2018 Nevada Attorney General election
The 2018 Nevada Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Nevada.
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor. Nevada Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford won the Democratic nomination and defeated Republican nominee and former Nevada Assembly member Wesley Duncan in the general election. With a margin of 0.47%, this was the closest attorney general race of the 2018 election cycle.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Wesley Duncan, assistant Nevada Attorney General
- Craig Mueller, lawyer and former U.S. Naval officer
Declined
- Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district
- Adam Laxalt, incumbent Nevada attorney general
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Aaron Ford, majority leader of the Nevada Senate
- Stuart MacKie
Declined
- Steve Wolfson, Clark County District Attorney
General election
Results
Ford won the election by a 0.47% margin.By congressional district
Ford won two of four congressional districts, with the remaining two going to Duncan, including one that elected a Democrat.| District | Duncan | Ford | Representative |
| 33% | 61% | Dina Titus | |
| 54% | 38% | Mark Amodei | |
| 48% | 47% | Susie Lee | |
| 45% | 49% | Steven Horsford |