The Green Papers: Nevada 2015 General Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2015. Find 2016 elections here.

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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:2,709,432 (0.87% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:6(1.12% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:4(0.92% of 435)
Capital:Carson City
 

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Nevada State and Local Government

Nevada 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


AB 302, introduced by Assemblymen John Hambrick (Republican) and Stephen Silberkraus (Republican) on 13 March 2015, would move the parisan primary and create a concurrent state Presidential primary on the Tuesday immediately preceding the last Tuesday in January (19 January 2016). The partisan primary is currently scheduled for the 2nd Tuesday in June (14 June 2016).

SB 421, introduced on 22 March 2015 by the Legislative Operations and Elections, is similar to AB302 but would set the primary date to the last Tuesday in February. 1 June 2015: The legislature adjourns without acting on this bill.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 114th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Republican Senator Dean Heller
First appointed: 3 May 2011 (re: resignation of Senator John Eric Ensign [Republican]); first elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Candidate list
  Candidate Republican     Senator Dean Heller
FEC S2NV00183

Class 3 Democratic Senator Harry Mason Reid
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Open Seat - 27 March 2015: Will not seek re-election in 2016.
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     former Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto
FEC S6NV00200; 30 Sep 15; Tot $2,480,182; Dsb $971,801
  Candidate Democratic     Sujeet Narendra "Bobby" Mahendra
FEC S6NV00234
    Democratic     Senator Harry Mason Reid - apparently not a candidate
27 March 2015: Will not seek re-election in 2016.

FEC S6NV00028; 30 Sep 15; Tot $244,056; Dsb $1,161,032
  Candidate Republican     former state Assemblywoman Sharron E. Angle
  Candidate Republican     Las Vegas City Councilman Robert T. "Bob" Beers
FEC S6NV00192; 30 Sep 15; Tot $59,239; Dsb $65,263
  Candidate Republican     Edward "Eddie" "InLiberty" Hamilton
FEC S6NV00168
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Joseph John "Joe" Heck
Congressman CD 3.
6 July 2015: Running for Class 3 Senate Seat in 2016.

FEC S6NV00218; 30 Sep 15; Tot $2,763,868; Dsb $469,968
  Candidate Republican     Robert X. Leeds
FEC S6NV00226
  Candidate Libertarian     Dennis Hof
  Candidate Independent     Jerry Dean Carter
FEC S0NV00211

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Republican Governor Brian E. Sandoval
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

114th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined);
3 Republican (2 Undetermined, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1 Democratic Congressman Alice Costandina "Dina" Titus
First elected: 2012.
Previously elected to the U.S. House: 2008
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Patrick Boylan
FEC H6NV01216
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Alice Costandina "Dina" Titus
FEC H8NV03036; 30 Sep 15; Tot $307,590; Dsb $214,581
  Candidate Republican     Mary D. Perry
FEC H6NV01208; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,600; Dsb $1,461

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2 Republican Congressman Mark Eugene Amodei
First elected in a Special Election: 13 September 2011 re: appointment of Congressman Dean Heller (Republican) to the U.S. Senate
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Chip Evans

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3 Republican Congressman Joseph John "Joe" Heck
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Open Seat - 6 July 2015: Running for Class 3 Senate Seat in 2016.
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Barry Michaels
FEC H6NV03014
  Candidate Democratic     Jesse Sbaih
FEC H6NV03089; 30 Sep 15; Tot $300,932; Dsb $14,673
  Candidate Republican     Michele Fiore
FEC H6NV03105
  Candidate Republican     Istvan "Andrew" "Andy" Matthews
FEC H6NV03071; 30 Sep 15; Tot $136,367; Dsb $28,826
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Michael Roberson
FEC H6NV03063; 30 Sep 15; Tot $443,788; Dsb $24,158
  Candidate Republican     Danny Tarkanian
FEC H2NV04045; 30 Sep 15; Tot $357,295; Dsb $23,551
  Candidate Republican     Annette Teijeiro
FEC H6NV03097; 30 Sep 15; Tot $10,831; Dsb $2,966
  Candidate Republican     Anthony Wernicke

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4 Republican Congressman Cresent Hardy
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     former Assemblywoman Lucy Flores
FEC H6NV04012; 30 Sep 15; Tot $181,388; Dsb $107,844
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Ruben J. Kihuen
FEC H2NV00050; 30 Sep 15; Tot $364,972; Dsb $72,410
  Candidate Democratic     Susie Lee
FEC H6NV04020; 30 Sep 15; Tot $664,745; Dsb $91,768
  Candidate Democratic     John Oceguera
FEC H6NV04038; 30 Sep 15; Tot $180,844; Dsb $35,303
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Cresent Hardy
FEC H4NV04017; 30 Sep 15; Tot $686,603; Dsb $194,354

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Republican Secretary of State Barbara K. Cegavske
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Republican Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Republican Treasurer Dan Schwartz
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Controller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Republican Controller Ron Knecht
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
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.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 11 candidates
  Republican: 10 incumbents, 14 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Independent American (affiliate of Constitution)
  Justice Party
  Right to Life
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Const/NVConst.html
Election Authority
  Nevada Secretary of State
  Nevada Secretary of State - Silver State Election
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Nevada Assembly
  Nevada Legislature
  Nevada Senate
Democratic
  Nevada Democratic Party
Republican
  Nevada Republican Party
Third Party
  Justice Party of Nevada
  Nevada Green Party
  Nevada Right to Life
  The Independent American Party of Nevada Note: The Independent American Party of Nevada is an affiliate of the Constitution Party and is has no ties to the national Independent American Party.
  The Unity Party of Nevada
Media & others
  KNPR - Nevada Public Radio - Las Vegas
  KOLO-TV - ABC - Reno
  KRNV-TV - NBC - Reno
  KRXI-TV 11 (FOX - Reno)
  KTNV TV - ABC - Las Vegas
  KTVN TV - CBS - Reno
  KVVU-TV - FOX - Henderson - Las Vegas
  Las Vegas Sun
  Muth's Truths - Las Vegas
  Politics1.com - Nevada
  Reno Gazette-Journal
  The Nevada Independent - Las Vegas

 


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