Nevada, Lieutenant Governor

Nevada held an election for lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was March 16, 2018.

SETTING THE STAGE
Heading into the 2018 election, the lieutenant governor of Nevada was Mark Hutchison (R), who was first elected in 2014. On August 18, 2017, Hutchison announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018.
In 2018, Nevada was under divided government, meaning that neither party had a trifecta. It had held this status as a result of Democrats gaining majorities in the Nevada State Senate and Nevada House of Representatives in the 2016 elections. Nevada was also a Republican triplex, since the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state were Republicans.
In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Nevada was won by the Democratic candidate in 2008, 2012, and 2016, and by the Republican candidate in 2000 and 2004. The widest margin of victory was Barack Obama's 13 percent margin in 2008, while the narrowest was Hillary Clinton's two percent margin in 2016.

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Nevada from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Nevada Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Nevada every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Nevada 2000-2016

Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Hillary Clinton	47.9%	Donald Trump	45.5%	2.4%
2012	Barack Obama	52.4%	Mitt Romney	45.7%	6.7%
2008	Barack Obama	55.1%	John McCain	42.7%	12.4%
2004	George W. Bush	50.5%	John Kerry	47.9%	2.6%
2000	George W. Bush	49.5%	Al Gore	45.9%	3.6%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Nevada from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Nevada 2000-2016

Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Catherine Cortez Masto	47.1%	Joe Heck	44.7%	2.4%
2012	Dean Heller	45.9%	Shelley Berkley	44.7%	1.2%
2010	Harry Reid	50.3%	Sharron Angle	44.6%	5.7%
2006	John Ensign	55.4%	Jack Carter	41.0%	14.4%
2004	Harry Reid	61.1%	Richard Ziser	35.1%	26.0%
2000	John Ensign	55.0%	Ed Bernstein	39.7%	15.3%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Nevada.

Election results (Governor), Nevada 2000-2016

Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Brian Sandoval	70.6%	Bob Goodman	23.9%	46.7%
2010	Brian Sandoval	53.4%	Rory Reid	41.6%	11.8%
2006	Jim Gibbons	47.9%	Dina Titus	43.9%	4.0%
2002	Kenny Guinn	68.1%	Joe Neal	22.0%	46.1%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Nevada in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Nevada 2000-2016

Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	D+2
2014	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	R+2
2012	2	50.0%	2	50.0%	Even
2010	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	R+1
2008	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	D+1
2006	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	R+1
2004	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	R+1
2002	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	R+1
2000	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	Even

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Nevada Party Control: 1992-2019
Two years of a Democratic trifecta • Two years of Republican trifectas

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D
Senate	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D

Demographics

Demographic data for Nevada

	Nevada	U.S.
Total population:	2,883,758	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	109,781	3,531,905
Gender
Female:	49.7%	50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:	69%	73.6%
Black/African American:	8.4%	12.6%
Asian:	7.7%	5.1%
Native American:	1.1%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more:	4.4%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	27.5%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	85.1%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	23%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$51,847	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	17.8%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Nevada.

As of July 2016, Nevada' three largest cities were Las Vegas (pop. est. 640,000), Henderson (pop. est. 300,000), and Reno (pop. est. 250,000).