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2020 Nevada Senate election

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2020 Nevada Senate election

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10 of 21 seats in the Nevada Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Nicole Cannizzaro James Settelmeyer
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since March 5, 2018 November 7, 2018
Leader's seat 6th 17th
Seats before 13 8
Seats after 12 9
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 321,290 234,367
Percentage 56.16% 40.97%
Swing Increase 4.86% Decrease 4.76%

Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election

Majority Leader before election

Nicole Cannizzaro
Democratic

Elected Majority Leader

Nicole Cannizzaro
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

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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.

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[1] Likely D October 21, 2020

Results

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Overview

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Summary of the November 3, 2020 Nevada Senate election results
Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Before Up Won After +/–
Democratic 9 321,290 56.16 13 7 6 12 Decrease 1
Republican 7 234,367 40.97 8 3 4 9 Increase 1
Independent American 1 14,387 2.51 0 0 0 0 Steady
Libertarian 1 2,007 0.35 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 572,051 100.00 21 10 10 21 Steady
Source: [1]

Close races

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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 5, 0.49% (gain)
  2. State Senate district 6, 0.94%
  3. State Senate district 15, 3.58%

Results by district

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District 1District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 11District 15District 18District 19

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District 1

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2020 Nevada State Senate election, District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patricia Spearman (incumbent) 51,648 100.00%
Total votes 51,648 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 3

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2020 Nevada State Senate election, District 3
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Brooks (incumbent) 30,944 100.00%
Total votes 30,944 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 4

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2020 Nevada Senate election, District 4
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dina Neal 31,417 75.27%
Republican Esper M. Hickman 10,322 24.73%
Total votes 41,739 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 5

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2020 Nevada Senate election, District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carrie A. Buck 32,740 48.75%
Democratic Kristee Watson 32,411 48.26%
Libertarian Tim Hagan 2,007 2.99%
Total votes 67,158 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 6

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2020 Nevada Senate election, District 6
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nicole Cannizzaro (incumbent) 33,895 50.47%
Republican April Becker 33,264 49.53%
Total votes 67,159 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 7

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2020 Nevada Senate election, District 7
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roberta Lange 39,036 100.00%
Total votes 39,036 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 11

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2020 Nevada Senate election, District 11
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dallas Harris (incumbent) 30,485 58.55%
Republican Joshua Dowden 21,578 41.45%
Total votes 52,063 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 15

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2020 Nevada State Senate election, District 15
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Heidi Gansert (incumbent) 39,325 51.79%
Democratic Wendy Jauregui-Jackins 36,605 48.21%
Total votes 75,930 100.00%
Republican hold

District 18

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2020 Nevada Senate election, District 18
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Hammond (incumbent) 44,547 56.11%
Democratic Liz Becker 34,849 43.89%
Total votes 79,396 100.00%
Republican hold

District 19

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2020 Nevada Senate election, District 19
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pete Goicoechea (incumbent) 52,591 78.52%
Independent American Tiffany Seeback 14,387 21.48%
Total votes 66,978 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Statewide Certified List of Candidates". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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