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2022 Nevada elections

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2022 Nevada elections

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The 2022 Nevada state elections took place on November 8, 2022. On that date, the State of Nevada held elections for the following offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Nevada Senate, Nevada Assembly, and various others. In addition, several measures were on the ballot.

United States Senate

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Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto was re-elected to a second term by a very narrow margin over Republican challenger Adam Laxalt.[1]

United States House of Representatives

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All of Nevada's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2022, and all incumbents won re-election.

Governor

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Incumbent Democratic governor Steve Sisolak ran for a second term. He was defeated by Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo.

Lieutenant governor

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Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Lisa Cano Burkhead sought a first full term. She was defeated by Las Vegas City Council member Stavros Anthony.

Attorney general

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Incumbent Democratic attorney general Aaron D. Ford ran for a second term. He defeated attorney Sigal Chattah.

Secretary of state

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Incumbent Republican Barbara Cegavske was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Former Harry Reid staffer Cisco Aguilar defeated former Assemblyman Jim Marchant.

State Controller

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Incumbent Democrat Catherine Byrne did not seek reelection. Republican Andy Matthews defeated Democrat Ellen Spiegel.

State treasurer

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Incumbent Democrat Zach Conine sought a second term. He defeated former Las Vegas City Councilwoman, Michele Fiore.

State legislature

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Elections were held to half of the seats in the Nevada Senate and all of the seats in the Nevada Assembly. The Democratic Party held a majority in both houses.

Judiciary

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Supreme Court

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Two seats of the Nevada Supreme Court were up for election. Justices serve six-year terms.

Seat A

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Incumbent justice James Hardesty announced he would retire and not seek re-election.[2] Linda Bell, Chief Judge of the Eight Judicial District Court, was the only candidate to file, and was elected unopposed.[3][4]

2022 Nevada Supreme Court election (Seat A)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Linda M. Bell 666,535 75.89%
None of These Candidates 211,792 24.11%
Total votes 878,327 100.0%

Seat E

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Justice Ron Parraguirre ran for re-election to another six-year term, and was reelected unopposed.[4]

2022 Nevada Supreme Court election (Seat E)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Ron D. Parraguirre (incumbent) 651,496 74.51%
None of These Candidates 222,899 25.49%
Total votes 874,395 100.0%

Court of Appeals

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All three seats on the Nevada Court of Appeals were up for election. Judges serve six-year terms.

Department 1

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Incumbent Judge Jerome Tao declined to seek re-election.[6]

Candidates
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Results
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2022 Nevada Court of Appeals election (Department 1)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Deborah Westbrook 459,818 51.44%
Nonpartisan Rhonda Forsberg 222,586 24.90%
None of These Candidates 211,499 23.66%
Total votes 893,903 100.0%

Department 2

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Incumbent Judge Michael Gibbons was reelected unopposed.[4]

2022 Nevada Court of Appeals election (Department 2)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Michael Gibbons (incumbent) 651,985 74.72%
None of These Candidates 220,597 25.49%
Total votes 872,582 100.0%

Department 3

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Incumbent Judge Bonnie Bulla was reelected unopposed.[4]

2022 Nevada Court of Appeals election (Department 3)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Bonnie Bulla (incumbent) 639,507 73.54%
None of These Candidates 230,071 26.46%
Total votes 869,578 100.0%

Ballot measures

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Two ballot measures which would increase gaming and sales taxes and dedicate revenue to education were placed on the ballot after the Nevada Legislature chose to not act on them during the session. A Nevada Equal Rights Amendment which would prohibit discrimination based on an individual's race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry or national origin was also placed on the ballot.[8][9] The third ballot measure would replace both the primary and voting systems with top-five-based Ranked-choice voting system.[10][11][12][13]

Equal Rights Amendment

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
For
amendment
Against
amendment
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights September 20–29, 2022 741 (LV) ± 3.6% 62% 23% 15%
OH Predictive Insights July 8–19, 2022 924 (RV) ± 3.2% 72% 13% 15%

Results

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State Question 1

November 8, 2022

Equal Rights Amendment

State Question 1[14]
Candidate Votes %
Yes 580,022 58.63%
No 409,228 41.37%
Total votes 989,250 100.00%

Minimum Wage Amendment

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
For
amendment
Against
amendment
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights September 20–29, 2022 741 (LV) ± 3.6% 63% 29% 7%

Results

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State Question 2

November 8, 2022

Minimum Wage Amendment

State Question 2[14]
Candidate Votes %
Yes 545,828 55.18%
No 443,318 44.82%
Total votes 989,146 100.00%

Top-Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
For
initiative
Against
initiative
Undecided
OH Predictive Insights September 20–29, 2022 741 (LV) ± 3.6% 38% 40% 20%
OH Predictive Insights July 8–19, 2022 924 (RV) ± 3.2% 42% 27% 32%

Results

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State Question 3

November 8, 2022

Top Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative

State Question 3[14]
Candidate Votes %
Yes 524,868 52.94%
No 466,635 47.06%
Total votes 991,503 100.00%

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

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  1. ^ Edmondson, Catie (November 13, 2022). "Cortez Masto Defends Nevada Seat, Securing Democrats' Hold on the Senate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Tang, Stanton (November 2, 2021). "Nevada Chief Justice James Hardesty to retire". KOLO News 8.
  3. ^ Newberg, Katelyn (January 20, 2022). "District Judge Linda Bell announces bid for Nevada Supreme Court". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Gentry, Dana (October 11, 2022). "Four of five statewide appeals court races unopposed". Nevada Current. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Silver State 2022 - General Election Results - Judicial". Nevada Secretary of State.
  6. ^ "Crowded races, some surprises at close of Nevada candidate filing". Nevada Independent. March 22, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Newberg, Katelyn (October 6, 2022). "Family Court judge, public defender contend for seat on Court of Appeals". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  8. ^ "Nevada Equal Rights Amendment (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  9. ^ Russell, Terri (March 26, 2021). "Equal Rights Amendment to appear on 2022 Nevada Ballot". www.kolotv.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  10. ^ Golonka, Sean (October 25, 2022). "Question 3 backers promote ranked-choice voting with major out-of-state money". Nevadan Independent. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  11. ^ Richardson, Katelynn (November 10, 2022). "All three Nevada ballot questions seem to have majority support as vote count continues". The Center Square. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  12. ^ Meyers, David (November 9, 2022). "Ballot measures will change how democracy is practiced in many states". The Fulcrum.
  13. ^ "Nevada Question 3, Top-Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "2022 Unofficial Statewide General Election Coverage and Reports". Secretary of State of Nevada. November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023.