2024 Nevada elections
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The 2024 Nevada state elections took place on November 5, 2024. On that date, the State of Nevada held elections for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Nevada Assembly, and various others. In addition, 10 of the 21 seats in the Nevada Senate were up for election, and several measures were on the ballot.
Results
[edit]Presidential
[edit]The Nevada presidential election's electoral college votes were called in former president Donald Trump's favor, with all six electoral votes going to him.
Senate
[edit]Jacky Rosen won the Nevada seat in the senate, defeating her opponent Sam Brown.
Federal offices
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President of the United States
[edit]Incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden[1] is eligible to run for re-election, but has since dropped out. V.P Kamala Harris[2] Is the Democratic Nominee and will be on the 2024 Election Ballot. Nevada has six electoral votes in the Electoral College.
U.S. Senate
[edit]Incumbent first-term Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen was elected with 50.4% of the vote in 2018, and intends to run for a second term.
U.S. House of Representatives
[edit]Nevada has four congressional districts that elect four delegates to the U.S. House of Representatives. Since the 2016 elections, three representatives have been Democratic.
State offices
[edit]State senate
[edit]10 of the 21 seats of the Nevada Senate will be up for election. Democrats have retained a majority control of the senate since 2017.
State Assembly
[edit]All 42 seats of the Nevada Assembly will be up for election. Democrats have retained a majority control of the assembly since 2017.
Ballot initiatives
[edit]As of July 2024, six ballot measures have been certified to appear on the 2024 general election ballot:[3]
- Question 1: a legislative-initiated initiative to remove the constitutional status of the Nevada Board of Regents (similar language as State Question 1 in 2020);
- Question 2: A legislative-initiated initiative to revise language regarding public entities that benefit individuals with mental illness, blindness, or deafness;
- Question 3: Top-Five Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative, a ballot initiative to amend the state constitution to change state and federal elections to use nonpartisan blanket primaries in the first round of elections and ranked-choice voting in the second round among the top five candidates. Amendment was first approved by voters in 2022.
- Question 4: A legislative-initiated initiative to remove a penal exception for slavery and involuntary servitude from the state constitution;
- Question 5: A legislative-initiated initiative to provide a sales tax exemption for child and adult diapers;
- Question 6: Nevada Right to Abortion Initiative, a ballot initiative to amend the state constitution to establish a constitutional right to abortion.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joe Biden", Wikipedia, September 14, 2024, retrieved September 19, 2024
- ^ "Kamala Harris", Wikipedia, September 18, 2024, retrieved September 19, 2024
- ^ https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/2024-petitions
- ^ "Nevada officials verify enough signatures to put proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights on 2024 ballot". The Associated Press. ABC News. June 29, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Nevada Question 6, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 10, 2024.