| Election Name: | 2022 Nevada Senate election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Nevada Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Nevada Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 11 of 21 seats in the Nevada Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 11 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Leader1: | Nicole Cannizzaro |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 6th - Las Vegas |
| Seats Before1: | 12 |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seats After1: | 13 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 201,014 |
| Percentage1: | 39.41% |
| Swing1: | 16.75% |
| Leader2: | James Settelmeyer (term-limited) |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 17th - Gardnerville |
| Seats Before2: | 9 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seats After2: | 8 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 305,964 |
| Percentage2: | 59.99% |
| Swing2: | 19.02% |
| Majority Leader | |
| Before Election: | Nicole Cannizzaro |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | Nicole Cannizzaro |
| After Party: | Democratic |
The 2022 Nevada Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Voters in 11 districts of the Nevada Senate elected their senators. The elections coincided with elections for other offices, including for governor, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House and the Nevada Assembly. The primary elections were held on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.[1]
Democrats gained one seat, increasing their majority to 13 out of 21 seats, one seat shy of a two-thirds supermajority.[2]
In the 2020 Nevada State Senate election, Democrats maintained control of the Nevada Senate by a 12–9 margin. Democrats have controlled the chamber since 2016.
| State Senate district | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Mo Denis† | Dem | Edgar Flores | Dem | ||
| 8th | Marilyn Dondero Loop | Dem | Marilyn Dondero Loop | Dem | ||
| 9th | Melanie Scheible | Dem | Melanie Scheible | Dem | ||
| 10th | Fabian Doñate | Dem | Fabian Doñate | Dem | ||
| 12th | Keith Pickard† | Rep | Julie Pazina | Dem | ||
| 13th | Julia Ratti† | Dem | Skip Daly | Dem | ||
| 14th | Ira Hansen | Rep | Ira Hansen | Rep | ||
| 16th | Don Tatro | Rep | Lisa Krasner | Rep | ||
| 17th | James Settelmeyer† | Rep | Robin Titus | Rep | ||
| 20th | Joe Hardy† | Rep | Jeff Stone | Rep | ||
| 21st | James Ohrenschall | Dem | James Ohrenschall | Dem | ||
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | ||||||
| Democratic | 9 | 201,014 | 39.41 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Republican | 11 | 305,964 | 59.99 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Libertarian | 2 | 3,064 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 510,042 | 100.00 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 21 | ||||
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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Incumbent Democrat Mo Denis had represented the 2nd district since 2010. Denis was term-limited, and fellow Democrat Edgar Flores won the open seat.
Incumbent Democrat Marilyn Dondero Loop had represented the 8th district since 2018.
Incumbent Democrat Melanie Scheible had represented the 9th district since 2018.
Incumbent Democrat Fabian Doñate had represented the 10th district since his appointment in February 2021, following Yvanna Cancela's resignation. Doñate was elected to a full term.
The new 12th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Keith Pickard, who had represented the 20th district since 2018, Pickard did not seek re-election, and Democrat Julie Pazina won the open seat.
Incumbent Democrat Julia Ratti had represented the 13th district since 2016, but resigned in November 2021. Democrat Skip Daly won the open seat.
Incumbent Republican Ira Hansen had represented the 14th district since 2018.
Incumbent Republican Don Tatro had represented the 16th district since his appointment in 2021, following Ben Kieckhefer's resignation. Tatro lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Lisa Krasner, who went on to win the general election.
Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader James Settelmeyer had represented the 17th district since 2010. Settelmeyer was term-limited, and State Assembly Minority Leader Robin Titus was unopposed for the open seat.
The new 20th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Joe Hardy, who had represented the 12th district since 2010. Hardy was term-limited, and fellow Republican Jeff Stone won the open seat.
Incumbent Democrat James Ohrenschall had represented the 21st district since 2018.