2010 Nevada Attorney General election


The 2010 Nevada Attorney General election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the Nevada Attorney General, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 8, 2010.
Despite a national red wave, incumbent Democratic attorney general Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election to a second term in office by a wide margin.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Democratic attorney general Catherine Cortez Masto was the only candidate to run for attorney general in the Democratic primary, and so became the Democratic nominee uncontested.

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Travis Barrick, lawyer and former evangelical minister

Eliminated in primary

  • Jacob Hafter, lawyer