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Registered | 1,822,166 | |
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Turnout | 77.26% [1] | |
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Elections in Nevada |
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Nevada portal |
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Nevada on November 3, 2020. [2] To vote by mail, registered Nevada voters must ensure each ballot is postmarked by November 3 and received by November 10, 2020. [3]
Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump was challenged by Democratic nominee Joe Biden in 2020. [2] Prior to election day, news outlets and polls predicted Nevada to have a slight lean towards Biden. Nevada has six electoral votes in the Electoral College. [4]
Nevada has four congressional districts that elect four delegates to the U.S. House of Representatives. [2] Since the 2016 elections, three representatives have been Democratic.
10 of the 21 seats of the Nevada Senate were up for election. [2] Democrats have retained a majority control of the senate since 2017.
All 42 seats of the Nevada Assembly were up for election. [2] Democrats have retained a majority control of the assembly since 2017.
Two seats on the Nevada Supreme Court were up for election.
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Pickering: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent justice Kristina Pickering ran for re-election. Justice Pickering was the only candidate to receive over 50% in the primary election, making her the only candidate to move onto the general election, where she was re-elected unopposed.
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Nonpartisan | Kristina Pickering (incumbent) | 262,119 | 57.39% | |
Nonpartisan | Esther C. Rodriguez | 101,913 | 22.31% | |
Nonpartisan | Thomas Christensen | 58,421 | 12.79% | |
None of These Candidates | 34,279 | 7.51% | ||
Total votes | 456,732 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Nonpartisan | Kristina Pickering (incumbent) | 905,541 | 77.43% | |
None of These Candidates | 263,976 | 22.57% | ||
Total votes | 1,169,517 | 100.0% |
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Herndon: 40–50%
50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent justice Mark Gibbons chose to retire and not run for re-election. [8]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Nonpartisan | Douglas Herndon | 205,151 | 45.02% | |
Nonpartisan | Ozzie Fumo | 162,364 | 35.63% | |
Nonpartisan | Erv Nelson | 47,076 | 10.33% | |
None of These Candidates | 41,095 | 9.02% | ||
Total votes | 455,686 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Nonpartisan | Douglas Herndon | 557,584 | 45.37% | |
Nonpartisan | Ozzie Fumo | 445,871 | 36.28% | |
None of These Candidates | 225,623 | 18.36% | ||
Total votes | 1,229,078 | 100.0% |
One seat on the Nevada Court of Appeals was up for election.
Incumbent Judge Bonnie Bulla was appointed by Governor Steve Sisolak in 2019 to replace Abbi Silver, who was elected to the Nevada Supreme Court in 2018. [12] Judge Bulla ran for re-election to serve out the remainder of Justice Silver's term, ending in 2022.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Bonnie A. Bulla (incumbent) | 499,827 | 42.17% | |
Nonpartisan | Susan Bush | 422,377 | 35.63% | |
None of These Candidates | 263,183 | 22.20% | ||
Total votes | 1,185,387 | 100.0% |
On the ballot were five statewide questions for Nevada Constitution amendments. The first one appears to be rejected while the four other questions are approved. [14]
Question 2 repeals the struck-down same-sex marriage ban, replacing it with a gender-neutral formulation.
Choice | Votes | % |
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No | 630,023 | 50.15 |
Yes | 626,146 | 49.85 |
Total votes | 1,256,169 | 100.00 |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 821,050 | 62.43 |
No | 494,186 | 37.57 |
Total votes | 1,315,236 | 100.00 |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 782,015 | 61.18 |
No | 496,287 | 38.82 |
Total votes | 1,278,302 | 100.00 |
"Guarantee specific voting rights to all qualified and registered voters in the State."
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 826,719 | 64.12 |
No | 462,544 | 35.88 |
Total votes | 1,289,263 | 100.00 |
"Require, beginning in calendar year 2022, that all providers of electric utility services who sell electricity to retail customers for consumption in Nevada generate or acquire incrementally larger percentages of electricity from renewable energy resources so that by calendar year 2030 not less than 50 percent of the total amount of electricity sold by each provider to its retail customers in Nevada comes from renewable energy resources."
