2020 Nevada State Senate election
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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The primary elections were held on June 9, 2020.
Background
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.
Results
Overview
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| 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 | | |||||||
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Results by District
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District 1 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 11 • District 15 • District 18 • District 19 |
District 1
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Carrie 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Roberta Lange | 39,036 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 39,036 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 11
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
References
- "2020 Statewide Certified List of Candidates". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
External links
- 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
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