Elections were held in Nevada on November 8, 2022. 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 Democratic U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto was re-elected to a second term by a very narrow margin over Republican challenger Adam Laxalt.
United States House of Representatives
All of Nevada's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2022, and all incumbents won re-election.
Governor
Incumbent Democratic governor Steve Sisolak ran for a second term. He was defeated by Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo.
Lieutenant governor
Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Lisa Cano Burkhead sought a first full term. She was defeated by Las Vegas City Council member Stavros Anthony.
Attorney general
Incumbent Democratic attorney general Aaron D. Ford ran for a second term. He defeated attorney Sigal Chattah.
Secretary of state
Incumbent Republican Barbara Cegavske was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Former Harry Reid staffer Cisco Aguilar defeated former Assemblyman Jim Marchant.
State controller
Incumbent Democrat Catherine Byrne did not seek reelection. Republican Andy Matthews defeated Democrat Ellen Spiegel.
State treasurer
Incumbent Democrat Zach Conine sought a second term. He defeated former Las Vegas City Councilwoman, Michele Fiore.
State legislature
Elections were held to half of the seats in the Nevada Senate and all of the seats in the Nevada Assembly. The Democratic Party held a majority in both houses.
Judiciary Supreme Court Two seats of the Nevada Supreme Court were up for election. Justices serve six-year terms.
Seat A
Incumbent justice James Hardesty announced he would retire and not seek re-election. Linda Bell, Chief Judge of the Eight Judicial District Court, was the only candidate to file, and was elected unopposed.
Seat E
Justice Ron Parraguirre ran for re-election to another six-year term, and was reelected unopposed.
Court of Appeals All three seats on the Nevada Court of Appeals were up for election. Judges serve six-year terms.
Department 1 Incumbent Judge Jerome Tao declined to seek re-election.
Candidates Rhonda Forsberg, Judge of the Eight Judicial District Court (Family Division, Department G) Deborah Westbrook, chief public defender of the Clark County Public Defender's Office
Results
Department 2 Incumbent Judge Michael Gibbons was reelected unopposed.
Department 3 Incumbent Judge Bonnie Bulla was reelected unopposed.
Ballot measures Two ballot measures which would increase gaming and sales taxes and dedicate revenue to education were placed on the ballot after the Nevada Legislature chose to not act on them during the session. A Nevada Equal Rights Amendment which would prohibit discrimination based on an individual's race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry or national origin was also placed on the ballot. The third ballot measure would replace both the primary and voting systems with top-five-based Ranked-choice voting system.
Equal Rights Amendment Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error Foramendment Againstamendment UndecidedOH Predictive InsightsOH Predictive InsightsSeptember 20–29, 2022741 (LV)± 3.6%62%23%15%OH Predictive InsightsOH Predictive InsightsJuly 8–19, 2022924 (RV)± 3.2%72%13%15%
Results
Minimum Wage Amendment Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error Foramendment Againstamendment UndecidedOH Predictive InsightsSeptember 20–29, 2022741 (LV)± 3.6%63%29%7%
Results
Top-Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error Forinitiative Againstinitiative UndecidedOH Predictive InsightsSeptember 20–29, 2022741 (LV)± 3.6%38%40%20%OH Predictive InsightsJuly 8–19, 2022924 (RV)± 3.2%42%27%32%
Results
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