The Green Papers: Nevada 2008 General Election |
Nevada
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 12 August 2008 General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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13 January 2009: Nevada Secretary of State - 2008 Official Statewide General Election Results - November 4, 2008 18 September 2008: Synchronized with NEVADA SECRETARY OF STATE'S CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES TO APPEAR ON THE NOVEMBER 4, 2008 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT and 2008 CLARK COUNTY GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIAL CANDIDATE LIST. Tuesday 12 August 2008 State/Local PRIMARIES |
President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 5 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates. | |||||
Democratic | 533,736 | 55.15% | Senator Barack Hussein Obama (5 Electoral Votes) Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. FEC P80003338: $778,642,047 |
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Republican | 412,827 | 42.65% | Senator John Sidney McCain, III Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin FEC P80002801: $399,826,076 |
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None of these candidates | 6,267 | 0.65% | None of these candidates | ||
Independent | 6,150 | 0.64% | Ralph Nader Vice President: Matt Gonzalez FEC P20000527: $4,520,160 |
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Libertarian | 4,263 | 0.44% | former Congressman Bob Barr Vice President: Wayne Allen Root FEC P80005580: $1,405,899 |
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Independent American | 3,194 | 0.33% | Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin Vice President: Darrell R. Castle FEC P80005499: $262,010 |
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Green | 1,411 | 0.15% | former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente FEC P80004930: $240,360 |
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Total | 967,848 | 100.00% | |||
U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 1 | Republican | Senator John Eric Ensign First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1994, 1996] Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 3 | Democratic | Senator Harry Reid First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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Republican | Lieutenant Governor Brian K. Krolicki Announced his intention to run in November 2008 |
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Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
Republican | Governor James Arthur "Jim" Gibbons First elected: 2006 Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor Brian K. Krolicki First elected: 2006 4 December 2008: Indicted by a Grand Jury on charges of fraud. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Renominated); 2 Republican (2 Renominated) | |||||
CD 1 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Shelley Berkley Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 First elected: 1998 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 12 August 2008 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Congressman Shelley Berkley | |||||
Democratic | 154,860 | 67.65% | Congressman Shelley Berkley FEC H8NV01071: $2,164,787 |
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Republican | 64,837 | 28.32% | Kenneth Alexander Wegner FEC H6NV01158: $15,747 |
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Independent American | 4,697 | 2.05% | Caren Alexander FEC H8NV01253: Financial report not available |
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Libertarian | 4,528 | 1.98% | Raymond James "Jim" Duensing, Jr. FEC H4NV01138: Financial report not available |
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None of these candidates | None of these candidates | ||||
Total | 228,922 | 100.00% | |||
CD 2 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Dean Heller Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 12 August 2008 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Congressman Dean Heller | |||||
Republican | 170,771 | 51.82% | Congressman Dean Heller FEC H6NV02164: $1,713,939 |
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Democratic | 136,548 | 41.44% | Jill Talbot Derby FEC H6NV02180: $1,119,169 |
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Independent American | 11,179 | 3.39% | John Everhart FEC H8NV02079: Financial report not available |
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Libertarian | 5,740 | 1.74% | Sean Patrick Morse FEC H8NV02087: Financial report not available |
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Green | 5,282 | 1.60% | Craig Bergland FEC H8NV02061: Financial report not available |
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None of these candidates | None of these candidates | ||||
Total | 329,520 | 100.00% | |||
CD 3 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Jon C. Porter, Sr. First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 12 August 2008 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic state Senator Dina Titus favored over Republican Congressman Jon C. Porter, Sr. | |||||
Democratic | 165,912 | 47.43% | state Senator Dina Titus FEC H8NV03036: $1,856,736 |
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Republican | 147,940 | 42.29% | Congressman Jon C. Porter, Sr. FEC H0NV01078: $3,100,864 |
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Independent | 14,922 | 4.27% | Jeffrey C. Reeves FEC H8NV03093: Financial report not available |
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Libertarian | 10,164 | 2.91% | Joseph P. Silvestri FEC H4NV03076: Financial report not available |
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Independent American | 6,937 | 1.98% | Floyd Fitzgibbons FEC H8NV03085: Financial report not available |
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Green | 3,937 | 1.13% | Bob Giaquinta FEC H8NV03077: Financial report not available |
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None of these candidates | None of these candidates | ||||
Total | 349,812 | 100.00% | |||
Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Democratic | Secretary of State Ross Miller First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Democratic | Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Democratic | Treasurer Kate Marshall First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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Controller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Democratic | Controller Kim Wallin First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The current Controller is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |