2018 Nevada Secretary of State election
The 2018 Nevada Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State of Nevada, 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 12, 2018.
Incumbent Republican secretary Barbara Cegavske ran for re-election to a second term in office against Democratic assemblyman Nelson Araujo. Despite a blue wave across the state and Democrats winning every other major statewide office, Cegavske narrowly won re-election to a second term in office.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Ernest Aldridge
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Nelson Araujo, state assemblyman from the 3rd district
Declined
- Oscar Delgado, Reno city councilman
- Pat Spearman, state senator from the 1st district ''''
General election
Results
By congressional district
Cegavske won two of four congressional districts, one of which elected a Democrat.| District | Cegavske | Araujo | Representative |
| 35% | 61% | Dina Titus | |
| 56% | 41% | Mark Amodei | |
| 50% | 47% | Jacky Rosen | |
| 50% | 47% | Susie Lee | |
| 47.6% | 49.4% | Ruben Kihuen | |
| 47.6% | 49.4% | Steven Horsford |