2022 Nevada elections

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Nevada elections

| country = Nevada

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2020 Nevada elections

| previous_year = 2020

| election_date = {{Start date|2022|11|08}}

| next_election = 2024 Nevada elections

| next_year = 2024

| registered =

| turnout =

}}

The 2022 Nevada state elections took place on November 8, 2022. On that date, the State of Nevada held elections for the following offices: 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.{{Cite news |last=Edmondson |first=Catie |date=2022-11-13 |title=Cortez Masto Defends Nevada Seat, Securing Democrats' Hold on the Senate |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/12/us/politics/cortez-masto-laxalt-nevada-senate.html |access-date=2022-11-13 |issn=0362-4331}}

United States House of Representatives

{{Main article|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada}}

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

{{Main article|2022 Nevada State Senate election|2022 Nevada Assembly election}}

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==

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Nevada Supreme Court Seat A election

| country = Nevada

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 Nevada Supreme Court Seat A election

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2028 Nevada Supreme Court Seat A election

| next_year = 2028

| election_date =

| image_size = 160x180px

| candidate1 = Linda M. Bell

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 666,535

| percentage1 = 75.9%

| candidate2 = None of these candidates

| popular_vote2 = 211,792

| percentage2 = 24.1%

| title = Nevada Supreme Court Justice

| before_election = James Hardesty

| before_party = Nonpartisan politician

| after_election = Linda M. Bell

| after_party =Nonpartisan politician

| map = 200px

| map_caption = Bell: {{legend0|#2AACAC|60–70%}} {{legend0|#009696|70–80%}}

}}

Incumbent justice James Hardesty announced he would retire and not seek re-election.{{cite web |last1=Tang |first1=Stanton |title=Nevada Chief Justice James Hardesty to retire |url=https://www.kolotv.com/2021/11/02/nevada-chief-justice-james-hardesty-retire/ |website=KOLO News 8 |date=November 2, 2021}} Linda Bell, Chief Judge of the Eight Judicial District Court, was the only candidate to file, and was elected unopposed.{{Cite web |last=Newberg |first=Katelyn |date=January 20, 2022 |title=District Judge Linda Bell announces bid for Nevada Supreme Court |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/district-judge-linda-bell-announces-bid-for-nevada-supreme-court-2516365/ |access-date=January 16, 2022 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Gentry |first=Dana |date=October 11, 2022 |title=Four of five statewide appeals court races unopposed |url=https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2022/10/11/four-of-five-statewide-appeals-court-races-unopposed/ |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=Nevada Current |language=en-US}}

{{Election box begin no change |title= 2022 Nevada Supreme Court election (Seat A){{cite web |title=Silver State 2022 - General Election Results - Judicial |url=https://silverstateelection.nv.gov/Judicial/|website=Nevada Secretary of State}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| candidate = Linda M. Bell

| votes = 666,535

| percentage = 75.89%

}}

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

| votes = 211,792

| percentage = 24.11%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 878,327

| percentage = 100.0%

}}

==Seat E==

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Nevada Supreme Court Seat E election

| country = Nevada

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 Nevada Supreme Court Seat E election

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2028 Nevada Supreme Court Seat E election

| next_year = 2028

| election_date =

| image_size = 160x180px

| candidate1 = Ron Parraguirre

| party1 = Nonpartisan politician

| popular_vote1 = 651,496

| percentage1 = 74.5%

| candidate2 = None of these candidates

| popular_vote2 = 222,899

| percentage2 = 25.5%

| title = Nevada Supreme Court Justice

| before_election = Ron Parraguirre

| before_party = Nonpartisan politician

| after_election = Ron Parraguirre

| after_party =Nonpartisan politician

| map = 200px

| map_caption = Parraguirre: {{legend0|#EE8E50|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D69850|70–80%}}

}}

Justice Ron Parraguirre ran for re-election to another six-year term, and was reelected unopposed.

{{Election box begin no change |title= 2022 Nevada Supreme Court election (Seat E)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| candidate = Ron D. Parraguirre (incumbent)

| votes = 651,496

| percentage = 74.51%

}}

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

| votes = 222,899

| percentage = 25.49%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 874,395

| percentage = 100.0%

}}

=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.{{cite web |title=Crowded races, some surprises at close of Nevada candidate filing |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/crowded-races-some-surprises-at-close-of-nevada-candidate-filing |website=Nevada Independent |date=March 22, 2022}}

===Candidates===

Rhonda Forsberg, Judge of the Eight Judicial District Court (Family Division, Department G){{cite web |last1=Newberg |first1=Katelyn |title=Family Court judge, public defender contend for seat on Court of Appeals |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/family-court-judge-public-defender-contend-for-seat-on-court-of-appeals-2653068/ |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 6, 2022}}
Deborah Westbrook, chief public defender of the Clark County Public Defender's Office

===Results===

{{Election box begin no change |title= 2022 Nevada Court of Appeals election (Department 1)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| candidate = Deborah Westbrook

| votes = 459,818

| percentage = 51.44%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| candidate = Rhonda Forsberg

| votes = 222,586

| percentage = 24.90%

}}

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

| votes = 211,499

| percentage = 23.66%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 893,903

| percentage = 100.0%

}}

==Department 2==

Incumbent Judge Michael Gibbons was reelected unopposed.

{{Election box begin no change |title= 2022 Nevada Court of Appeals election (Department 2)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| candidate = Michael Gibbons (incumbent)

| votes = 651,985

| percentage = 74.72%

}}

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

| votes = 220,597

| percentage = 25.49%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 872,582

| percentage = 100.0%

}}

==Department 3==

Incumbent Judge Bonnie Bulla was reelected unopposed.

