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Ernest Aldridge
* Barbara Cegavske, incumbent Nevada secretary of state

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Barbara Cegavske (incumbent) | 85,355 | 62.54% |
| | Republican | Ernest Aldridge | 36,508 | 26.75% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 14,613 | 10.71% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,476 | 100.0% |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Nelson Araujo, state assemblyman

#### Declined

* Kelvin Atkinson, state senator
* Oscar Delgado, Reno city councilman
* Pat Spearman, state senator

### General election
#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Governing magazine | Tossup | June 4, 2018 |

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Barbara Cegavske (R) | Nelson Araujo (D) | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | September 11–12, 2018 | 700 | ± 3.7% | 40% | 40% | 20% |
| Gravis Marketing | June 23–26, 2018 | 630 | ± 3.9% | 36% | 37% | 26% |
| The Mellman Group | April 12–19, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 31% | 36% | 33% |

#### Results

2018 Nevada Secretary of State election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Barbara Cegavske (incumbent) | 467,880 | 48.91% | −1.49% |
| | Democratic | Nelson Araujo | 461,551 | 48.25% | +2.11% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 27,200 | 2.84% | -0.62% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 956,631 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Treasurer

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Dan Schwartz did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Bob Beers, Las Vegas city councilman (2012–2017), former state senator (2004–2008), and former state assemblyman (1998–2004)
* Derek Uehara, certified financial planner and former candidate for Henderson City Council

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bob Beers | 91,570 | 66.82% |
| | Republican | Derek Uehara | 32,412 | 23.65% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 13,066 | 9.53% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 137,048 | 100.0% |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Zach Conine, businessman

##### Declined

* Teresa Benitez-Thompson, state assemblywoman
* Irene Bustamante Adams, state assemblywoman
* Andrew Martin, former state assemblyman (2013–2015) and nominee for Nevada State Controller in 2014

### General election
#### Results

2018 Nevada State Treasurer election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Zach Conine | 459,874 | 47.70% | +6.20% |
| | Republican | Bob Beers | 453,748 | 47.06% | −4.39% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 27,431 | 2.84% | -0.62% |
| | Independent | William Hoge | 23,146 | 2.40% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 964,199 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## Controller

Incumbent Republican Controller Ron Knecht lost re-election to a second term.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Ron Knecht, incumbent Nevada State Controller

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Catherine Byrne, accountant

##### Declined

* Andrew Martin, former state assemblyman (2013–2015) and nominee for Nevada State Controller in 2014

### General election
#### Results

2018 Nevada State Controller election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Catherine Byrne | 487,068 | 50.60% | +12.96% |
| | Republican | Ron Knecht (incumbent) | 445,099 | 46.24% | −6.29% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 30,500 | 3.17% | -1.25% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 962,667 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## State legislature
### Nevada Senate

11 out of 21 seats in the Nevada Senate were up for election in 2018.

### Nevada Assembly

All 42 seats in the Nevada Assembly were up for election in 2018.

## State Judicial Branch
### Supreme Court Seat C

Incumbent justice Michael Cherry, who has served on the Nevada Supreme Court since 2007, did not run for re-election to a third term.

#### Primary election
##### Candidates

* Leon Aberasturi, judge of the Lyon County District Court (Third Judicial District)
* Elissa Cadish, judge of the Clark County District Court (Eighth Judicial District)
* Alan Lefebvre, Las Vegas attorney
* John Rutledge, Carson City attorney, Democratic candidate for Governor of Nevada in 2014
* Jerome Tao, judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals

##### Results

Nonpartisan primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Elissa Cadish | 111,079 | 36.08% |
| | Nonpartisan | Jerome Tao | 63,146 | 20.51% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 39,244 | 12.75% |
| | Nonpartisan | John Rutledge | 38,161 | 12.40% |
| | Nonpartisan | Leon Aberasturi | 34,832 | 11.31% |
| | Nonpartisan | Alan Lefebvre | 21,395 | 6.95% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 307,857 | 100.0% |

#### General election
##### Results

2018 Nevada Supreme Court Justice, Seat C :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Elissa Cadish | 404,206 | 45.30% |
| | Nonpartisan | Jerome Tao | 289,309 | 32.42% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 198,730 | 22.27% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 892,245 | 100.0% |

### Supreme Court Seat F

Incumbent justice Michael L. Douglas, who has served on the Nevada Supreme Court since 2004, pledged to retire in January 2019.
Court of Appeals Chief Judge Abbi Silver ran for the seat unopposed.

#### Results

2018 Nevada Supreme Court Justice, Seat F :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Abbi Silver | 614,353 | 71.47% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 245,226 | 28.53% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 859,579 | 100.0% |

### Supreme Court Seat G

Incumbent justice Lidia S. Stiglich, who was appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval in 2017, was eligible to run for a first full term.

#### Candidates

* Mathew Harter, judge of the Clark County District Court (Eighth Judicial District - Family Court Division Department N)
* Lidia Stiglich, incumbent justice of the Nevada Supreme Court

##### Results

2018 Nevada Supreme Court Justice, Seat G :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Lidia S. Stiglich (incumbent) | 413,471 | 46.60% |
| | Nonpartisan | Mathew Harter | 272,652 | 30.73% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 201,148 | 22.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 887,271 | 100.0% |