The Nevada general election, 2016 was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 throughout Nevada.

United States Senate

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Nevada's Class 3 Senate seat is up for election. Harry Reid retired at the end of his 5th term. Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto was elected to replace him.

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 2016. Democrats Dina Titus, Jacklyn Rosen and Ruben Kihuen, and Republican Mark Amodei were elected.

State Legislature

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Nevada Senate

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Eleven out of twenty-one seats in the Nevada Senate were up for election in 2016. Seven of the seats were currently held by Democrats and four were held by Republicans. Republicans held a one-seat majority in the State Senate. Democrats flipped one Republican seat and held all of theirs, winning a slim majority.

Nevada Assembly

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All 42 seats in the Nevada Assembly are up for election in 2016. Republicans currently hold 24 seats, Democrats currently hold 16 seats, Libertarians currently hold 1 seat, and there is one vacancy.

Election 2016
District Close of Primary

Registration

Democratic primary
Candidates
June 14, 2016

Result

Republican primary
Candidates
June 14, 2016

Result

Other Party
Candidates
November 8, 2016

Result

District 1 D +17.35% Daniele Monroe-Moreno No Primary Roger "Oz" Baum 674 (43.91%)
Howard Brean
861 (56.09%)
District 2 R +5.78% Owen Carver 786 (35.37%) John Hambrick (I) 1,703 (59.59%)
Garrett LeDuff 218 (9.81% Clayton Kelly Hurst 1,155 (40.41%)
Ron Nelsen 769 (34.61%)
Joe Valdes 449 (20.21%)
District 3 D +27.04% Nelson Araujo (I) No Primary No Republican Challenger Democratic Hold

Araujo to be reelected

District 4 R +0.37% Bert Lucas 1,106 (39.98%) Melissa D. Laughter 447 (15.84%)
Earle Orr 392 (13.82%) Richard McArthur 1,241 (43.98%)
John Piro 1,339 (47.2%) Kenneth Rezendes 1,134 (40.18%)
District 5 D +7.09% Shannon Churchwell 304 (13.96%) Tony Baca 944 (39.93)
Rory Martinez 898 (41.25%) Artemus "Art" Ham 1,420 (60.07%)
Brittney Miller 975 (44.79)
District 6 D +46.22% Valencia Burch 411 (14.77%) Carlo Maffatt No Primary
Arrick "Kerm" Foster 156 (5.61%)
Macon Jackson 487 (17.51%)
William McCurdy II 1,728 (62.11%)
District 7 D +36.89% Dina Neal (I) No Primary Jennifer Fawzy No Primary
District 8 D +15.12% Jason Frierson No Primary Norm Ross No Primary John Moore (I) (Lib.)
District 9 D +7.71% Steve Yeager[1] No Primary David Gardner (I) 803 (45.52%)
Minddie Lloyd 300 (17.01%)
Diana Orrock 661 (37.47%)
District 10 D +24.25% Chris Brooks[1] 1,468 (71.57%) Shelly M. Shelton (I) No Primary
German Castellanos 583 (28.43%)
District 11 D +36.17% Olivia Diaz (I) No Primary No Republican Challenger Democratic Hold

Diaz to be reelected

District 12 D +14.62% James Ohrenschall (I) No Primary Ron McGinnis 614 (31.95%) Troy Ethan Warren (Lib.
Mark Riggins 789 (41.05%)
John Santacruz 163 (8.48%)
Walter L. Seip II 356 (18.52%)
District 13 R +6.09% No Democratic Challenger Paul Anderson (I) 1,738 (62.16%) Republican Hold

Anderson to be reelected

Leonard Foster 349 (12.48%)
Steve Sanson 709 (25.36%)
District 14 D +32.54% Maggie Carlton (I) No Primary Melody Howard 389 (53.43%)
Quay Simons 339 (46.57%)
District 15 D +30.87% Elliot Anderson (I) 1,731 (84.36%) Stan Vaughn No Primary
Lou Toomin 321 (15.64%)
District 16 D +24.11% Heidi Swank (I) No Primary No Republican Challenger Edmund Uehling (Lib.)
District 17 D +27% Tyrone Thompson (I) No Primary Ronald Newsome No Primary
District 18 D +25.34% Richard Carrillo (I) 1,194 (64.06%) Christine DeCorte 595 (56.83%)
Erica Mosca 670 (35.94%) Matt Sadler 452 (43.17%)
District 19 R +3.68% No Democratic Challenger Chris Edwards (I) 1,960 (61.19%) Republican Hold

