2016 Nevada Senate election

The 2016 Nevada Senate election took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Nevada voters elected state senators in 11 of the state senate's 21 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Nevada Senate.

2016 Nevada Senate election

← 2014November 8, 20162018 →

11 of the 21 seats in the Nevada State Senate
10 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderAaron D. FordMichael Roberson
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Leader's seat11th20th
Last election1011
Seats won1110
Seat changeIncrease 1Decrease 1
Popular vote271,523217,829
Percentage51.32%41.17%

Results:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election

Leader of the Senate before election

Michael Roberson
Republican

Elected Leader of the Senate

Aaron D. Ford
Democratic

A primary election on June 14, 2016, determined which candidates appear on the November 8 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the State of Nevada's Secretary of State website.[1]

On election day 2016, there were 11 Republicans and 10 Democrats in the Nevada Senate; in the 2014 state senate elections, they had gained a one-seat majority. In the 2016 election Democrats flipped it back, winning 11 seats.

Party registration advantage by district

Voter Registration by September 2016
DistrictDemocratic
Active Voters
Republican
Active Voters
Other Parties
Active Voters
Nonpartisan
Active Voters
Total
Active Voters
Registration Edge
Major Parties
District 133,14617,2233,75113,69766,817D +14,923
District 325,65012,0393,10811,14651,943D +13,611
District 433,1587,6823,22311,63955,702D +25,476
District 526,88623,1434,10713,91568,048D +3,740
District 628,86724,1763,98613,56570,954D +4,691
District 728,62915,1563,91814,15561,858D +13,473
District 1124,07413,7513,06011,78552,670D +10,323
District 1328,01817,4744,91213,82964,233D +10,544
District 1529,04830,6895,45715,01880,212R +1,641
District 1827,03128,9484,44214,45474,875R +1,917
District 1916,98634,0134,94812,15368,100R +17,027

Results

Summary of results by State Senate district

  • For districts not displayed, there is no election until 2018.
State Senate DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
1stPatricia SpearmanDemocraticPatricia SpearmanDemocratic
3rdRichard SegerblomDemocraticRichard SegerblomDemocratic
4thKelvin AtkinsonDemocraticKelvin AtkinsonDemocratic
5thJoyce WoodhouseDemocraticJoyce WoodhouseDemocratic
6thMark HutchisonRepublicanNicole CannizzaroDemocratic
7thDavid ParksDemocraticDavid ParksDemocratic
11thAaron FordDemocraticAaron FordDemocratic
13thJulia RattiDemocraticJulia RattiDemocratic
15thGreg BrowerRepublicanHeidi GansertRepublican
18thScott HammondRepublicanScott HammondRepublican
19thPeter GoicoecheaRepublicanPeter GoicoecheaRepublican

Source:[2]

Detailed results by State Senate district

General Election - November 8, 2016
DistrictPartyCandidatesVotesPercentageResult
District 1DemPat Spearman (incumbent)33,68865.43%Spearman Reelected
Democratic Hold
RepArsen Ter-Petrosyan [3]17,80034.57%
District 3DemTick Segerblom (incumbent)21,19560.31%Segerblom Reelected
Democratic Hold
RepDennis Palmerston11,05731.46%
LPNJonathan Friedrich2,8898.22%
District 4DemKelvin Atkinson (incumbent)29,912100%Atkinson Reelected
Democratic Hold
District 5DemJoyce Woodhouse (incumbent)26,20847.89%Woodhouse Reelected
Democratic Hold
RepCarrie Buck [4]25,73947.03%
LPNTim Hagan2,7845.09%
District 6DemNicole Cannizzaro [4]28,73350.92%Cannizzaro Elected
Democratic Change
RepVictoria Seaman [5]27,69749.08%
District 7DemDavid Parks (incumbent)28,37969.54%Parks Reelected
Democratic Hold
LPNKimberly Schjang12,43230.46%
District 11DemAaron D. Ford (incumbent)22,43957.7%Ford Reelected
Democratic Hold
RepJon Frazier14,22136.57%
LPNLesley Chan2,2295.73%
District 13DemJulia Ratti (Incumbent)27,28059.96%Ratti Elected
Democratic Hold
RepKent Bailey15,81134.75%
LPNBrandon Jacobs2,4065.29%
District 15DemDevon Reese [6]26,77341.92%Gansert Elected
Republican Hold
RepHeidi Gansert [4]33,82252.96%
LPNDavid Colborne (Libertarian)3,2665.11%
District 18DemAlexander Marks[7]26,86443.56%Hammond Reelected
Republican Hold
RepScott Hammond (incumbent)34,80556.44%
District 19RepPete Goicoechea (incumbent)36,87672.96%Goicoechea Reelected
Republican Hold
IAPNJanine Hansen13,66427.04

See also

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