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2022 Nevada Secretary of State election

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{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Nevada Secretary of State election

| country = Nevada

| type = presidential

| previous_election = 2018 Nevada elections#Secretary of State

| previous_year = 2018

| next_election = 2026 Nevada Secretary of State election

| next_year = 2026

| election_date = November 8, 2022

| image1 =

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Cisco Aguilar

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 496,569

| percentage1 = 48.95%

| image2 = File:Jim Marchant.jpg

| nominee2 = Jim Marchant

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 473,467

| percentage2 = 46.67%

| map_image = {{switcher |250px |County results |250px |Congressional district results |250px |Precinct results |default=1}}

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = Aguilar: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Marchant: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}} {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}} {{legend0|#808080|No votes}}

| title = Secretary of State

| before_election = Barbara Cegavske

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Cisco Aguilar

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| turnout =

}}

{{ElectionsNV}}

The 2022 Nevada Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of Nevada.

Incumbent Republican Barbara Cegavske was term-limited and could not seek a third term.

Republican primary

=Candidates=

==Nominee==

  • Jim Marchant, former member of the Nevada Assembly for the 37th district (2016–2018) and nominee for {{ushr|NV|4}} in 2020{{cite web |last1=Appleton |first1=Rory |title=Jim Marchant running for secretary of state in Nevada |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/marchant-sets-sights-on-secretary-of-state-2337394/ |website=www.reviewjournal.com |access-date=January 10, 2022 |date=April 23, 2021}}

==Eliminated in primary==

  • Kristopher Dahir, Sparks city councilman{{cite web |last1=Appleton |first1=Rory |title=Sparks Councilman Kristopher Dahir running for Nevada secretary of state |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/republican-sparks-councilman-to-run-for-secretary-of-state-2342280/ |website=www.reviewjournal.com |publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=January 12, 2022 |date=April 29, 2021}}
  • John Gerhardt{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/John_Cardiff_Gerhardt|title=John Cardiff Gerhardt}}
  • Jesse Haw, former state senator (2016){{cite web |last1=Snyder |first1=Riley |title=Reno developer, former state Sen. Jesse Haw to run for secretary of state |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/reno-developer-former-state-senator-jesse-haw-to-run-for-secretary-of-state |website=thenevadaindependent.com |access-date=March 11, 2022 |date=January 21, 2022}}
  • Socorro Keenan{{cite web |title=March 10 update: Carson city residents declare candidacy for elections |url=https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2022/mar/09/election-2022-carson-city-residents-declare-candid/ |website=www.nevadaappeal.com |publisher=Nevada Appeal |access-date=March 11, 2022 |date=March 9, 2022}}{{cite web |title=2022 Candidate Filings |url=https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/home/showpublisheddocument/10306/637829402797035505 |access-date=March 15, 2022}}
  • Gerard Ramalho, former news anchor{{cite web |last1=Charns |first1=David |title=Former Las Vegas news anchor announces run for Nevada secretary of state |url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/politics/former-las-vegas-news-anchor-gerard-ramalho-announces-run-for-nevada-secretary-of-state/ |website=www.8newsnow.com |publisher=KLAS-TV |access-date=January 12, 2022 |date=September 22, 2021}}
  • Richard Scotti, former 8th Nevada judicial court judge{{cite web |last1=Dentzer |first1=Bill |title=Scotti joins race for secretary of state in 2022 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/former-judge-scotti-to-run-for-secretary-of-state-in-2022-2426889/ |website=www.reviewjournal.com |publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=January 12, 2022 |date=August 25, 2021}}

=Endorsements=

{{Endorsements box

| title = Kristopher Dahir

| list =

Newspapers

  • Las Vegas Sun{{cite web |title=Democratic incumbents have earned our trust |url=https://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2022/jun/05/democratic-incumbents-have-earned-our-trust/ |website=lasvegassun.com |publisher=Las Vegas Sun |access-date=June 6, 2022 |date=June 5, 2022}}

}}

{{Endorsements box

| title = Jim Marchant

| list =

U.S. Representatives

Statewide officials

  • Adam Laxalt, Nevada Attorney General (2015–2019) and candidate for 2022 United States Senate election in Nevada.{{cite tweet|user=VoteJimMarchant|last=Marchant|first=Jim|author-link=Jim Marchant|number=1485716672937926657|title=BREAKING: Adam Laxalt has ENDORSED Jim Marchant in his bid to save the future of Nevada's elections. Adam Laxalt was Nevada's Attorney General from 2014–2018 and was Chair of the 2016 and 2020 Trump campaign for Nevada!}}

