2018 Nevada Senate election

2018 Nevada Senate election

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11 of the 21 seats in the Nevada State Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Aaron D. Ford (retired) Michael Roberson (retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 11th 20th
Last election 11 10
Seats before 11+1[a] 9
Seats won 13 8
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 255,036 227,371
Percentage 51.30% 45.73%
Swing Decrease 0.02% Decrease 4.56%

Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election

Leader of the Senate before election

Aaron D. Ford
Democratic

Elected Leader of the Senate

Kelvin Atkinson
Democratic

The 2018 Nevada Senate election took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Nevada voters elected state senators in 11 of the state senate's 21 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Nevada State Senate.

A primary election on June 12, 2018, determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the State of Nevada's Secretary of State website.[2]

Due to resignations and appointments, on election day 2018, there were 10 Democrats, 1 independent (caucusing with Democrats), 8 Republicans, and 2 vacancies in the Nevada Senate. To claim control of the chamber from Democrats, the Republicans needed to net 3 Senate seats.

  1. ^ "Nevada State Senator Jumps from GOP to non-partisan".
  2. ^ "2018 Election". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved September 17, 2018.


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