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 the following offices: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Nevada Senate, Nevada Assembly, and various others. In addition, several measures were on the ballot.
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.