2022 Nevada Senate election

The 2022 Nevada Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Voters in 11 districts of the Nevada Senate elected their senators. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Nevada Assembly. The primary elections were held on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.[1]

2022 Nevada Senate election

November 8, 2022

11 of 21 seats in the Nevada Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Nicole Cannizzaro James Settelmeyer (term-limited)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 6th 17th
Seats before 12 9
Seats won 13 8
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 201,014 305,964
Percentage 39.41% 59.99%
Swing Decrease 16.75% Increase 19.02%

Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election
Vote Share:
     50โ€“60%      60โ€“70%
     60โ€“70%      >90%

Majority Leader before election

Nicole Cannizzaro
Democratic

Elected Majority Leader

Nicole Cannizzaro
Democratic

Democrats gained 1 seat, increasing their majority to 13 out of 21 seats.[2]

Background

In the 2020 Nevada State Senate election, Democrats maintained control of the Nevada Senate by a 12โ€“9 margin. Democrats have controlled the chamber since 2016.

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] Lean D May 19, 2022

Results

Overview

Summary of the November 8, 2022 Nevada Senate election results
Party Candidates Votes  % Seats
Before Up Won After +/โ€“
Democratic 9 201,014 39.41 12 6 7 13 Increase1
Republican 11 305,964 59.99 9 5 4 8 Decrease1
Libertarian 2 3,064 0.60 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 510,042 100.00 21 10 10 21 Steady
Source:

Summary of results by State Senate district

  • For districts not displayed, there is no election until 2024.
State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
2nd Mo Denis (term-limited) Democratic Edgar Flores Democratic
8th Marilyn Dondero Loop Democratic Marilyn Dondero Loop Democratic
9th Melanie Scheible Democratic Melanie Scheible Democratic
10th Fabian Doรฑate[lower-alpha 1] Democratic Fabian Doรฑate Democratic
12th Joe Hardy (term-limited) Republican Julie Pazina Democratic
13th Vacant[lower-alpha 2] Democratic Richard Daly Democratic
14th Ira Hansen Republican Ira Hansen Republican
16th Don Tatro[lower-alpha 3] (lost re-nomination) Republican Lisa Krasner Republican
17th James Settelmeyer (term-limited) Republican Robin Titus Republican
20th Keith Pickard (retiring) Republican Jeff Stone Republican
21st James Ohrenschall Democratic James Ohrenschall Democratic

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 8, 1.44%
  2. State Senate district 12, 4.94% (gain)
  3. State Senate district 9, 6.9%

Results by District

District 2 โ€ข District 8 โ€ข District 9 โ€ข District 10 โ€ข District 12 โ€ข District 13 โ€ข District 14 โ€ข District 16 โ€ข District 17 โ€ข District 20 โ€ข District 21

District 2

2022 Nevada State Senate election, District 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edgar Flores 12,442 69.93
Republican Leo Henderson 5,350 30.07
Total votes 17,792 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 8

2022 Nevada State Senate election, District 8
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marilyn Dondero Loop (incumbent) 26,698 50.72
Republican Joey Paulos 25,944 49.28
Total votes 52,642 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 9

2022 Nevada Senate election, District 9
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melanie Scheible (incumbent) 22,823 53.45
Republican Tina Brown 19,875 46.55
Total votes 42,698 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 10

2022 Nevada Senate election, District 10
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fabian Doรฑate (incumbent) 16,714 55.54
Republican Philip Graviet 12,284 40.82
Libertarian Chris Cunningham 1,096 3.64
Total votes 30,094 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 12

2022 Nevada Senate election, District 12
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Ann Pazina 26,609 52.47
Republican Cheryln Arrington 24,104 47.53
Total votes 50,713 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 13

2022 Nevada Senate election, District 13
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Daly 23,416 61.57
Republican Matthew Buehler 14,618 38.43
Total votes 38,034 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 14

2022 Nevada Senate election, District 14
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ira Hansen (incumbent) 47,925 100.00%
Total votes 47,925 100.00%
Republican hold

District 16

2022 Nevada State Senate election, District 16
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lisa Krasner 42,871 60.35
Democratic Aaron Sims 28,172 39.65
Total votes 71,043 100.00%
Republican hold

District 17

2022 Nevada Senate election, District 17
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robin Titus 53,823 100.00%
Total votes 53,823 100.00%
Republican hold

District 20

2022 Nevada Senate election, District 20
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Stone 44,567 61.69
Democratic Brent Foutz 25,712 35.59
Libertarian Brandon Mills 1,968 2.72
Total votes 72,247 100.00%
Republican hold

District 21

2022 Nevada Senate election, District 21
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Ohrenschall (incumbent) 18,428 55.79
Republican April Larsen 14,603 44.21
Total votes 33,031 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

  1. Appointed after Yvanna Cancela resigned
  2. Democratic Sen. Julia Ratti resigned
  3. Appointed after Ben Kieckhefer resigned

References

  1. "2022 Election Information". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  2. "Democrats win majority in Nevada State Assembly, Senate races". KTNV 13 Action News Las Vegas. November 13, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  3. Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.


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