# 2012 Nevada elections

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Nevada's 2012 general elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections were held on June 12, 2012.

## Federal
### Presidential

Nevada voters will choose 6 representatives to the Electoral College who will vote for the president and vice-president of the United States. Candidates with ballot access are Barack Obama/Joe Biden (Democrat), Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan (Republican), Gary Johnson/Jim Gray (Libertarian), Virgil Goode (independent).

### Senate

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller, who was first appointed to the position in May 2011, is seeking a full term. His challenger is Democratic U.S. Representative Shelley Berkley.

### House of Representatives

All four Congressional seats are up for election. The Nevada House delegation currently consists of 2 Republicans and 1 Democrat. The fourth seat was created from reapportionment following the 2010 United States census. Candidates with ballot access are Barack Obama/Joe Biden (Democrat), Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan (Republican), Gary Johnson/Jim Gray (Libertarian), Virgil Goode (independent).

## State
### Legislature
#### Senate

12 out of the 21 seats in the Nevada Senate are up for election. The state Senate currently consists of 10 Democrats, 9 Republicans, and 2 vacancies.
Open seats District 1 (old Clark 1): Democratic incumbent John Jay Lee was defeated in the primary.
District 3 (old Clark 3): Democratic incumbent Valerie Wiener is term-limited.
District 4 (old Clark 4): Democratic incumbent and Majority Leader Steven Horsford is seeking the 4th congressional district seat.
District 5 (old Clark 5A): Democratic incumbent Shirley Breeden is retiring.
District 6 (old Clark 6): Democratic incumbent Allison Copening is retiring.
District 9 (old Clark 9): Republican Elizabeth Halseth held the seat until her resignation in February 2012; a special election will be held for the remainder of her term.
District 11 (old Clark 11): Democratic incumbent Michael A. Schneider is term-limited.
District 13 (old Washoe 1): Democratic Sheila Leslie held the seat until her resignation in February 2012 to run for the District 15 state Senate seat; a special election will be held for the remainder of her term in this district.
District 18: This is a new seat, with no current incumbent.
District 19 (old Rural Nevada): Republican incumbent Dean Rhoads is term-limited.

#### Assembly

All 42 seats of the Nevada Assembly are up for election. The state Assembly currently consists of 26 Democrats and 16 Republicans.
Open seats District 4: Republican incumbent Richard McArthur unsuccessfully sought the District 18 state Senate seat.
District 9: Democratic incumbent Richard "Tick" Segerblom is seeking the District 3 state Senate seat.
District 13: Republican incumbent Scott Hammond is seeking the District 18 state Senate seat.
District 16: Democratic incumbent and Assembly Speaker John Oceguera is term-limited.
District 20: This is a new seat, with no current incumbent.
District 21: Republican incumbent Mark Sherwood is retiring.
District 30: Democratic incumbent and Speaker Pro Tempore Debbie Smith is seeking the District 13 state Senate seat.
District 35: Republican incumbent and Minority Leader Pete Goicoechea is seeking the District 19 state Senate seat.
District 36: Republican incumbent Ed Goedhart is retiring.
District 39: Republican incumbent Kelly Kite was defeated in the primary.

### Ballot Measure

Question 1 would allow for the Nevada Legislature to call itself into a special session under extenuating circumstances, if approved by two-thirds of all legislators.