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The 2018 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 State Senate.
A primary election on June 12, 2018, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the State of Nevada's Secretary of State website.
Due to resignations and appointments, on election day 2018, there were 10 Democrats, one independent (caucusing with Democrats), eight Republicans, and two vacancies in the Nevada Senate. To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net three Senate seats.

## Background

Following the 2016 state senate elections, Democrats flipped control of the Senate away from the Republicans with a slim majority of 11 Democrats to 10 Republicans. On November 14, 2016, Sen. Patricia Farley switched from Republican to non-partisan and began caucusing with the Democrats, increasing their majority to 12 seats. Democrat Ruben Kihuen of District 10 resigned to become a member of the U.S. House, and he was replaced by Democrat Yvanna Cancela on December 6, 2016. Democrat Mark Manendo of District 21 resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment on July 19, 2017, and Republican Becky Harris of District 9 resigned in January 2018 to chair the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

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

* For districts not displayed, there would be no election until 2020.
| State Senate district | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
| 2nd | Mo Denis | Democratic | Mo Denis | Democratic |
| 8th | Patricia Farley | Independent | Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic |
| 9th | Vacant | Republican | Melanie Scheible | Democratic |
| 10th | Yvanna Cancela | Democratic | Yvanna Cancela | Democratic |
| 12th | Joe Hardy | Republican | Joe Hardy | Republican |
| 13th | Julia Ratti | Democratic | Julia Ratti | Democratic |
| 14th | Don Gustavson | Republican | Ira Hansen | Republican |
| 16th | Ben Kieckhefer | Republican | Ben Kieckhefer | Republican |
| 17th | James Settelmeyer | Republican | James Settelmeyer | Republican |
| 20th | Michael Roberson | Republican | Keith Pickard | Republican |
| 21st | Vacant | Democratic | James Ohrenschall | Democratic |
Source:

### Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
* State Senate district 20, 0.04% (tipping point for supermajority)
* State Senate district 8, 3.26%

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Governing | Likely D | October 8, 2018 |

## Detailed results by State Senate district

* Results are only shown for races that were contested. In uncontested races (i.e., only one person ran); the Nevada Secretary of State's website does not provide results.
Sources:

### District 2

* Both primaries were uncontested.
2nd Senate District general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mo Denis (incumbent) | 13,717 | 79.5 |
| | Republican | Cal Border | 3,537 | 20.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,254 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 8

8th Senate District Democratic primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marilyn Dondero Loop | 4,590 | 65.68 |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Alvarado | 2,398 | 34.32 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,988 | 100.0 |
8th Senate District Republican primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Valerie Weber | 2,533 | 40.28 |
| | Republican | Dan Rodimer | 2,391 | 38.02 |
| | Republican | Elizabeth Helgelien | 1,365 | 21.70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,289 | 100.0 |
8th Senate District general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marilyn Dondero Loop | 25,777 | 51.63 |
| | Republican | Valerie Weber | 24,154 | 48.37 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,931 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent | Democratic gain from Independent |

### District 9

* The Republican primary was uncontested.
9th Senate District Democratic primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Melanie Scheible | 4,424 | 69.39 |
| | Democratic | Larry McCullough | 901 | 14.13 |
| | Democratic | Brandon West | 601 | 9.43 |
| | Democratic | Justin Allen Rebollo | 450 | 7.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,376 | 100.0 |
9th Senate District general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Melanie Scheible | 30,900 | 55.62 |
| | Republican | Tiffany Jones | 24,660 | 44.38 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,560 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### District 10

* The general election was uncontested.
10th Senate District Democratic primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Yvanna Cancela (incumbent) | 2,854 | 60.40 |
| | Democratic | Bryce Henderson | 1,871 | 39.60 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,725 | 100.0 |
10th Senate District general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Yvanna Cancela (incumbent) | 20,383 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,383 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 12

* Both primaries were uncontested.
12th Senate District general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe Hardy (incumbent) | 37,193 | 61.65 |
| | Democratic | Craig Jordahl | 23,133 | 38.35 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,326 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 13

* The Democratic primary was uncontested and Republicans did not contest this election.
13th Senate District general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Julia Ratti (incumbent) | 27,079 | 70.35 |
| | Independent American | Charlene Young | 11,415 | 29.65 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,494 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 14

* Both primaries were uncontested.
14th Senate District general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ira Hansen | 32,913 | 60.53 |
| | Democratic | Wendy Boszak | 21,460 | 39.47 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57,373 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 16

* The Democratic primary was uncontested.
16th Senate District Republican primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ben Kieckhefer (incumbent) | 7,319 | 56.23 |
| | Republican | Gary R. Schmidt | 5,698 | 43.77 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,017 | 100.0 |
16th Senate District general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ben Kieckhefer (incumbent) | 36,317 | 55.69 |
| | Democratic | Tina Davis-Hersey | 26,674 | 40.9 |
| | Independent American | John Wagner | 2,219 | 3.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,210 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 17

* Both primaries were uncontested.
17th Senate District general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James Settelmeyer (incumbent) | 41,774 | 71.83 |
| | Democratic | Curtis Cannon | 16,384 | 28.17 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,158 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 20

20th Senate District Democratic primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Julie Pazina | 5,014 | 72.82 |
| | Democratic | Paul Aizley | 1,871 | 27.18 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,885 | 100.0 |
20th Senate District Republican primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Keith Pickard | 3,696 | 58.94 |
| | Republican | Byron Brooks | 2,575 | 41.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,271 | 100.0 |
20th Senate District general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Keith Pickard | 27,162 | 49.05 |
| | Democratic | Julie Pazina | 27,138 | 49.01 |
| | Libertarian | Rick Bronstein | 1,078 | 1.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,378 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 21

* The Republican primary was uncontested.
21st Senate District Democratic primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Ohrenschall | 3,355 | 58.67 |
| | Democratic | Christine Glazer | 1,522 | 26.62 |
| | Democratic | Jay Craddock | 841 | 14.71 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,718 | 100.0 |
21st Senate District general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Ohrenschall | 22,391 | 62.0 |
| | Republican | Ron McGinnis | 13,721 | 38.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,112 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |