2022 Nevada State Controller election

The 2022 Nevada State Controller election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Nevada State Controller. Incumbent Democratic Controller Catherine Byrne did not seek re-election to a second term.[1]

2022 Nevada State Controller election

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Nominee Andy Matthews Ellen Spiegel
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 504,703 463,092
Percentage 50.1% 45.9%

County results
Matthews:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Spiegel:      40–50%

State Controller before election

Catherine Byrne
Democratic

Elected State Controller

Andy Matthews
Republican

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Eliminated in primary edit

  • Alex Costa, investor[2]

Results edit

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ellen Spiegel 111,989 67.26%
Democratic Alex Costa 40,664 24.42%
None of These Candidates 13,841 8.31%
Total votes 166,494 100.0%

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Independents and third-party candidates edit

Candidates edit

Nominees edit

  • Jed Profeta (Libertarian)[5]

General election edit

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Ellen
Spiegel (D)
Andy
Matthews (R)
None of These
Candidates
Other Undecided
OH Predictive Insights September 20–29, 2022 741 (LV) ± 3.6% 31% 39% 6% 4%[b] 21%

Results edit

2022 Nevada State Controller election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Andy Matthews 504,703 50.06% +3.82%
Democratic Ellen Spiegel 463,092 45.93% -4.67%
None of These Candidates 25,029 2.48% -0.69%
Libertarian Jed Profeta 15,375 1.52% N/A
Total votes 1,008,199 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

By congressional district edit

Despite losing the state, Spiegel won 3 of 4 congressional districts.[7]

District Spiegel Matthews Representative
1st 50% 46% Dina Titus
2nd 39% 57% Mark Amodei
3rd 49% 47% Susie Lee
4th 48% 47% Steven Horsford

Notes edit

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Profeta (L) with 4%

References edit

  1. ^ a b Rindels, Michelle (February 16, 2022). "Ellen Spiegel drops secretary of state bid, will run for controller". The Nevada Independent.
  2. ^ Torres-Cortez, Ricardo (May 15, 2022). "Longtime lawmaker versus newcomer for state controller". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  3. ^ "Statewide - 2022 Primary Election Results". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  4. ^ Appleton, Rory (July 6, 2021). "Andy Matthews announces bid for state controller". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  5. ^ Robertson, Nick (October 6, 2022). "2 Assembly vets, Libertarian running for state controller". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  6. ^ "Silver State 2022 - General Election Results - Statewide". Nevada Secretary of State.
  7. ^ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XXc3xtFVOhYL4GIi2Izvbq9Wo9hyiHNr913HSjY5DAY/edit#gid=0

External links edit

Official campaign websites