Organizations

  • America First Secretary of State Coalition{{Cite web |date=November 26, 2018 |title=Candidates – America First Secretary of State Coalition |url=https://americafirstsos.com/candidates/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |website=americafirstsos.com |language=en-US}}

}}

=Polling=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:60px;"| Kristopher
Dahir

! style="width:60px;"| John
Gerhardt

! style="width:60px;"| Jesse
Haw

! style="width:60px;"| Socorro
Keenan

! style="width:60px;"| Jim
Marchant

! style="width:60px;"| Gerard
Ramalho

! style="width:60px;"| Richard
Scotti

! {{nowrap|None of These}}
Candidates

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|OH Predictive Insights[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CTiQCmW_nxI108fJ9qg6VzVm_pGvctHi/edit OH Predictive Insights]

|June 6–7, 2022

|525 (LV)

|± 4.4%

|3%

|2%

|21%

|1%

|21%

|4%

|8%

|4%

|{{party shading/Undecided}}|42%

style="text-align:left;"|OH Predictive Insights[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i1i21SmRkaavn80r1vqV89tVJcUY5JdO/edit OH Predictive Insights]

|May 10–12, 2022

|500 (LV)

|± 4.4%

|2%

|2%

|7%

|1%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|16%

|3%

|8%

|{{party shading/None}}|26%

|{{party shading/Undecided}}|35%

=Results=

[[File:2022 Nevada Secretary of State Republican primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|250px|upright|GOP primary first round results by county

{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#e27f7f|Marchant}}

|{{legend|#ffd9e0|20–30%}}

|{{legend|#ffc8cd|30–40%}}

|{{legend|#ffb2b2|40–50%}}

}}

{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#ff9955|Haw}}

|{{legend|#ffdac1|20–30%}}

|{{legend|#ffcca9|30–40%}}

}}]]

{{Election box begin no change |title=Republican primary results{{cite web|url=https://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2022pri/NVOther/|title=Silver State Primary Election Results 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Nevada Republican Party

|candidate = Jim Marchant

|votes = 82,843

|percentage = 37.62%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nevada Republican Party

|candidate = Jesse Haw

|votes = 44,778

|percentage = 20.33%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nevada Republican Party

|candidate = Richard Scotti

|votes = 34,984

|percentage = 15.89%

}}{{Election box None of These Candidates with party link no change

|votes = 18,245

|percentage = 8.28%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nevada Republican Party

|candidate = Kristopher Dahir

|votes = 15,204

|percentage = 6.90%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nevada Republican Party

|candidate = John Gerhardt

|votes = 10,815

|percentage = 4.91%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nevada Republican Party

|candidate = Gerard Ramalho

|votes = 9,325

|percentage = 4.23%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nevada Republican Party

|candidate = Socorro Keenan

|votes = 4,025

|percentage = 1.83%

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 220,219

|percentage = 100.0%

}}{{Election box end}}

Democratic primary

=Candidates=

==Nominee==

  • Cisco Aguilar, counsel for De Castroverde Law Group; former staffer for then–U.S. Senator Harry Reid{{cite web |last1=Appleton |first1=Rory |title=Cisco Aguilar to seek Nevada secretary of state office in 2022 |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/cisco-aguilar-to-run-for-secretary-of-state-2351427/ |website=www.reviewjournal.com |publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=January 12, 2022 |date=May 11, 2021}}

==Withdrew==

  • Ellen Spiegel, former state assemblywoman from the 20th district (2012–2020){{cite web |last1=Calderon |first1=Jannelle |title=Democratic former Assemblywoman Spiegel joins race for secretary of state |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/democratic-former-assemblywoman-spiegel-joins-race-for-secretary-of-state |website=thenevadaindependent.com |publisher=Jon Ralston |access-date=January 12, 2022 |date=September 29, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Dentzer |first1=Bill |title=Former assemblywoman switches races, will run for state controller |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/spiegel-switches-races-will-run-for-state-controller-2530504/ |website=www.reviewjournal.com |publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=February 25, 2022 |date=February 16, 2022}} (ran for state controller)

