The 2018 Nevada Senate election took place as part of the
biennial United States elections
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.
Nevada
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voters elected state senators in 11 of the state senate's 21 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the
Nevada State Senate
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.
A primary election on June 12, 2018 determined which candidates appear 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, 1 independent (caucusing with Democrats), 8 Republicans, and 2 vacancies in the
Nevada Senate
The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada, the lower house being the Nevada Assembly. It currently (2012–2021) consists of 21 members from single-member districts. In the previ ...
. To claim control of the chamber from
Democrats, the
Republicans
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needed to net 3 Senate seats.
Background
Following the 2016 state senate elections,
Democrats flipped control of the Senate away from the
Republicans
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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
Rubén Jesús Kihuen Bernal (; born April 25, 1980) is an American politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives for , serving from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was a member of the ...
of District 10 resigned to become a member of the U.S. House, and he was replaced by Democrat
Yvanna Cancela
Yvanna Cancela (born 1987) is an American politician who served as a member of the Nevada Senate for the 10th district from 2017 to 2021. She joined the Biden administration on January 20, 2021.
Early life and education
Cancela was born to Cu ...
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 is no election until 2020.
Source:
Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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
The Secretary of State of Nevada is a statewide elected office in the State of Nevada. The secretary of state post is common to many U.S. states. In Nevada, it is a constitutional office (i.e., it is mandated by the Constitution of Nevada).
The ...
's website does not provide results.
Sources:
District 2
*Both primaries were uncontested.
District 8
District 9
*The Republican primary was uncontested.
District 10
*The general election was uncontested.
District 12
*Both primaries were uncontested.
District 13
*Democratic primary was uncontested and Republicans did not contest this election.
District 14
*Both primaries were uncontested.
District 16
*The Democratic primary was uncontested.
District 17
*Both primaries were uncontested.
District 20
District 21
*The Republican primary was uncontested.
See also
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United States elections, 2018
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United States Senate election in Nevada, 2018
The 2018 United States Senate election in Nevada took place November 6, 2018, to elect one of two List of United States senators from Nevada, U.S. senators from Nevada. Democratic nominee Jacky Rosen defeated Republican incumbent Dean Heller.
H ...
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Nevada elections, 2018
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 Jack ...
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Nevada gubernatorial election, 2018
The 2018 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican Governor Brian Sandoval was ineligible to run for re-election, due to the absolute two-term limit established by ...
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Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
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Nevada Attorney General election, 2018
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Nevada Secretary of State election, 2018
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Nevada Treasurer election, 2018
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Nevada Controller election, 2018
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Nevada Supreme Court elections, 2018 Supreme Court Seats C, F, & G
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Nevada State Assembly election, 2018
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Nevada State Senate
The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada, the lower house being the Nevada Assembly. It currently (2012–2021) consists of 21 members from single-member districts. In the previ ...