2014 Nevada Senate election

2014 Nevada Senate election
November 4, 2014
11 of the 21 seats in the Nevada Senate
11 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Michael Roberson Aaron Ford
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 20th 11th
Seats before 10 11
Seats after 11 10
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election
Leader of the Senate before election

Mo Denis
Democratic

 Elected Leader of the Senate

Michael Roberson
Republican

The 2014 Nevada Senate election took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Nevada voters elected state senators in 11 of the state senate's 21 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Nevada Senate.

A primary election on June 10, 2014, determined which candidates appear on the November 4 general election ballot. Primary election and general election results can be obtained from the State of Nevada's Secretary of State website.[1][2] As of 2024, this is the last time Republicans won a majority.

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Governing[3] Tossup October 20, 2014

Polling

District 8

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Patricia
Farley (R)		 Marilyn
Dondero
Loop (D)		 Other Undecided
GreenbergQuinlanRosner[4] September 25–28, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 46% 44% — 10%
The Tarrance Group[5] September 22–24, 2014 301 ± ? 43% 36% — 21%

District 9

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Justin
Jones (D)		 Becky
Harris (R)		 Other Undecided
Momentum Analysis[6] October 2–5, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 46% 44% — 10%
The Tarrance Group[5] September 23–25, 2014 376 ± ? 42% 45% — 13%

Retirements

Results

District 2

Nevada's 2nd Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mo Denis (incumbent) 5,683 76.35%
Constitution Louis Baker 1,758 23.65%
Total votes 7,441 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 8

Nevada's 8th Senate District Democratic Primary Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marilyn Dondero Loop 2,844 83.01%
Democratic Garrett J. Leduff 582 16.99%
Total votes 3,426 100.0%
Nevada's 8th Senate District Republican Primary Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Farley 2,814 52.01%
Republican Clayton Kelly Hurust 2,054 37.96%
Republican Lisa Myers 543 10.04%
Total votes 5,411 100.0%
Nevada's 8th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Farley 16,205 52.01%
Democratic Marilyn Dondero Loop 11,092 35.66%
Constitution Jon Kamerath 1,119 3.60%
Total votes 31,416 100.0%
Republican hold

District 9

Nevada's 9th Senate District Republican Primary Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Becky Harris 1,830 50.26%
Republican Vick Gill 1,452 39.88%
Republican David J. Schoen 206 5.66%
Republican Ron Q. Quilang 153 4.20%
Total votes 3,641 100.0%
Nevada's 9th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Becky Harris 12,475 55.19%
Democratic Justin Jones (incumbent) 10,116 44.81%
Total votes 22,591 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 10

Nevada's 10th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ruben Kihuen (incumbent) 8,143 64.93%
Libertarian Ed Uehling 4,409 35.07%
Total votes 12,552 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 12

Nevada's 12th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Hardy (incumbent) 28,657 100.0%
Total votes 28,657 100.0%
Republican hold

District 13

Nevada's 13th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debbie Smith (incumbent) 12,943 60.57%
Republican Thomas Koziol 8,432 39.43%
Total votes 21,375 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 14

Nevada's 14th Senate District Democratic Primary Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Hunt 2,303 56.81%
Democratic K.C. Harrison 1,751 43.19%
Total votes 4,054 100.0%
Nevada's 14th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Don Gustavson (incumbent) 24,994 70.46%
Democratic Joe Hunt 10,690 29.54%
Total votes 35,684 100.0%
Republican hold

District 16

Nevada's 16th Senate District Republican Primary Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ben Kieckhefer (incumbent) 8,144 66.73%
Republican Gary Schmidt 4,060 33.27%
Total votes 12,204 100.0%
Nevada's 16th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ben Kieckhefer (incumbent) 27,225 66.61%
Democratic Michael Kelley 12,021 29.47%
Constitution John Everhart 2,691 6.61%
Total votes 41,937 100.0%
Republican hold

District 17

Nevada's 17th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Settelmeyer (incumbent) 35,979 100.0%
Total votes 35,979 100.0%
Republican hold

District 20

Nevada's 20th Senate District Republican Primary Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Roberson (incumbent) 3,009 58.54%
Republican Bunce Carl 2,131 41.46%
Total votes 5,140 100.0%
Nevada's 20th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Roberson (incumbent) 16,715 61.32%
Democratic Teresa Lowry 10,959 40.28%
Total votes 27,239 100.0%
Republican hold

District 21

Nevada's 21st Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Manendo (incumbent) 9,597 53.58%
Republican Ron McGinnis 8,328 46.42%
Total votes 17,925 100.0%
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2014 Nevada Senate General election results". nvsos.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2014 Nevada Senate Primary election results". nvsos.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Luzer, Daniel (October 20, 2014). "Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive". Governing. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ GreenbergQuinlanRosner
  5. 1 2 The Tarrance Group
  6. ↑ Momentum Analysis
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