The 2020 Nevada Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Voters in 10 districts of the Nevada Senate elected senators. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. House and the Nevada Assembly. Republicans needed to gain three seats to win control of the chamber.
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10 of 21 seats in the Nevada Senate 11 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The primary elections were held on June 9, 2020.
Background edit
In the 2018 Nevada State Senate election, Democrats maintained control of the Nevada Senate by a 13–8 margin. Democrats have controlled the chamber since 2016.
Predictions edit
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[1] | Likely D | October 21, 2020 |
Results edit
Overview edit
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | ||||||||||
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Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | ||||||||||
Democratic | 9 | 321,290 | 56.16 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
Republican | 7 | 234,367 | 40.97 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
Independent American | 1 | 14,387 | 2.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Libertarian | 1 | 2,007 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 572,051 | 100.00 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 21 | ||||||||
Source: [1] |
Close races edit
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 5, 0.49% (gain)
- State Senate district 6, 0.94%
- State Senate district 15, 3.58%
Results by District edit
District 1 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 11 • District 15 • District 18 • District 19 |
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patricia Spearman (incumbent) | 51,648 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 51,648 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Brooks (incumbent) | 30,944 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 30,944 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dina Neal | 31,417 | 75.27% | |
Republican | Esper M. Hickman | 10,322 | 24.73% | |
Total votes | 41,739 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carrie A. Buck | 32,740 | 48.75% | |
Democratic | Kristee Watson | 32,411 | 48.26% | |
Libertarian | Tim Hagan | 2,007 | 2.99% | |
Total votes | 67,158 | 100.00% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nicole Cannizzaro (incumbent) | 33,895 | 50.47% | |
Republican | April Becker | 33,264 | 49.53% | |
Total votes | 67,159 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roberta Lange | 39,036 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 39,036 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dallas Harris (incumbent) | 30,485 | 58.55% | |
Republican | Joshua Dowden | 21,578 | 41.45% | |
Total votes | 52,063 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Heidi Gansert (incumbent) | 39,325 | 51.79% | |
Democratic | Wendy Jauregui-Jackins | 36,605 | 48.21% | |
Total votes | 75,930 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Hammond (incumbent) | 44,547 | 56.11% | |
Democratic | Liz Becker | 34,849 | 43.89% | |
Total votes | 79,396 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
District 19 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pete Goicoechea (incumbent) | 52,591 | 78.52% | |
Independent American | Tiffany Seeback | 14,387 | 21.48% | |
Total votes | 66,978 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Statewide Certified List of Candidates". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
External links edit
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Nevada", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Nevada: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Nevada". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Nevada at Ballotpedia