2016 Nevada Senate election
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The2016 Nevada Senate electiontook place as part of thebiennialUnited States elections.Nevadavoters elected state senators in 11 of the state senate's 21 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in theNevada Senate.
A primary election on June 14, 2016, determined which candidates appear on the November 8general election ballot.Primary election results can be obtained from the State of Nevada'sSecretary of Statewebsite.[1]
On election day 2016, there were 11Republicansand 10Democratsin theNevada Senate;inthe 2014 state senate elections,they had gained a one-seat majority. In the 2016 election Democrats flipped it back, winning 11 seats.
Party registration advantage by district[edit]
Voter Registration by September 2016 | ||||||
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District | Democratic Active Voters |
Republican Active Voters |
Other Parties Active Voters |
Nonpartisan Active Voters |
Total Active Voters |
Registration Edge Major Parties |
District 1 | 33,146 | 17,223 | 3,751 | 13,697 | 66,817 | D +14,923 |
District 3 | 25,650 | 12,039 | 3,108 | 11,146 | 51,943 | D +13,611 |
District 4 | 33,158 | 7,682 | 3,223 | 11,639 | 55,702 | D +25,476 |
District 5 | 26,886 | 23,143 | 4,107 | 13,915 | 68,048 | D +3,740 |
District 6 | 28,867 | 24,176 | 3,986 | 13,565 | 70,954 | D +4,691 |
District 7 | 28,629 | 15,156 | 3,918 | 14,155 | 61,858 | D +13,473 |
District 11 | 24,074 | 13,751 | 3,060 | 11,785 | 52,670 | D +10,323 |
District 13 | 28,018 | 17,474 | 4,912 | 13,829 | 64,233 | D +10,544 |
District 15 | 29,048 | 30,689 | 5,457 | 15,018 | 80,212 | R +1,641 |
District 18 | 27,031 | 28,948 | 4,442 | 14,454 | 74,875 | R +1,917 |
District 19 | 16,986 | 34,013 | 4,948 | 12,153 | 68,100 | R +17,027 |
Results[edit]
Summary of results by State Senate district[edit]
- For districts not displayed, there is no election until 2018.
State SenateDistrict | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
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1st | Patricia Spearman | Democratic | Patricia Spearman | Democratic | ||
3rd | Richard Segerblom | Democratic | Richard Segerblom | Democratic | ||
4th | Kelvin Atkinson | Democratic | Kelvin Atkinson | Democratic | ||
5th | Joyce Woodhouse | Democratic | Joyce Woodhouse | Democratic | ||
6th | Mark Hutchison | Republican | Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic | ||
7th | David Parks | Democratic | David Parks | Democratic | ||
11th | Aaron Ford | Democratic | Aaron Ford | Democratic | ||
13th | Julia Ratti | Democratic | Julia Ratti | Democratic | ||
15th | Greg Brower | Republican | Heidi Gansert | Republican | ||
18th | Scott Hammond | Republican | Scott Hammond | Republican | ||
19th | Peter Goicoechea | Republican | Peter Goicoechea | Republican |
Source:[2]
Detailed results by State Senate district[edit]
General Election - November 8, 2016 | |||||
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District | Party | Candidates | Votes | Percentage | Result |
District 1 | Dem | Pat Spearman(incumbent) | 33,688 | 65.43% | Spearman Reelected Democratic Hold |
Rep | Arsen Ter-Petrosyan[3] | 17,800 | 34.57% | ||
District 3 | Dem | Tick Segerblom(incumbent) | 21,195 | 60.31% | Segerblom Reelected Democratic Hold |
Rep | Dennis Palmerston | 11,057 | 31.46% | ||
LPN | Jonathan Friedrich | 2,889 | 8.22% | ||
District 4 | Dem | Kelvin Atkinson(incumbent) | 29,912 | 100% | Atkinson Reelected Democratic Hold |
District 5 | Dem | Joyce Woodhouse(incumbent) | 26,208 | 47.89% | Woodhouse Reelected Democratic Hold |
Rep | Carrie Buck[4] | 25,739 | 47.03% | ||
LPN | Tim Hagan | 2,784 | 5.09% | ||
District 6 | Dem | Nicole Cannizzaro[4] | 28,733 | 50.92% | Cannizzaro Elected Democratic Change |
Rep | Victoria Seaman[5] | 27,697 | 49.08% | ||
District 7 | Dem | David Parks(incumbent) | 28,379 | 69.54% | Parks Reelected Democratic Hold |
LPN | Kimberly Schjang | 12,432 | 30.46% | ||
District 11 | Dem | Aaron D. Ford(incumbent) | 22,439 | 57.7% | Ford Reelected Democratic Hold |
Rep | Jon Frazier | 14,221 | 36.57% | ||
LPN | Lesley Chan | 2,229 | 5.73% | ||
District 13 | Dem | Julia Ratti(Incumbent) | 27,280 | 59.96% | Ratti Elected Democratic Hold |
Rep | Kent Bailey | 15,811 | 34.75% | ||
LPN | Brandon Jacobs | 2,406 | 5.29% | ||
District 15 | Dem | Devon Reese[6] | 26,773 | 41.92% | Gansert Elected Republican Hold |
Rep | Heidi Gansert[4] | 33,822 | 52.96% | ||
LPN | David Colborne (Libertarian) | 3,266 | 5.11% | ||
District 18 | Dem | Alexander Marks[7] | 26,864 | 43.56% | Hammond Reelected Republican Hold |
Rep | Scott Hammond(incumbent) | 34,805 | 56.44% | ||
District 19 | Rep | Pete Goicoechea(incumbent) | 36,876 | 72.96% | Goicoechea Reelected Republican Hold |
IAPN | Janine Hansen | 13,664 | 27.04 |
See also[edit]
- United States elections, 2016
- United States Senate election in Nevada, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2016
- Nevada elections, 2016
- Nevada State Assembly election, 2016
References[edit]
- ^"Nevada Primary Elections 2016 - State Senate Results".Nevada Secretary of State.RetrievedAugust 8,2020.
- ^"Nevada State Senate elections, 2016".Ballotpedia.RetrievedAugust 8,2020.
- ^Messerly, Megan (October 8, 2015)."North Las Vegas entrepreneur enters race for state Senate".Las Vegas Sun.Las Vegas, NV.RetrievedMarch 7,2016.
- ^abc"A year out, 2 sides claw for Nevada Legislature majority".Las Vegas Sun.Las Vegas, NV. November 7, 2015.RetrievedMarch 7,2016.
- ^"GOP Assemblyman Erv Nelson will run for Las Vegas Senate seat".Las Vegas Sun.Las Vegas, NV. Associated Press. October 21, 2015.RetrievedMarch 7,2016.
- ^Richardson, Seth (January 26, 2016)."Reno lawyer announces state senate candidacy".Reno Gazette-Journal.Reno, NV.RetrievedMarch 7,2016.
- ^Messerly, Megan (February 3, 2016)."Democrats back candidate to challenge GOP Sen. Scott Hammond".Las Vegas Sun.Las Vegas, NV.RetrievedMarch 7,2016.