Elections in Nevada

This is a list of elections in the U.S. state of Nevada. Nevada is a swing state in state and federal elections, with margins that typically are under five percent. Unique to the state is the "None of These Candidates" voting option for all statewide and presidential and vice-presidential election ballots.^[1] This option is listed along with the names of individuals running for the position and is often described as "none of the above". The option first appeared on the Nevada ballot in 1975.^[2]

If the "None of These Candidates" option receives the most votes in an election, then the actual candidate who receives the most votes still wins the election. This has most notably happened on two occasions: in the 1976 Republican primary for Nevada's At-large congressional district, None of These Candidates received 16,097 votes, while Walden Earhart won 9,831 votes, followed by Dart Anthony with 8,097 votes. Even though he received fewer votes than "None of These Candidates", Earhart received the Republican nomination.^[2] He went on to lose to incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Santini in the general election. In the 2014 Democratic gubernatorial primary, "None of These Candidates" won 30% of the popular vote, a plurality. Robert Goodman, the runner-up with 25% of the vote, was the Democratic nominee by state law.^[3]

In a 2020 study, Nevada was ranked as the 23rd hardest state for citizens to vote in.^[4]

Presidential

United States presidential election results for Nevada^[5]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	751,205	50.59%	705,197	47.49%	28,438	1.92%
2020	669,890	47.67%	703,486	50.06%	32,000	2.28%
2016	512,058	45.50%	539,260	47.92%	74,067	6.58%
2012	463,567	45.68%	531,373	52.36%	19,978	1.97%
2008	412,827	42.65%	533,736	55.15%	21,285	2.20%
2004	418,690	50.47%	397,190	47.88%	13,707	1.65%
2000	301,575	49.52%	279,978	45.98%	27,417	4.50%
1996	199,244	42.91%	203,974	43.93%	61,061	13.15%
1992	175,828	34.73%	189,148	37.36%	141,342	27.92%
1988	206,040	58.86%	132,738	37.92%	11,289	3.22%
1984	188,770	65.85%	91,655	31.97%	6,242	2.18%
1980	155,017	62.54%	66,666	26.89%	26,202	10.57%
1976	101,273	50.17%	92,479	45.81%	8,124	4.02%
1972	115,750	63.68%	66,016	36.32%	0	0.00%
1968	73,188	47.46%	60,598	39.29%	20,432	13.25%
1964	56,094	41.42%	79,339	58.58%	0	0.00%
1960	52,387	48.84%	54,880	51.16%	0	0.00%
1956	56,049	57.97%	40,640	42.03%	0	0.00%
1952	50,502	61.45%	31,688	38.55%	0	0.00%
1948	29,357	47.26%	31,291	50.37%	1,469	2.36%
1944	24,611	45.38%	29,623	54.62%	0	0.00%
1940	21,229	39.92%	31,945	60.08%	0	0.00%
1936	11,923	27.19%	31,925	72.81%	0	0.00%
1932	12,674	30.59%	28,756	69.41%	0	0.00%
1928	18,327	56.54%	14,090	43.46%	0	0.00%
1924	11,243	41.76%	5,909	21.95%	9,769	36.29%
1920	15,479	56.92%	9,851	36.22%	1,864	6.85%
1916	12,127	36.40%	17,776	53.36%	3,413	10.24%
1912	3,196	15.89%	7,986	39.70%	8,933	44.41%
1908	10,775	43.93%	11,212	45.71%	2,539	10.35%
1904	6,864	56.66%	3,982	32.87%	1,269	10.47%
1900	3,849	37.75%	6,347	62.25%	0	0.00%
1896	1,938	18.79%	8,376	81.21%	0	0.00%
1892	2,811	25.84%	714	6.56%	7,353	67.60%
1888	7,088	57.73%	5,149	41.94%	41	0.33%
1884	7,193	56.21%	5,578	43.59%	26	0.20%
1880	8,732	47.60%	9,613	52.40%	0	0.00%
1876	10,383	52.73%	9,308	47.27%	0	0.00%
1872	8,413	57.43%	6,236	42.57%	0	0.00%
1868	6,480	55.39%	5,218	44.61%	0	0.00%
1864	9,826	59.84%	6,594	40.16%	0	0.00%

National legislative

House of Representatives

Senate

State executive

General

Gubernatorial

Other statewide contests

Secretary of State

2022 Nevada Secretary of State election

State Treasurer

2022 Nevada State Treasurer election

Attorney General

Local

Other

References

^ "NRS: Chapter 293 - Elections".
^ ^a ^b Silver, Nate (2010-08-27). "In Nevada, No One Is Someone to Watch - NYTimes.com". Fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
^ Smith, Alexander (11 June 2014). "Nevada Democrats Chose 'None of These Candidates' in Primary". NBC News. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^ J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (15 Dec 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi:10.1089/elj.2020.0666. S2CID 225139517.
^ Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Nevada". US Election Atlas. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

External links

Nevada at Ballotpedia
Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Nevada", Voting & Elections Toolkits
"Nevada: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of Nevada". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
"Voting in Nevada", Voting Information by State, Rock the Vote. ("Deadlines, dates, requirements, registration options and information on how to vote in your state")
"State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020

[1] "NRS: Chapter 293 - Elections".

[538nyt-2] Silver, Nate (2010-08-27). "In Nevada, No One Is Someone to Watch - NYTimes.com". Fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2010-08-27.

[NOTC-primary-win-3] Smith, Alexander (11 June 2014). "Nevada Democrats Chose 'None of These Candidates' in Primary". NBC News. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[4] J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (15 Dec 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi:10.1089/elj.2020.0666. S2CID 225139517.

[5] Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Nevada". US Election Atlas. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

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