| Election Name: | 2022 Nevada elections |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Nevada elections |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Nevada elections |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
The 2022 Nevada state elections took place on November 8, 2022. On that date, the State of Nevada held elections for the following offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Nevada Senate, Nevada Assembly, and various others. In addition, several measures were on the ballot.
See main article: article and 2022 United States Senate election in Nevada. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto was re-elected to a second term by a very narrow margin over Republican challenger Adam Laxalt.[1]
See main article: article and 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada. All of Nevada's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2022, and all incumbents won re-election.
See main article: article and 2022 Nevada gubernatorial election. Incumbent Democratic governor Steve Sisolak ran for a second term. He was defeated by Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo.
See main article: article and 2022 Nevada lieutenant governor election. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Lisa Cano Burkhead sought a first full term. She was defeated by Las Vegas City Council member Stavros Anthony.
See main article: article and 2022 Nevada Attorney General election. Incumbent Democratic attorney general Aaron D. Ford ran for a second term. He defeated attorney Sigal Chattah.
See main article: article and 2022 Nevada Secretary of State election. Incumbent Republican Barbara Cegavske was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Former Harry Reid staffer Cisco Aguilar defeated former Assemblyman Jim Marchant.
See main article: article and 2022 Nevada State Controller election. Incumbent Democrat Catherine Byrne did not seek reelection. Republican Andy Matthews defeated Democrat Ellen Spiegel.
See main article: article and 2022 Nevada State Treasurer election. Incumbent Democrat Zach Conine sought a second term. He defeated former Las Vegas City Councilwoman, Michele Fiore.
See main article: article, 2022 Nevada State Senate election and 2022 Nevada Assembly election. Elections were held to half of the seats in the Nevada Senate and all of the seats in the Nevada Assembly. The Democratic Party held a majority in both houses.
Two seats of the Nevada Supreme Court were up for election. Justices serve six-year terms.
Incumbent justice James Hardesty announced he would retire and not seek re-election.[2] Linda Bell, Chief Judge of the Eight Judicial District Court, was the only candidate to file, and was elected unopposed.[3] [4]
Justice Ron Parraguirre ran for re-election to another six-year term, and was reelected unopposed.[4]
All three seats on the Nevada Court of Appeals were up for election. Judges serve six-year terms.
Incumbent Judge Jerome Tao declined to seek re-election.[5]
Incumbent Judge Michael Gibbons was reelected unopposed.[4]
Incumbent Judge Bonnie Bulla was reelected unopposed.[4]
Two ballot measures which would increase gaming and sales taxes and dedicate revenue to education were placed on the ballot after the Nevada Legislature chose to not act on them during the session. A Nevada Equal Rights Amendment which would prohibit discrimination based on an individual's race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry or national origin was also placed on the ballot.[7] [8] The third ballot measure would replace both the primary and voting systems with top-five-based Ranked-choice voting system.[9] [10] [11] [12]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | For amendment | Against amendment | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH Predictive Insights | September 20–29, 2022 | 741 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 62% | 23% | 15% | |
| OH Predictive Insights | July 8–19, 2022 | 924 (RV) | ± 3.2% | 72% | 13% | 15% |
| State Question 1 | |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Equal Rights Amendment | |
| Mapcaption: | Yes No |
| State Question 2 | |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Minimum Wage Amendment | |
| Mapcaption: | Yes No |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | For initiative | Against initiative | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH Predictive Insights | September 20–29, 2022 | 741 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 38% | 40% | 20% | |
| OH Predictive Insights | July 8–19, 2022 | 924 (RV) | ± 3.2% | 42% | 27% | 32% |
| State Question 3 | |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Top Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative | |
| Mapcaption: | Yes No |