2018 Nevada elections


Elections were held in Nevada on November 6, 2018. On that date, the state held elections for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Nevada Senate, Nevada Assembly, and various others. In addition, several measures were on the ballot.

United States Senate

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller ran for re-election to a second term but lost to Democratic U.S. Representative Jacky Rosen.

United States House of Representatives

All of Nevada's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

Governor

Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval was term-limited for life and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Mark Hutchison did not run for re-election to a second term.

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Adam Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Barbara Cegavske ran for re-election to a second term.

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Dan Schwartz did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.

Controller

Incumbent Republican Controller Ron Knecht lost re-election to a second term.

State legislature

Nevada Senate

11 out of 21 seats in the Nevada Senate were up for election in 2018.

Nevada Assembly

All 42 seats in the Nevada Assembly were up for election in 2018. Democrats gained two seats.

State Judicial Branch

Supreme Court Seat C

Incumbent justice Michael Cherry, who has served on the Nevada Supreme Court since 2007, did not run for re-election to a third term.

Primary election

Candidates

General election

Results

Supreme Court Seat F

Incumbent justice Michael L. Douglas, who has served on the Nevada Supreme Court since 2004, pledged to retire in January 2019.
Court of Appeals Chief Judge Abbi Silver ran for the seat unopposed.

Results

Supreme Court Seat G

Incumbent justice Lidia S. Stiglich, who was appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval in 2017, was eligible to run for a first full term.

Candidates

  • Mathew Harter, judge of the Clark County District Court
  • Lidia Stiglich, incumbent justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
    Results