2024 Nevada Republican presidential nominating contests

The Democratic-controlled Nevada Legislature, supported by former senator Harry Reid, moved to establish a presidential primary in 2021 for the Republican and Democratic parties, following the "havoc" of the 2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses.{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4437751-why-haley-and-trump-are-on-separate-ballots-in-nevada/|title=Why Haley and Trump are on separate ballots in Nevada|work=The Hill|date=January 30, 2024|access-date=January 31, 2024|last1=Gans|first1=Jared|last2=Robertson|first2=Nick}} Previously, party-organized caucuses were used to determine delegates in presidential elections. In May 2023, the Republican Party sued the state of Nevada, because they preferred to keep using the caucuses to determine their delegate allocation.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/us/politics/nevada-republican-caucus-2024.html|title=Nevada G.O.P. Sets February Caucus, Jumping Ahead of South Carolina|access-date=August 15, 2023|date=August 14, 2023|last1=Gabriel|first1=Trip|work=New York Times}}{{cite web|url=https://nevadagop.org/sign-up-for-the-2024-presidential-caucus/|title=Sign Up for the 2024 Presidential Caucus!|access-date=August 15, 2023|date=August 15, 2023|author=Nevada GOP|work=Nevada GOP}}

The Republican primary required more than one Republican candidate to file by October 16, 2023. Nevada Republicans have said that they will instead hold a party-organized caucus on February 8, 2024. To participate in the caucus, Republican candidates needed to register their candidacy with the Nevada Republican Party in a filing window from September 1, 2023, to October 15, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://nevadagop.org/sign-up-for-the-2024-presidential-caucus/|title=Sign Up for the 2024 Presidential Caucus!|access-date=August 15, 2023|date=August 15, 2023|author=Nevada GOP|work=Nevada GOP}}

Additionally, Haley, the only remaining major candidate on the primary ballot by the time of the election, refused to spend funds or campaign in the Nevada primaries due to not being allowed to enter the caucuses.{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4448836-haley-campaign-nevada-caucus-2024-trump/|title=Haley campaign blasts Nevada caucuses as ‘rigged for Trump’ |work=The Hill|date=February 5, 2024|access-date=February 7, 2024|last1=Mueller|first1=Julia}} This led to early speculation "None of the Above" would win the primaries instead.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Delegates are proportionally allocated to candidates who receive at least 3.85% of the votes in the caucus on February 8, 2024. Votes in the primary on February 6, 2024, will not be included in determining delegate allocation.

The filing deadline for the Nevada primary was on October 16, 2023. The office of the Secretary of State of Nevada published the list of qualified candidates on October 20.{{cite news |title=2024 Presidential Preference Primary Candidates |publisher=Secretary of State of Nevada |date=October 16, 2023 |access-date=October 27, 2023 |url=https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/home/showpublisheddocument/12465/638337564399270000}} The filing window for the Nevada caucus was between September 1 and October 15. The party published their own list of candidates and did not allow those who filed for the state-run primary to participate.{{cite web |title=2024 Presidential Caucus |website=Nevada GOP |access-date=October 27, 2023 |url=https://nevadagop.org/2024-presidential-caucus/ |archive-date=August 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815051802/https://nevadagop.org/2024-presidential-caucus/ |url-status=dead }}

The state of Nevada, per a law enacted in 1975, will also allow voters in the primary to cast a vote for "None of these Candidates."{{Cite web |date=October 18, 2016 |title=Not a fan of any candidate? In Nevada, you can vote for 'None of These Candidates' |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/not-fan-candidate-nevada-can-vote-none-candidates |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=PBS NewsHour|last1=Yang|first1=John |language=en-us}} Local news outlets in Nevada reported that it was plausible that Nikki Haley could face a competitive race against "None of these candidates" because Nevada voters, including those who wished to support Trump in the caucus but couldn't vote for him in the primary, were allowed to participate in both the primary and the caucus.

