| Election Name: | 2018 Nevada Attorney General election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Nevada elections#Attorney general |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Nevada Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Image1: | File:Aaron D. Ford.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Aaron Ford |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 456,225 |
| Percentage1: | 47.2% |
| Nominee2: | Wesley Duncan |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 451,692 |
| Percentage2: | 46.8% |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Adam Laxalt |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Aaron Ford |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
The 2018 Nevada Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Nevada.[1]
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.[2] Nevada Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford won the Democratic nomination and defeated Republican nominee and former Nevada Assembly member Wesley Duncan in the general election.[3] With a margin of 0.4%, this was the closest attorney general race of the 2018 election cycle.
Duncan won the Republican primary, defeating attorney Craig Mueller.[4]
Ford won the Democratic primary, defeating attorney Stuart MacKie.[5]
Ford won the election by a 0.47% margin.[6] [7]
Ford won 2 of 4 congressional districts, with the remaining 2 going to Duncan, including one that elected a Democrat.[8]
| District | Duncan | Ford | Representative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33% | 61% | Dina Titus | |||
| 54% | 38% | Mark Amodei | |||
| 48% | 47% | ||||
| 45% | 49% | Steven Horsford | |||