=Endorsements=

{{Endorsements box

|title=Cisco Aguilar

|width=50em

|list=

Organizations

  • Democratic Association of Secretaries of State{{cite web |title=Democratic Association of Secretaries of State Endorses Cisco Aguilar for Nevada Secretary of State |url=https://demsofstate.org/news/democratic-association-of-secretaries-of-state-endorses-cisco-aguilar-for-nevada-secretary-of-state/ |website=demsofstate.org |access-date=June 14, 2022 |date=March 21, 2022}}
  • End Citizens United{{cite web |title=End Citizens United // Let America Vote Endorses Cisco Aguilar for Nevada Secretary of State |url=https://endcitizensunited.org/latest-news/press-releases/end-citizens-united-let-america-vote-endorses-cisco-aguilar-for-nevada-secretary-of-state/ |website=endcitizensunited.org |access-date=June 14, 2022 |date=March 9, 2022}}

Labor unions

  • Nevada AFL–CIO{{cite web |title=2022 Primary Endorsements |url=https://nv.aflcio.org/2022-primary-endorsements |access-date=June 14, 2022}}
  • United Auto Workers{{Cite web|title=Nevada – UAW Endorsements|url=https://uawendorsements.org/map/nevada/|website=United Auto Workers|language=en-US}}

}}

Independents and third-party candidates

=Candidates=

==Declared==

  • Ross Crane (Libertarian), sales manager
  • Janine Hansen (Independent American), executive director of the Independent American Party of Nevada and perennial candidate{{cite web |title=Janine Hanson |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Janine_Hansen |website=ballotpedia.org |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=March 11, 2022}}

General election

=Predictions=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball{{cite web |title=Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests |url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/sos-and-ag-what-to-watch-for-next-week-in-key-statewide-contests/ |website=Sabato's Crystal Ball |date=November 3, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2022}}

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 3, 2022

align="left" |Elections Daily{{cite web |title=Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings |url=https://elections-daily.com/2022/11/07/elections-daily-secretary-of-state-ratings/ |last=Solomon |first=Zack |website=Elections Daily |date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=November 29, 2022}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D|Flip}}

|November 7, 2022

= Post-primary endorsements =

{{Endorsements box

| title = Jim Marchant (R)

|width=50em

| list =

Executive Branch officials

  • Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021){{cite web | url=https://www.kolotv.com/2022/10/13/trump-endorses-marchant-nevada-secretary-state/ | title=Trump endorses Marchant for Nevada Secretary of State | date=October 13, 2022 }}}}

{{Endorsements box

|title=Cisco Aguilar (D)

|width=50em

|list=

Executive Branch officials

  • Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States (2009–2017){{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/congress-catherine-cortez-masto-barack-obama-nevada-reno-422295d46a9dbe4ce36ddcd9573fa054/ | title=Obama to campaign for group of vulnerable Nevada incumbents | website=Associated Press | date=October 19, 2022 }}

U.S. Representatives

  • Adam Kinzinger, U.S. Representative from {{ushr|IL|16}} (2011–2023) (Republican){{cite news |last1=Montellaro |first1=Zach |title=Kinzinger endorses Dems in major governor, secretary of state races |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/11/kinzinger-endorses-dems-in-major-governor-secretary-of-state-races-00061128 |access-date=11 October 2022 |work=POLITICO |language=en}}

Individuals

  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor and singer{{cite web | url=https://www.newsweek.com/oprah-john-legend-celebrity-endorsements-2022-midterm-candidates-1754126 | title=Oprah, John Legend and more celebs stump for midterm candidates | website=Newsweek | date=October 24, 2022 }}

Newspapers

  • Las Vegas Review-Journal{{cite web |title=Review-Journal endorsements: Attorney general, other constitutional offices |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/rj-endorses/review-journal-endorsements-attorney-general-other-constitutional-offices-2659540/ |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=October 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019011044/https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/rj-endorses/review-journal-endorsements-attorney-general-other-constitutional-offices-2659540/ |archive-date=October 19, 2022 |date=October 17, 2022}}

Organizations

}}

=Polling=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Jim
Marchant (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Cisco
Aguilar (D)