Primary candidates

• John Anthony Castro
• Heath V. Fulkerson
• Nikki Haley
• Donald Kjornes
• Mike Pence (withdrawn){{cite news |last1=Colvin |first1=Jill |title=Pence ends White House campaign after struggling to gain traction. 'This is not my time,' he says |url=https://apnews.com/article/mike-pence-2024-president-campaign-republican-trump-0ec44fc2a5b8683f34883e0ea72b2ab2 |access-date=November 3, 2023 |publisher=Associated Press |date=October 28, 2023}}
• Tim Scott (withdrawn){{cite news |last1=Vakil |first1=Caroline |title=Tim Scott suspends 2024 GOP primary bid |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4290754-tim-scott-suspends-2024-gop-primary/ |access-date=November 13, 2023|work=The Hill |date=November 12, 2023}}
• Hirsh V. Singh (withdrawn){{Cite news|author-link=David Wildstein|last1=Wildstein|first1=David|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/presidential-election/hirsh-singh-ends-ludicrous-white-house-bid|title=Hirsh Singh ends ludicrous White House bid|date=October 31, 2023|work=New Jersey Globe|language=en|access-date=November 12, 2023}}
• None of these Candidates

Caucus candidates{{efn|Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, Ron DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy were originally on the ballot, but have been removed since they all suspended their campaigns.}}

• Ryan Binkley
• Donald Trump

In March 2023, it was reported that Trump hosted a range of Nevada Republican Party officials at Mar-a-Lago as part of his campaign's "aggressive outreach to state and local party officials in the early primary states."{{Cite web |last=Gómez |first=Fin |date=March 4, 2023 |title=Trump met with early primary state GOP leaders in Nevada while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke to conservative group Club for Growth |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-met-with-early-primary-state-gop-leaders-while-florida-gov-ron-desantis-spoke-to-conservative-group-club-for-growth/ |access-date=March 7, 2023 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}

The two contests have led to some confusion among voters, where they have questioned why Trump is not listed on the primary ballot, with thousands of them calling in to request clarification.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trumps-nevada-primary-ballot-caucus-nikki-haley-calamity-confusion-rcna136272|title=Trump's absence on the Nevada primary ballot fuels a 'calamity' among voters|work=NBC News|last=Korecki|first=Natasha|date=February 1, 2024|access-date=February 5, 2024}}

{{main|Endorsements in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries}}

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Statewide executive officials

• Joe Lombardo, Governor of Nevada (2023–present){{cite news |last1=Mencimer |first1=Stephanie |title=Will Nikki Haley Lose Nevada to "None of the Above"? |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/02/nikki-haley-nevada-primary-none-above/ |access-date=February 6, 2024 |work=Mother Jones |date=February 6, 2024}}
• Stavros Anthony, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (2023–present)

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Former federal executive official

• Nick Trutanich, U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada (2019–2021){{Cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Kyle |last2=Gillespie |first2=Brandon | date=May 24, 2023 |title=More Than 150 Former Trump Administration Officials Now Backing DeSantis for President |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/150-former-trump-administration-officials-now-backing-desantis-president |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}

Former U.S. Representative

• Cresent Hardy, NV-04 (2015–2017){{Cite web |date=July 22, 2023 |title=Nevada Political Leaders Endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis for President |url=https://blog.4president.org/2024/2023/07/nevada-political-leaders-endorse-gov-ron-desantis-for-president.html |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=2024 Presidential Campaign Blog}}

Former state executive officials

• Adam Laxalt, Attorney General (2015–2019); Republican nominee for U.S. Senator in 2022 and Governor in 2018{{cite news |last1=Steinhauser |first1=Paul |title=Longtime DeSantis friend Adam Laxalt to chair super PAC backing Florida governor's expected 2024 run |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/longtime-desantis-friend-adam-laxalt-chair-super-pac-backing-florida-governors-expected-2024-run |access-date=April 22, 2023}} (previously endorsed Donald Trump)
• Andy Matthews, Controller (2023–present){{Cite web |last=Calderon |first=Jannelle |date=March 11, 2023 |title=In Visit to Early State Nevada, DeSantis Touts Self as Leader Willing to 'Go on Offense' |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/in-visit-to-early-state-nevada-desantis-touts-self-as-leader-willing-to-go-on-offense |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=The Nevada Independent |language=en}}
• Patty Cafferata, State Treasurer (1983–1987)

