Nevada, State Assembly, District 21

Nevada State Assembly District 21
Current incumbent	Ozzie Fumo
Population	64,340
Race	69.92% White, 7.30% Black, 1.38% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 13.57% Asian, 2.18% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 6.24% Some other race alone, 5.28% Two or More Races
Ethnicity	82.2% Not Hispanic or Latino (of any race), 17.80% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Voting age	78.20% age 18 and over

Nevada's twenty-first state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Ozzie Fumo.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 64,340 civilians reside within Nevada's twenty-first state assembly district. Nevada state assembly members represent an average of 64,299 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 47,339 residents.

About the office

Members of the Nevada State Assembly serve two-year terms with term limits. Nevada legislators assume office the day after the election. The Nevada legislature is biennial, convening only in odd-numbered years.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Nevada State Assembly, a candidate must be:

21 years old at the time of the election
A citizen resident of the State of Nevada for one year preceding this election
A resident of the district for a period of 30 days next preceding closing date for filing as a candidate

Salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$150.71/day for legislators elected in 2016 and $146.29/day for mid-term members.	$142/per day

The Nevada Constitution specifies that the 63 members of the state Legislature are to be paid for the first 60 days of each regular session, held every other year in odd-numbered years. The pay for the 21 Senators and 42 members of the Assembly is tied to pay increases provided to state employees.

Term limits

The Nevada legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Nevada Term Limits Act in 1996. That initiative said that Nevada representatives are subject to term limits of no more than six two-year terms, or a total of twelve years.

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1996 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office is in 2010.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the assembly, then the Board of County Commissioners in the county representing the seat must decide on a replacement. The Board of County Commissioners must select a person from the same political party that last held the seat when making its decision. If the vacancy happens before the next legislative session and an election for county officers is scheduled, no replacement is named.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Nevada State Assembly will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 9, 2020. The filing deadline is March 13, 2020.

2018

General election

General election for Nevada State Assembly District 21

Incumbent Ozzie Fumo (D) defeated Cherlyn Arrington (R) in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 21 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ozzie Fumo (D)	56.3	12,569
	Cherlyn Arrington (R)	43.7	9,773

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 22,342

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 21

Incumbent Ozzie Fumo advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 21 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ozzie Fumo (D)

The results have been certified.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 21

Cherlyn Arrington defeated Garo Atamian in the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 21 on June 12, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cherlyn Arrington (R)	68.8	1,479
	Garo Atamian (R)	31.2	672

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,151

2016

Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.

Ozzie Fumo defeated incumbent Derek Armstrong in the Nevada State Assembly District 21 general election.

Nevada State Assembly, District 21 General Election, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ozzie Fumo	52.38%	13,373
	Republican	Derek Armstrong Incumbent	47.62%	12,158
Total Votes			25,531
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

Ozzie Fumo defeated Vinny Spotleson and Ben Nakhaima in the Nevada State Assembly District 21 Democratic primary.

Nevada State Assembly District 21, Democratic Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ozzie Fumo	57.63%	1,423
	Democratic	Vinny Spotleson	34.59%	854
	Democratic	Ben Nakhaima	7.78%	192
Total Votes			2,469

Incumbent Derek Armstrong defeated Blain K. Jones in the Nevada State Assembly District 21 Republican primary.

Nevada State Assembly District 21, Republican Primary, 2016

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Derek Armstrong Incumbent	55.25%	1,179
	Republican	Blain K. Jones	44.75%	955
Total Votes			2,134

2014

Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Andy Eisen ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Derek Armstrong defeated Andrew Coates in the Republican primary. Adam-John Sanacore ran as a Libertarian candidate. Armstrong defeated Eisen and Sanacore in the general election.

Nevada State Assembly District 21, General Election, 2014

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Derek Armstrong	50.2%	6,033
	Democratic	Andy Eisen Incumbent	46.5%	5,582
	Libertarian	Adam-John Sanacore	3.3%	398
Total Votes			12,013

Nevada State Assembly, District 21 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Derek Armstrong	58.1%	983
Andrew Coates	41.9%	709
Total Votes		1,692

2012

Elections for the office of Nevada State Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 12, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 16, 2012. Andy Eisen (D) defeated Becky Harris (R) and Les McKay (I) in the general assembly. Eisen defeated Steve Keith Parke and Fredrick Wilkening in the Democratic primary and Harris defeated Jeffrey Jones and Swadeep Nigam in the Republican primary.

Nevada State Assembly, District 21, General Election, 2012

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Andy Eisen	50.1%	12,123
	Republican	Becky Harris	46.9%	11,343
	Independent American	Les McKay	3.1%	745
Total Votes			24,211

Nevada State Assembly, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Andy Eisen	39.5%	684
Fredrick Wilkening	32.1%	556
Steve Keith Parke	28.3%	490
Total Votes		1,730

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Nevada State Assembly District 21 raised a total of $2,362,715. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $67,506 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Nevada State Assembly District 21

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2016	$708,533	5	$141,707
2014	$225,106	4	$56,277
2012 *	$373,197	7	$53,314
2010	$283,910	4	$70,978
2008	$312,342	3	$104,114
2006	$155,561	6	$25,927
2004	$95,696	3	$31,899
2002	$208,370	3	$69,457
Total	$2,362,715	35	$67,506
* Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district.