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's 3rd Senate district is one of 21 districts in the

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. It has been represented by

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Rochelle Nguyen Rochelle Nguyen is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Nevada Senate, representing the 3rd district. She previously served in the Nevada Assembly representing the 10th district, which includes a portion of Las Vegas. ...

since 2022, when she was appointed to succeed fellow Democrat Chris Brooks.

Geography and demographics

District 3 is based in

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, including parts of

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, and also covers small sections of

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and Spring Valley in

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. The district overlaps with Nevada's

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and 4th congressional districts, and with the 3rd and 10th districts of the

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. It has a surface area of and a perimeter of . It is the second-smallest Senate district, after the 2nd district. According to the 2010 census, the district's population was 128,724 – 0.1% above the ideal. Just under 45% of the inhabitants of the district were

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or Latino. The percentage of Hispanics and Latinos in District 3 was twice as high as the average in

, while the percentage of whites was almost 10% lower than the state average. The median household income amounted to nearly $40,000, which is over $10,000 lower than the median of the state, and the district's poverty rate was 22%.

Recent election results

Nevada Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; since 2012 redistricting, the 3rd district has held elections in presidential years.

2024

2020

2016

In 2016, incumbent

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faced Republican Dennis Palmerston and

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general contractor Jonathan Friedrich. Segerblom focused on criminal justice reform and recreational marijuana legalization, Friedrich opposed marijuana legalization and criticized homeowner associations, and Palmerston did not actively campaign. Segerblom defeated both opponents with over 60% of the vote.

2012

In 2012, Assemblymember and

faced veteran and Republican Ed Gobel. Segerblom focused on criminal justice issues, raising corporate taxes, and raising the gasoline tax, while Gobel argued that taxes should not be raised. Segerblom won the election with nearly 65% of the vote.

Federal and statewide results

History

The 3rd district was created when the districts were reapportioned after the 2010 census. The new districts came into effect on January 1, 2012 for filing for office, and for nominating and electing senators, and for all other purposes on November 7 – the day after Election Day, when the new terms began. The borders of District 3 are defined in the

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using

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s, block groups, and blocks.

References

External links

* * {{Coord, 36.17, N, 115.21, W, region:NV, display=title 3 Clark County, Nevada