Nevada's 13th Senate district

Nevada's 13th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Nevada Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Julia Ratti since 2016, succeeding late fellow Democrat Debbie Smith.[3]

Nevada's 13th
State Senate district
Senator
  Julia Ratti
D–Sparks
Registration46.3% Democratic
29.0% Republican
17.3% No party preference
Demographics50% White
3% Black
35% Hispanic
6% Asian
2% Native American
1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
3% Other
Population (2018)136,122[1][2]
Registered voters62,050

Geography

District 13 covers much of central Reno and Sparks in Washoe County.[3]

The district is located entirely within Nevada's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 24th and 30th districts of the Nevada Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

Nevada Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; since 2012 redistricting, the 13th district has held regularly-scheduled elections in midterm years, and off-cycle elections due in 2012 (due to Sheila Leslie's resignation) and 2016 (due to Debbie Smith's death).

2018
2018 Nevada State Senate election, District 13[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julia Ratti (incumbent) 27,079 70.3
Independent American Charlene Young 11,415 29.7
Total votes 38,494 100
Democratic hold

2016
2016 Nevada State Senate election, District 13[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kent Bailey 2,499 69.9
Republican Samantha Brockelsby 1,074 30.1
Total votes 3,573 100
General election
Democratic Julia Ratti (incumbent) 27,280 60.0
Republican Kent Bailey 15,811 34.8
Libertarian Brandon Jacobs 2,406 5.3
Total votes 45,497 100
Democratic hold

2014
2014 Nevada State Senate election, District 13[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debbie Smith (incumbent) 12,943 60.6
Republican Thomas Koziol 8,432 39.4
Total votes 21,375 100
Democratic hold

2012
2012 Nevada State Senate election, District 13[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debbie Smith 25,975 64.7
Republican Kathy Martin 14,151 35.3
Total votes 40,126 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 13
Year Office Results[6]
2020 President Biden 61.1 – 36.0%
2018 Senate Rosen 61.7 – 33.6%
Governor Sisolak 59.8 – 34.2%
2016 President Clinton 57.3 – 34.1%
2012 President Obama 63.8 – 33.7%
Senate Berkley 49.8 – 37.5%

References
  1. "State Senate District 13, NV". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  2. "Nevada State Senate - 2011 Districts: State of Nevada Population Report" (PDF). Nevada Legislature. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  3. "Legislator Information: Senator Julia Ratti". Nevada Legislature. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  5. "Nevada State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
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