2010 Nevada elections

Elections were held in Nevada on November 2, 2010, for one seat in the U.S. Senate, three seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the office of Governor of Nevada, and other state and local officials. Primary elections took place on June 8, 2010.

Federal

United States Senate

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Nevada

See also: 2010 United States Senate elections

Harry Reid, Nevada's Democratic incumbent senator, won re-election.

United States House

Main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

See also: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections

All three of Nevada's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election in 2010. Incumbents Democrat Shelley Berkley in District 1 and Republican Dean Heller in District 2 won re-election. Democrat Dina Titus of District 3 was defeated by Republican Joe Heck.

State

Governor

Main article: 2010 Nevada gubernatorial election

See also: 2010 United States gubernatorial elections

Republican governor Jim Gibbons lost his bid for re-election in the Republican primary election on June 8, 2010, to Brian Sandoval. Sandoval won the general election against Rory Reid.

Lieutenant governor

2010 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 2, 2010

Nominee Brian Krolicki Jessica Sferrazza Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 360,590 294,564 Percentage 51.3% 41.9%

County results Hutchison:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Lieutenant Governor before election Brian Krolicki Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki Republican

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki won re-election.

Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Krolicki (incumbent)	360,590	51.3
	Democratic	Jessica Sferrazza	294,564	41.9
	Independent American	Ryan Fitzgibbons	26,306	3.7
	n/a	None of These Candidates	22,035	3.1
Total votes			703,495	100.0
	Republican hold

Secretary of State

2010 Nevada Secretary of State election

November 2, 2010

Nominee Ross Miller Rob Lauer John Wagner Party Democratic Republican Independent American Popular vote 374,086 262,222 42,178 Percentage 53.2% 37.3% 6.0%

County results Miller:      40–50%      50–60% Lauer:      40–50%      50–60%

Secretary of State before election Ross Miller Democratic Elected Secretary of State Ross Miller Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Ross Miller won re-election.

Nevada Secretary of State election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ross Miller (incumbent)	374,086	53.2
	Republican	Rob Lauer	262,222	37.3
	Independent American	John Wagner	42,178	6.0
	n/a	None of These Candidates	25,027	3.6
Total votes			703,513	100.0
	Democratic hold

Attorney general

2010 Nevada Attorney General election

November 2, 2010

Nominee Catherine Cortez Masto Travis Barrick John Wagner Party Democratic Republican Independent American Popular vote 372,011 251,269 54,980 Percentage 52.8% 35.7% 7.8%

County results Cortez Masto:      40–50%      50–60% Barrick:      40–50%      50–60%

Attorney General before election Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic Elected Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election.

Nevada Attorney General, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Catherine Cortez Masto (incumbent)	372,011	52.8
	Republican	Travis Barrick	251,269	35.7
	Independent American	Joel F. Hansen	54,980	7.8
	n/a	None of These Candidates	26,072	3.7
Total votes			704,332	100.0
	Democratic hold

Treasurer

2010 Nevada State Treasurer election

November 2, 2010

Nominee Kate Marshall Steven Martin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 338,588 307,115 Percentage 48.3% 43.8%

County Results Marshall:      40–50%      50–60% Martin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

State Treasurer before election Kate Marshall Democratic Elected State Treasurer Kate Marshall Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Kate Marshall won re-election.

Nevada State Treasurer election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kate Marshall (incumbent)	338,588	48.3
	Republican	Steven E. Martin	307,115	43.8
	Independent American	Mike Hawkins	28,376	4.1
	n/a	None of These Candidates	26,837	3.8
Total votes			700,916	100.0
	Democratic hold

Controller

2010 Nevada State Controller election

November 2, 2010

Nominee Kim Wallin Barry Herr None of These Candidates Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 331,311 297,069 35,571 Percentage 47.5% 42.6% 5.1%

County Results Wallin:      40–50%      50–60% Herr:      40–50%      50–60%

State Controller before election Kim Wallin Democratic Elected State Controller Kim Wallin Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Controller Kim Wallin won re-election.

Nevada State Controller election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kim Wallin (incumbent)	331,311	47.5
	Republican	Barry Herr	297,069	42.6
	n/a	None of These Candidates	35,571	5.1
	Independent American	Warren Markowitz	33,668	4.8
Total votes			697,619	100.0
	Democratic hold

State Senate

Ten of the twenty-one seats of the Nevada Senate were up for election in 2010.

State House of Representatives

All forty-two seats in the Nevada Assembly were for election in 2010.

Judicial positions

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.

• Nevada judicial elections, 2010 at Judgepedia

Ballot measures

Four ballot measures had been certified.

• Nevada 2010 ballot measures at Ballotpedia

External links

• Election Center of the Nevada Secretary of State
• Candidates for Nevada State Offices at Project Vote Smart
• Nevada Polls at Pollster.com
• Nevada Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
• Nevada 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money
• Election 2010 from Vegas PBS
• Imagine Election - Find out which candidates will appear on your ballot - search by address or zip code.