State senators

• Carrie A. Buck, District 5 (2020–present); Assistant Minority Leader (2023–present)
• Jeff Stone, District 20 (2022–present); Western Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Labor (2019–2021); California State Senator from District 28 (2014–2019){{Cite web |last1=Korecki |first1=Natasha |last2=Gomez |first2=Henry J. |date=June 16, 2023 |title=Trump World Gets Testy as Ron DeSantis Encroaches on His Nevada Turf |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-world-testy-ron-desantis-nevada-basque-fry-rcna89303 |access-date=June 19, 2023 |website=NBC News |language=en}}
• Keith Pickard, District 20 (2018–2022); Nevada State Assemblyman from District 22 (2016–2018)

State representatives

• Danielle Gallant, District 23 (2022–present); Assistant Minority Floor Leader (South) (2023–present)
• Jill Dickman, District 31 (2014–2016 and 2020–present); Assistant Minority Floor Leader (North) (2023–present); Assistant Majority Whip (North) (2015–2017)
• Edwin Goedhart, District 36 (2006–2012)
• Jim Wheeler, District 39 (2012–2022); Minority Leader (2017–2019)
• Kelly Kite, District 39 (2010–2012)

Notable individuals

• Robert Bigelow, owner of Budget Suites of America and founder of Bigelow Aerospace{{cite web |last=Haberman |first=Maggie |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Major G.O.P. donor's commitment to DeSantis is murkier than previously thought |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/us/politics/ron-desantis-ken-griffin-2024.html |access-date=May 24, 2023 |work=The New York Times}}
• Chuck Muth, political consultant; former executive director of the Nevada Republican Party{{Cite web |last=Muth |first=Chuck |date=May 31, 2023 |title=Trump Fatigue: The Milktoast that Broke the Donald's Back |url=https://muthstruths.com/trump-fatigue-the-milktoast-that-broke-the-donalds-back/ |access-date=June 3, 2023 |website=Muth's Truths |language=en-US}}

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Former federal official

• Steven Cheung, Special Assistant to the President (2017–2018){{cite news|last=Boggioni|first=Tom|date=November 25, 2022|title=Trump insider unnerved he'll 'sabotage' his 2024 campaign with impulsive new hires|url=https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2024-2658782888/|access-date=March 15, 2023|website=Raw Story}}

Statewide executive officials

• Joe Lombardo, governor (2023–present)
• Stavros Anthony, lieutenant governor (2023–present)

Former state executive official

• Adam Laxalt, Attorney General (2015–2019){{Cite news |last=Solis |first=Jacob |date=March 22, 2022 |title=Laxalt, Brown gear up for Senate debate, differ on Trump 2024 run |work=The Nevada Independent |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/laxalt-brown-gear-up-for-senate-debates-differ-on-trump-2024-run |access-date=November 16, 2022}} (switched endorsement to Ron DeSantis){{Cite news |last=Steinhauser |first=Paul |date=April 22, 2023 |title=Longtime DeSantis friend Adam Laxalt to chair super PAC backing Florida governor's expected 2024 run |work=Fox News |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/longtime-desantis-friend-adam-laxalt-chair-super-pac-backing-florida-governors-expected-2024-run |access-date=April 22, 2023}}

Former state representative

• Jim Marchant, District 37 (2016–2018); Republican nominee in the 2022 Nevada Secretary of State election{{cite news|last=Pilkington|first=Ed|date=October 11, 2022|title=Nevada secretary of state contender pledges to secure Trump victory in 2024|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/10/republican-jim-marchant-nevada-trump-pledge-2024|access-date=March 16, 2023|website=The Guardian}}

County official

• Michele Fiore, Nye County Justice of the Peace (2022–present){{cite news|last=Strozewski|first=Zoe|date=December 29, 2022|title='Lady Trump' Appointed to Oversee Court Cases Hopes to Become a Lawyer|url=https://www.newsweek.com/lady-trump-appointed-oversee-court-cases-hopes-become-lawyer-1770208|access-date=March 16, 2023|website=Newsweek}}

Notable individual

• Wayne Allyn Root, TV and radio host{{cite news|last=Allyn Root|first=Wayne|date=January 6, 2022|title=I'm anti-jab but support President Trump; Here's why|url=https://www.worldtribune.com/im-anti-jab-but-support-president-trump-heres-why/|access-date=March 16, 2023|website=World Tribune}}

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