! {{nowrap|None of These}}
Candidates

! Other

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College[https://emersoncollegepolling.com/nevada-2022-one-week-out-republicans-lead-democrats-for-us-senate-3-of-4-congressional-seats/ Emerson College]

|October 26–29, 2022

|2,000 (LV)

|± 2.1%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|43%

|41%

|–

|–

|8%

style="text-align:left;"|OH Predictive Insights[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_g3c97dkfSoqjxr-C8y0a-AIF6LPvqlB/edit#gid=2127673642 OH Predictive Insights]

|October 24–27, 2022

|600 (LV)

|± 4.0%

|38%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|41%

|1%

|6%{{efn|Hansen (IA) with 4%; Crane (L) with 2%}}

|13%

style="text-align:left;"|Siena Research/NYT[https://scri.siena.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/NV1022-Crosstabs.pdf Siena Research/NYT]

|October 19–24, 2022

|885 (LV)

|± 4.2%

|41%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|44%

|–

|<1%{{efn|Crane (L) with <1%; Hansen (IA) with <1%}}

|15%

style="text-align:left;"|University of Nevada, Reno[https://www.dropbox.com/s/j9926l4ji53we05/NESP_General_Election_Topline_Report_2022.pdf?dl=0 University of Nevada, Reno]

|October 5–19, 2022

|584 (LV)

|± 4.0%

|27%

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|29%

|–

|5%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 5%}}

|{{party shading/Undecided}}|40%

style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|CNN/SSRS[https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23126491-cnn-poll-nevada-october-2022 CNN/SSRS]

|rowspan="2"|September 26 – October 2, 2022

|926 (RV)

|± 4.7%

|44%

|44%

|6%

|4%{{efn|name=Other}}

|2%

828 (LV)

|± 5.0%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|46%

|43%

|5%

|4%{{efn|name=Other|"Other" with 4%}}

|2%

style="text-align:left;"|OH Predictive Insights[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FMgbnIJWR3zoCnMfSk9ft4EcHQOuJ_Q5/edit#gid=644494231 OH Predictive Insights]

|September 20–29, 2022

|741 (LV)

|± 3.6%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|39%

|31%

|3%

|6%{{efn|Hansen with 4%; Crane with 2%}}

|21%

style="text-align:left;"|Suffolk University[https://www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suffolk/documents/academics/research-at-suffolk/suprc/polls/other-states/2022/8_22_2022_marginals.pdf?la=en&hash=D3D51D98E99FECD8B12A0A92C8AFDFA94FFE8BAE Suffolk University]

|August 14–17, 2022

|500 (LV)

|± 4.4%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|31%

|27%

|7%

|9%{{efn|Hansen (IA) with 7%; Crane (L) with 2%}}

|26%

=Results=

{{Election box begin

| title = 2022 Nevada Secretary of State election{{cite web |title=Silver State 2022 - General Election Results - Statewide |url=https://silverstateelection.nv.gov/NVOther/|website=Nevada Secretary of State}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| candidate = Cisco Aguilar

| party = Nevada Democratic Party

| votes = 496,569

| percentage = 48.95%

| change = +0.70%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Jim Marchant

| party = Nevada Republican Party

| votes = 473,467

| percentage = 46.67%

| change = -2.24%

}}

{{Election box None of These Candidates with party link

| votes = 18,144

| percentage = 1.79%

| change = -1.05%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Janine Hansen

| party = Independent American Party of Nevada

| votes = 17,472

| percentage = 1.72%

| change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Ross Crane

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 8,821

| percentage = 0.87%

| change = N/A

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 1,014,473

| percentage = 100.0%

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing

| winner = Nevada Democratic Party

| loser = Nevada Republican Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

==By congressional district==

Aguilar won 3 of 4 congressional districts.{{cite web | url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XXc3xtFVOhYL4GIi2Izvbq9Wo9hyiHNr913HSjY5DAY/edit#gid=466788753 | title=2022 Nevada Statewide Races by CD }}

class=wikitable

! District

! Marchant

! Aguilar

! Representative

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Nevada|1|1st}}

| 44%

| 52%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Dina Titus

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Nevada|2|2nd}}

| 52%

| 43%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Mark Amodei

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Nevada|3|3rd}}

| 45%

| 52%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Susie Lee

align=center

! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Nevada|4|4th}}

| 45%

| 51%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Steven Horsford

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.cisconv.co/ Cisco Aguilar (D) for Secretary of State]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20221017140832/https://jimmarchant.com/ Jim Marchant (R) for Secretary of State]

{{2022 United States elections}}

Secretary of State

Nevada

Category:Nevada Secretary of State elections