Edwards to be reelected

Connie Foust 1,243 (38.81%)
District 20 D +18.25% Ellen Spiegel (I) 1,876 (76.98%) Carol Linton No Primary
Darren Welsh 561 (23.02%)
District 21 D +7.44% Ozzie Fumo 1,423 (57.63%) Derek Armstrong (I) 1,179 (55.25%)
Ben Nakhaima 854 (34.59%) Blain K. Jones 955 (44.75%)
Vinny Spotleson 192 (7.78%)
District 22 R +6.44% Luis Aguirre-Insua 1,286 (56.21%) Richard Bunce 1,574 (44.41%)
Mark W. Isquith 1,002 (43.79%) Keith Pickard 1,970 (55.59%)
District 23 R +14.02% Craig Jordahl No Primary Swadeep Nigam 1,529 (28.01%)
Melissa Woodbury (I) 3,929 (71.99%)
District 24 D +23.18% Amber Joiner (I) No Primary Jim Riger, Sr. No Primary
District 25 R +9.99% Allen "Eli" Smith No Primary Clint Jamison 619 (10.19%)
Kime King 420 (6.92%)
Jennifer Terhune 1,726 (28.43%)
Jill Tolles[2] 3,307 (54.46%)
District 26 R +15.28% No Democratic Challenger Jason Guinasso 2,784 (44.67%) Republican Hold

Krasner to be elected

Lisa Krasner 3,448 (55.33%)
District 27 D +7.69% Teresa Benitez-Thompson (I) No Primary Bonnie Weber No Primary
District 28 D +35.75% Edgar Flores (I) No Primary Wesley Cornwell No Primary
District 29 D +3.45% Lesley Elizabeth Cohen No Primary Amy L. Groves 1,142 (45.01%)
Stephen Silberkraus (I) 1,395 (54.99%)
District 30 D +10.11% Mike Sprinkle (I) No Primary Lauren Scott No Primary
District 31 R +6.08% Richard "Skip" Daly No Primary Jill Dickman (I) No Primary
District 32 R +23.81% No Democratic Challenger Ira Hansen (I) No Primary Republican Hold
District 33 R +34.87% No Democratic Challenger John Ellison (I) No Primary Republican Hold
District 34 D +13.34% Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod 1,199 (39.74%) Marty Hagans 713 (37.99%)
Zachary Conine 1,126 (37.32%) David LaBay 444 (23.65%)
Manny Garcia 692 (22.94%) Matt Williams 720 (38.36%)
District 35 D +5.81% Justin Watkins No Primary Tom Blanchard 324 (18.5%)
Benjamin Donlon 18 (1.03%)
Raymond Joseph Giordano 46 (2.63%)
Brent Jones (I) 712 (40.66%)
Tiffany Jones 651 (37.18%)
District 36 R +16.39% No Democratic Challenger James Oscarson (I) 1,988 (46.49%) Dennis Hof (Lib.)
Rusty Stanberry 433 (10.13%)
Tina Trenner 1,855 (43.38%)
District 37 R +0.64% Sean Lyttle No Primary Jim Marchant 2,511 (62.51%)
Glenn Trowbridge (I) 1,506 (37.49%)
District 38 R +29.65% George Dini No Primary Robin Titus (I) No Primary Wendy "Rooster" Cochran (No Party)
Justin Smith (IAP of Nevada)
District 39 R +30.01% No Democratic Challenger Jim Wheeler (I) No Primary Alexander Dunn (No Party)
District 40 R +16.77% Michael Greedy No Primary Sam England 1,515 (26.02) John Wagner (IAP of Nevada)
Chris Forbush 1,050 (18.04%)
Al Kramer 1,709 (29.35%)
Philip "PK" O'Neill (I) 1,548 (26.59%
District 41 D +7.54% Paul Aizley 783 (44.11%) Nick Phillips 934 (54.21%)
Sandra Jauregui 992 (55.89%) Mary Rooney 789 (45.79%)
District 42 D +22.97% Irene Bustamante Adams (I) No Primary Howard Scheff No Primary

State Judicial Branch

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Supreme Court

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District Incumbent Previous Terms Candidates Result
Seat A James Hardesty 2004-2010
2010-2016
James Hardesty
Seat F Ron Parraguirre 2004-2010
2010-2016
Ron Parraguirre

Appeals Court

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District Incumbent Previous Terms Candidates Result
District 1 Jerry Tao 2014-2016 Jerry Tao
Neil Durrant
District 2 Michael Gibbons 2014-2016 Michael Gibbons
District 3 Abbi Silver 2014-2016 Abbi Silver

Petitions

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Question 1: Background Checks for Gun Purchases

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Question 2: Marijuana Legalization

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Question 4: Medical Equipment Sales Tax Exemption

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Nevada Democrats aim to retake Assembly".
  2. ^ "Do not ask for whom the bell Tolles: They all are ringing it for her". October 20, 2015.