2020 Nevada Senate election explained

Election Name:2020 Nevada Senate election
Country:Nevada
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Nevada Senate election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 Nevada Senate election
Next Year:2022
Seats For Election:10 of 21 seats in the Nevada Senate
Majority Seats:11
Election Date:November 3, 2020
Leader1:Nicole Cannizzaro
Party1:Nevada Democratic Party
Leader Since1:March 5, 2018
Leaders Seat1:6th
Seats Before1:13
Seats After1:12
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:321,290
Percentage1:56.16%
Swing1: 4.86%
Leader2:James Settelmeyer
Party2:Nevada Republican Party
Leader Since2:November 7, 2018
Leaders Seat2:17th
Seats Before2:8
Seats After2:9
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:234,367
Percentage2:40.97%
Swing2: 4.76%
Map Size:301px
Majority Leader
Before Election:Nicole Cannizzaro
Before Party:Democratic
After Election:Nicole Cannizzaro
After Party:Democratic

The 2020 Nevada Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Voters in 10 districts of the Nevada Senate elected senators. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. House and the Nevada Assembly. Republicans needed to gain three seats to win control of the chamber.

The primary elections were held on June 9, 2020.

Background

In the 2018 Nevada State Senate election, Democrats maintained control of the Nevada Senate by a 13–8 margin. Democrats had controlled the chamber since 2016.

Results

Overview

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Nevada Senate election results
PartyCandidatesVotes%Seats
BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Democratic9321,29056.16137612 1
Republican7234,36740.978349 1
Independent American114,3872.510000
Libertarian12,0070.350000
Total572,051100.0021101021
Source: https://silverstateelection.nv.gov/NVSenate/

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

Results by district

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District 19

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races. The Cook Political Report. November 1, 2020.
  2. Web site: 2020 Statewide Certified List of Candidates . . May 8, 2020.