2022 Nevada Secretary of State election explained

Election Name:	2022 Nevada Secretary of State election
Country:	Nevada
Type:	presidential
Previous Election:	2018 Nevada elections#Secretary of State
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2026 Nevada Secretary of State election
Next Year:	2026
Election Date:	November 8, 2022
Nominee1:	Cisco Aguilar
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	496,569
Percentage1:	48.95%
Nominee2:	Jim Marchant
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	473,467
Percentage2:	46.67%
Map Size:	250px
Secretary of State
Before Election:	Barbara Cegavske
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Cisco Aguilar
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 2022 Nevada Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of Nevada.

Incumbent Republican Barbara Cegavske was term-limited and could not seek a third term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Marchant, former member of the Nevada Assembly for the 37th district (2016–2018) and nominee for in 2020^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Kristopher Dahir, Sparks city councilman^[2]
• John Gerhardt^[3]
• Jesse Haw, former state senator (2016)^[4]
• Socorro Keenan^{[5] [6]}
• Gerard Ramalho, former news anchor^[7]
• Richard Scotti, former 8th Nevada judicial court judge^[8]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kristopher Dahir	John Gerhardt	Jesse Haw	Socorro Keenan	Jim Marchant	Gerard Ramalho	Richard Scotti	Candidates	Undecided
OH Predictive Insights	June 6–7, 2022	525 (LV)	± 4.4%	3%	2%	21%	1%	21%	4%	8%	4%		42%
OH Predictive Insights	May 10–12, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	2%	2%	7%	1%		16%	3%	8%		26%		35%

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cisco Aguilar, counsel for De Castroverde Law Group; former staffer for then–U.S. Senator Harry Reid^[9]

Withdrew

• Ellen Spiegel, former state assemblywoman from the 20th district (2012–2020)^{[10] [11]} (ran for state controller)

Endorsements

Independents and third-party candidates

Candidates

Declared

• Ross Crane (Libertarian), sales manager^[6]
• Janine Hansen (Independent American), executive director of the Independent American Party of Nevada and perennial candidate^{[12] [5] [6]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[13]		November 3, 2022
Elections Daily^[14]		November 7, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Marchant (R)	Cisco Aguilar (D)	Candidates	Other	Undecided
Emerson College	October 26–29, 2022	2,000 (LV)	± 2.1%		43%	41%	–	–	8%
OH Predictive Insights	October 24–27, 2022	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	38%		41%	1%	6%	13%
Siena Research/NYT	October 19–24, 2022	885 (LV)	± 4.2%	41%		44%	–	<1%	15%
University of Nevada, Reno	October 5–19, 2022	584 (LV)	± 4.0%	27%		29%	–	5%		40%
CNN/SSRS	September 26 – October 2, 2022	926 (RV)	± 4.7%	44%	44%	6%	4%	2%
		828 (LV)	± 5.0%		46%	43%	5%	4%	2%
OH Predictive Insights	September 20–29, 2022	741 (LV)	± 3.6%		39%	31%	3%	6%	21%
Suffolk University	August 14–17, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%		31%	27%	7%	9%	26%

Results

By congressional district

Aguilar won 3 of 4 congressional districts.^[15]

District	Marchant	Aguilar	Representative
		44%	52%		Dina Titus
		52%	43%		Mark Amodei
		45%	52%		Susie Lee
		45%	51%		Steven Horsford

External links

• Cisco Aguilar (D) for Secretary of State
• Jim Marchant (R) for Secretary of State

Notes and References

1. Web site: Appleton . Rory . Jim Marchant running for secretary of state in Nevada . www.reviewjournal.com . January 10, 2022 . April 23, 2021.
2. Web site: Appleton . Rory . Sparks Councilman Kristopher Dahir running for Nevada secretary of state . www.reviewjournal.com . . January 12, 2022 . April 29, 2021.
3. Web site: John Cardiff Gerhardt.
4. Web site: Snyder . Riley . Reno developer, former state Sen. Jesse Haw to run for secretary of state . thenevadaindependent.com . March 11, 2022 . January 21, 2022.
5. Web site: March 10 update: Carson city residents declare candidacy for elections . www.nevadaappeal.com . . March 11, 2022 . March 9, 2022.
6. Web site: 2022 Candidate Filings . March 15, 2022.
7. Web site: Charns . David . Former Las Vegas news anchor announces run for Nevada secretary of state . www.8newsnow.com . . January 12, 2022 . September 22, 2021.
8. Web site: Dentzer . Bill . Scotti joins race for secretary of state in 2022 . www.reviewjournal.com . . January 12, 2022 . August 25, 2021.
9. Web site: Appleton . Rory . Cisco Aguilar to seek Nevada secretary of state office in 2022 . www.reviewjournal.com . . January 12, 2022 . May 11, 2021.
10. Web site: Calderon . Jannelle . Democratic former Assemblywoman Spiegel joins race for secretary of state . thenevadaindependent.com . . January 12, 2022 . September 29, 2021.
11. Web site: Dentzer . Bill . Former assemblywoman switches races, will run for state controller . www.reviewjournal.com . . February 25, 2022 . February 16, 2022.
12. Web site: Janine Hanson . ballotpedia.org . . March 11, 2022.
13. Web site: Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests . Sabato's Crystal Ball . November 3, 2022 . November 3, 2022.
14. Web site: Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings . Solomon . Zack . Elections Daily . November 7, 2022 . November 29, 2022.
15. Web site: 2022 Nevada Statewide Races by CD .