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The 2022 Nevada state elections took place on November 8, 2022. On that date, the State of Nevada held elections for the following offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Nevada Senate, Nevada Assembly, and various others. In addition, several measures were on the ballot.

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto was re-elected to a second term by a very narrow margin over Republican challenger Adam Laxalt.

United States House of Representatives

All of Nevada's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2022, and all incumbents won re-election.

Governor

Incumbent Democratic governor Steve Sisolak ran for a second term. He was defeated by Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Lisa Cano Burkhead sought a first full term. She was defeated by Las Vegas City Council member Stavros Anthony.

Attorney general

Incumbent Democratic attorney general Aaron D. Ford ran for a second term. He defeated attorney Sigal Chattah.

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican Barbara Cegavske was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Former Harry Reid staffer Cisco Aguilar defeated former Assemblyman Jim Marchant.

State Controller

Incumbent Democrat Catherine Byrne did not seek reelection. Republican Andy Matthews defeated Democrat Ellen Spiegel.

State treasurer

Incumbent Democrat Zach Conine sought a second term. He defeated former Las Vegas City Councilwoman, Michele Fiore.

State legislature

Elections were held to half of the seats in the Nevada Senate and all of the seats in the Nevada Assembly. The Democratic Party held a majority in both houses.

Judiciary

Supreme Court

Two seats of the Nevada Supreme Court were up for election. Justices serve six-year terms.

Seat A

2022 Nevada Supreme Court Seat A election

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Candidate Linda M. Bell None of these candidates Party Nonpartisan Popular vote 666,535 211,792 Percentage 75.9% 24.1%

Bell:      60–70%      70–80%

Nevada Supreme Court Justice before election James Hardesty Nonpartisan Elected Nevada Supreme Court Justice Linda M. Bell Nonpartisan

Incumbent justice James Hardesty announced he would retire and not seek re-election. Linda Bell, Chief Judge of the Eight Judicial District Court, was the only candidate to file, and was elected unopposed.

Seat E

2022 Nevada Supreme Court Seat E election

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Candidate Ron Parraguirre None of these candidates Party Nonpartisan Popular vote 651,496 222,899 Percentage 74.5% 25.5%

Parraguirre:      60–70%      70–80%

Nevada Supreme Court Justice before election Ron Parraguirre Nonpartisan Elected Nevada Supreme Court Justice Ron Parraguirre Nonpartisan

Justice Ron Parraguirre ran for re-election to another six-year term, and was reelected unopposed.

Court of Appeals

All three seats on the Nevada Court of Appeals were up for election. Judges serve six-year terms.

Department 1

Incumbent Judge Jerome Tao declined to seek re-election.

Candidates

• Rhonda Forsberg, Judge of the Eight Judicial District Court (Family Division, Department G)
• Deborah Westbrook, chief public defender of the Clark County Public Defender's Office

Results

Department 2

Incumbent Judge Michael Gibbons was reelected unopposed.

Department 3

Incumbent Judge Bonnie Bulla was reelected unopposed.

Ballot measures

Two ballot measures which would increase gaming and sales taxes and dedicate revenue to education were placed on the ballot after the Nevada Legislature chose to not act on them during the session. A Nevada Equal Rights Amendment which would prohibit discrimination based on an individual's race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry or national origin was also placed on the ballot. The third ballot measure would replace both the primary and voting systems with top-five-based Ranked-choice voting system.

Equal Rights Amendment

Polling

Results

State Question 1

November 8, 2022

Equal Rights Amendment

County results Precinct results Yes   90–100%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% No   90–100%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% Other   Tie   No data

Minimum Wage Amendment

Polling

Results

State Question 2

November 8, 2022

Minimum Wage Amendment

County results Precinct results Yes   90–100%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% No   90–100%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% Other   Tie   No data

Top-Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative

Polling

Results

State Question 3

November 8, 2022

Top Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative

County results Precinct results Yes   90–100%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% No   90–100%   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% Other   Tie   No data

Notes

1. ^ Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

References

1. Edmondson, Catie (November 13, 2022). "Cortez Masto Defends Nevada Seat, Securing Democrats' Hold on the Senate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
2. Tang, Stanton (November 2, 2021). "Nevada Chief Justice James Hardesty to retire". KOLO News 8.
3. Newberg, Katelyn (January 20, 2022). "District Judge Linda Bell announces bid for Nevada Supreme Court". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
4. ^ Gentry, Dana (October 11, 2022). "Four of five statewide appeals court races unopposed". Nevada Current. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
5. ^ "Silver State 2022 - General Election Results - Judicial". Nevada Secretary of State.
6. "Crowded races, some surprises at close of Nevada candidate filing". Nevada Independent. March 22, 2022.
7. ^ Newberg, Katelyn (October 6, 2022). "Family Court judge, public defender contend for seat on Court of Appeals". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
8. "Nevada Equal Rights Amendment (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
9. Russell, Terri (March 26, 2021). "Equal Rights Amendment to appear on 2022 Nevada Ballot". www.kolotv.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
10. Golonka, Sean (October 25, 2022). "Question 3 backers promote ranked-choice voting with major out-of-state money". Nevadan Independent. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
11. Richardson, Katelynn (November 10, 2022). "All three Nevada ballot questions seem to have majority support as vote count continues". The Center Square. p. 1. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
12. Meyers, David (November 9, 2022). "Ballot measures will change how democracy is practiced in many states". The Fulcrum.
13. "Nevada Question 3, Top-Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
14. ^ OH Predictive Insights
15. ^ OH Predictive Insights
16. ^ "2022 Unofficial Statewide General Election Coverage and Reports". Secretary of State of Nevada. November 8, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

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