{{Election box begin no change |title= 2022 Nevada Court of Appeals election (Department 3)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Nonpartisan candidate

| candidate = Bonnie Bulla (incumbent)

| votes = 639,507

| percentage = 73.54%

}}

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

| votes = 230,071

| percentage = 26.46%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 869,578

| percentage = 100.0%

}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Nevada Equal Rights Amendment (2022)|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Equal_Rights_Amendment_(2022)|access-date=2021-03-02|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Terri|title=Equal Rights Amendment to appear on 2022 Nevada Ballot|url=https://www.kolotv.com/2021/03/26/equal-rights-amendment-to-appear-on-2022-nevada-ballot/|access-date=2021-03-28|website=www.kolotv.com|date=March 26, 2021 |language=en}} The third ballot measure would replace both the primary and voting systems with top-five-based Ranked-choice voting system.{{Cite news |last=Golonka |first=Sean |date=25 October 2022 |title=Question 3 backers promote ranked-choice voting with major out-of-state money |pages=1 |work=Nevadan Independent |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/question-3-backers-promote-ranked-choice-voting-with-major-out-of-state-money |access-date=12 November 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Richardson |first=Katelynn |date=10 November 2022 |title=All three Nevada ballot questions seem to have majority support as vote count continues |pages=1 |work=The Center Square |url=https://www.thecentersquare.com/nevada/all-three-nevada-ballot-questions-seem-to-have-majority-support-as-vote-count-continues/article_32060c38-615b-11ed-98a4-2fc258cb1399.html |access-date=12 November 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Meyers |first=David |date=9 November 2022 |title=Ballot measures will change how democracy is practiced in many states |url=https://thefulcrum.us/Government/State/election-results-2022 |work=The Fulcrum }}{{Cite web |title=Nevada Question 3, Top-Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative (2022) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Question_3,_Top-Five_Ranked_Choice_Voting_Initiative_(2022) |access-date=12 November 2022 |website=Ballotpedia}}

=Equal Rights Amendment=

==Polling==

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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:100px;"| For
amendment

! style="width:100px;"| Against
amendment

! Undecided

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

|September 20–29, 2022

|741 (LV)

|± 3.6%

|style="background: rgb(1, 223, 116);"|62%

|23%

|15%

style="text-align:left;"|OH Predictive Insights[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B0qNHCqbrUoKtT1XDCF6Yi1oTSFks8X4/edit OH Predictive Insights]

|July 8–19, 2022

|924 (RV)

|± 3.2%

|style="background: rgb(1, 223, 116);"|72%

|13%

|15%

==Results==

{{Infobox referendum|name=State Question 1|country=Nevada|date=November 8, 2022|title=Equal Rights Amendment|map={{switcher |300px |County results |300px |Precinct results |default=1}}|mapcaption={{col-begin}}

Yes

Other

{{col-end}}}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=State Question 1{{cite web |title=2022 Unofficial Statewide General Election Coverage and Reports |url=https://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2022StateWideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx |publisher=Secretary of State of Nevada |access-date=6 May 2023 |date=8 November 2022}}

}}{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

| candidate = Yes

| votes = 580,022

| percentage = 58.63%

}}{{Election box candidate no party no change

| candidate = No

| votes = 409,228

| percentage = 41.37%

}}{{Election box total no party no change

| votes = 989,250

| percentage = 100.00%

}}{{Election box end}}

=Minimum Wage Amendment=

==Polling==

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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:100px;"| For
amendment

! style="width:100px;"| Against
amendment

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|OH Predictive Insights

|September 20–29, 2022

|741 (LV)

|± 3.6%

|style="background: rgb(1, 223, 116);"|63%

|29%

|7%

==Results==

{{Infobox referendum|name=State Question 2|country=Nevada|date=November 8, 2022|title=Minimum Wage Amendment|map={{switcher |300px |County results |300px |Precinct results |default=1}}|mapcaption={{col-begin}}

Yes

Other

{{col-end}}}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=State Question 2

}}{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

| candidate = Yes

| votes = 545,828

| percentage = 55.18%

}}{{Election box candidate no party no change

| candidate = No

| votes = 443,318

| percentage = 44.82%

}}{{Election box total no party no change

| votes = 989,146

| percentage = 100.00%

}}{{Election box end}}

=Top-Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative=

==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;"| For
initiative

! style="width:100px;"| Against
initiative

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|OH Predictive Insights

|September 20–29, 2022

|741 (LV)

|± 3.6%

|38%

|style="background: rgb(248, 193, 190);"|40%

|20%

style="text-align:left;"|OH Predictive Insights

|July 8–19, 2022

|924 (RV)

|± 3.2%

|style="background: rgb(153, 255, 153);"|42%

|27%

|32%

==Results==

{{Infobox referendum|name=State Question 3|country=Nevada|date=November 8, 2022|title=Top Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative|map={{switcher |300px |County results |300px |Precinct results |default=1}}|mapcaption={{col-begin}}

Yes

Other

{{col-end}}}}

{{Election box begin no party no change|title=State Question 3

}}{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

| candidate = Yes

| votes = 524,868

| percentage = 52.94%

}}{{Election box candidate no party no change

| candidate = No

| votes = 466,635

| percentage = 47.06%

}}{{Election box total no party no change

| votes = 991,503

| percentage = 100.00%

}}{{Election box end}}

Notes

References

Nevada