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 747,581 | 57.94 |
No | 542,654 | 42.06 |
Total votes | 1,290,235 | 100.00 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size [a] |
Margin of error |
Yes (for the amendment) | No (against the amendment) | Undecided |
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Civiqs/Daily Kos | October 17–20, 2020 | 712 (LV) | ± 5.3% | 69% | 26% | 5% |
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
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Registered | 1,822,166 | |
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Turnout | 77.26% [1] | |
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Elections in Nevada |
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Nevada portal |
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Nevada on November 3, 2020. [2] To vote by mail, registered Nevada voters must ensure each ballot is postmarked by November 3 and received by November 10, 2020. [3]
Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump was challenged by Democratic nominee Joe Biden in 2020. [2] Prior to election day, news outlets and polls predicted Nevada to have a slight lean towards Biden. Nevada has six electoral votes in the Electoral College. [4]
Nevada has four congressional districts that elect four delegates to the U.S. House of Representatives. [2] Since the 2016 elections, three representatives have been Democratic.
10 of the 21 seats of the Nevada Senate were up for election. [2] Democrats have retained a majority control of the senate since 2017.
All 42 seats of the Nevada Assembly were up for election. [2] Democrats have retained a majority control of the assembly since 2017.
Two seats on the Nevada Supreme Court were up for election.
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Pickering: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent justice Kristina Pickering ran for re-election. Justice Pickering was the only candidate to receive over 50% in the primary election, making her the only candidate to move onto the general election, where she was re-elected unopposed.
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Nonpartisan | Kristina Pickering (incumbent) | 262,119 | 57.39% | |
Nonpartisan | Esther C. Rodriguez | 101,913 | 22.31% | |
Nonpartisan | Thomas Christensen | 58,421 | 12.79% | |
None of These Candidates | 34,279 | 7.51% | ||
Total votes | 456,732 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Nonpartisan | Kristina Pickering (incumbent) | 905,541 | 77.43% | |
None of These Candidates | 263,976 | 22.57% | ||
Total votes | 1,169,517 | 100.0% |
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Herndon: 40–50%
50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent justice Mark Gibbons chose to retire and not run for re-election. [8]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Nonpartisan | Douglas Herndon | 205,151 | 45.02% | |
Nonpartisan | Ozzie Fumo | 162,364 | 35.63% | |
Nonpartisan | Erv Nelson | 47,076 | 10.33% | |
None of These Candidates | 41,095 | 9.02% | ||
Total votes | 455,686 | 100.0% | ||
General election | ||||
Nonpartisan | Douglas Herndon | 557,584 | 45.37% | |
Nonpartisan | Ozzie Fumo | 445,871 | 36.28% | |
None of These Candidates | 225,623 | 18.36% | ||
Total votes | 1,229,078 | 100.0% |
One seat on the Nevada Court of Appeals was up for election.
Incumbent Judge Bonnie Bulla was appointed by Governor Steve Sisolak in 2019 to replace Abbi Silver, who was elected to the Nevada Supreme Court in 2018. [12] Judge Bulla ran for re-election to serve out the remainder of Justice Silver's term, ending in 2022.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Bonnie A. Bulla (incumbent) | 499,827 | 42.17% | |
Nonpartisan | Susan Bush | 422,377 | 35.63% | |
None of These Candidates | 263,183 | 22.20% | ||
Total votes | 1,185,387 | 100.0% |
On the ballot were five statewide questions for Nevada Constitution amendments. The first one appears to be rejected while the four other questions are approved. [14]
Question 2 repeals the struck-down same-sex marriage ban, replacing it with a gender-neutral formulation.
Choice | Votes | % |
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No | 630,023 | 50.15 |
Yes | 626,146 | 49.85 |
Total votes | 1,256,169 | 100.00 |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 821,050 | 62.43 |
No | 494,186 | 37.57 |
Total votes | 1,315,236 | 100.00 |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 782,015 | 61.18 |
No | 496,287 | 38.82 |
Total votes | 1,278,302 | 100.00 |
"Guarantee specific voting rights to all qualified and registered voters in the State."
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 826,719 | 64.12 |
No | 462,544 | 35.88 |
Total votes | 1,289,263 | 100.00 |
"Require, beginning in calendar year 2022, that all providers of electric utility services who sell electricity to retail customers for consumption in Nevada generate or acquire incrementally larger percentages of electricity from renewable energy resources so that by calendar year 2030 not less than 50 percent of the total amount of electricity sold by each provider to its retail customers in Nevada comes from renewable energy resources."
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 747,581 | 57.94 |
No | 542,654 | 42.06 |
Total votes | 1,290,235 | 100.00 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size [a] |
Margin of error |
Yes (for the amendment) | No (against the amendment) | Undecided |
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Civiqs/Daily Kos | October 17–20, 2020 | 712 (LV) | ± 5.3% | 69% | 26% | 5% |
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020