Elections were held in
Nevada
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on November 2, 2010, for one seat in the
U.S. Senate
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, three seats in the
U.S. House of Representatives
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, the office of
Governor of Nevada
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, and other state and local officials. Primary elections took place on June 8, 2010.
Federal
United States Senate
Harry Reid
Harry Mason Reid Jr. (; December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2 ...
, Nevada's
Democratic incumbent senator, won re-election.
United States House
All three of Nevada's seats in the
United States House of Representatives
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were up for re-election in 2010. Incumbents
Democrat
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Shelley Berkley
Shelley Berkley (née Rochelle Levine; born January 20, 1951) is an American businesswoman, politician and attorney who has served as Mayor of Las Vegas, mayor of Las Vegas since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...
in
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and
Republican Dean Heller
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in
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won re-election.
Democrat
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Dina Titus
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of
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was defeated by
Republican Joe Heck
Joseph John Heck (born October 30, 1961) is an American politician, physician, and retired United States Army Major general who served as the United States representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2017. Heck is a boa ...
.
State
Governor
Republican governor
Jim Gibbons lost his bid for re-election in the Republican primary election on June 8, 2010, to
Brian Sandoval
Brian Edward Sandoval ( ; born August 5, 1963) is an American politician, academic administrator, and former federal judge who served as the 29th Governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019.
A graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, Sandoval began ...
. Sandoval won the general election against
Rory Reid.
Lieutenant governor
Incumbent
Republican Lieutenant Governor
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Brian Krolicki
Brian K. Krolicki (born December 31, 1960) is an American businessman and politician. He was the 33rd lieutenant governor of Nevada, from 2007 to 2015. As the Lieutenant Governor, he presided over the Nevada State Senate, chaired the Commission ...
won re-election.
Secretary of State
Incumbent
Democratic Secretary of State
Ross Miller
Ross James Miller (born March 26, 1976) is an American attorney and politician. He is a Democrat, and served as the Clark County Commissioner for District C from 2021 thru 2025, the former Secretary of State of Nevada and 2012–2013 president ...
won re-election.
Attorney general
Incumbent
Democratic Attorney General
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Marie Cortez Masto (born March 29, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from Nevada, a seat she has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Pa ...
won re-election.
Treasurer
Incumbent
Democratic Treasurer
Kate Marshall
Kathleen Marie Marshall (née Soltero; born July 22, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 35th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 2019 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was previously the Nevada state ...
won re-election.
Controller
Incumbent
Democratic Controller
Kim Wallin
Deborah Ruth "Kim" Wallin (born October 20, 1956) is an American accountant and politician. She was the Nevada State Controller. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
As of 2024 she is the most recent State Controller to have served two term ...
won re-election.
State Senate
Ten of the twenty-one seats of the
Nevada Senate
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were up for election in 2010.
State House of Representatives
All forty-two seats in the
Nevada Assembly
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were for election in 2010.
Judicial positions
Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.
Nevada judicial elections, 2010at ''
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Ballot measures
Four ballot measures had been certified.
Nevada 2010 ballot measuresat ''
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Notes
References
External links
Election Centerof the Nevada Secretary of State
Candidates for Nevada State Officesat
Project Vote Smart
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Nevada Pollsat Pollster.com
Nevada Congressional Races in 2010campaign finance data from
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Nevada 2010campaign finance data from ''Follow the Money''
Election 2010from ''
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