The 2016 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 14, 2016, determined which candidates appear on the November 8 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the State of Nevada's Secretary of State website.
On election day 2016, there were 11 Republicans and 10 Democrats in the Nevada Senate; in the 2014 state senate elections, they had gained a one-seat majority. In the 2016 election Democrats flipped it back, winning 11 seats.
Party registration advantage by district Voter Registration by September 2016 District Democratic Active Voters Republican Active Voters Other PartiesActive Voters Nonpartisan Active Voters Total Active Voters Registration EdgeMajor Parties District 1 33,146 17,223 3,751 13,697 66,817 D +14,923 District 3 25,650 12,039 3,108 11,146 51,943 D +13,611 District 4 33,158 7,682 3,223 11,639 55,702 D +25,476 District 5 26,886 23,143 4,107 13,915 68,048 D +3,740 District 6 28,867 24,176 3,986 13,565 70,954 D +4,691 District 7 28,629 15,156 3,918 14,155 61,858 D +13,473 District 11 24,074 13,751 3,060 11,785 52,670 D +10,323 District 13 28,018 17,474 4,912 13,829 64,233 D +10,544 District 15 29,048 30,689 5,457 15,018 80,212 R +1,641 District 18 27,031 28,948 4,442 14,454 74,875 R +1,917 District 19 16,986 34,013 4,948 12,153 68,100 R +17,027
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 12, 2016
Results Summary of results by State Senate district For districts not displayed, there is no election until 2018. State Senate DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 1st Patricia Spearman Democratic Patricia Spearman Democratic 3rd Richard Segerblom Democratic Richard Segerblom Democratic 4th Kelvin Atkinson Democratic Kelvin Atkinson Democratic 5th Joyce Woodhouse Democratic Joyce Woodhouse Democratic 6th Mark Hutchison Republican Nicole Cannizzaro Democratic 7th David Parks Democratic David Parks Democratic 11th Aaron Ford Democratic Aaron Ford Democratic 13th Julia Ratti Democratic Julia Ratti Democratic 15th Greg Brower Republican Heidi Gansert Republican 18th Scott Hammond Republican Scott Hammond Republican 19th Peter Goicoechea Republican Peter Goicoechea Republican Source:
Detailed results by State Senate district
General Election - November 8, 2016 District Party Candidates Votes Percentage Result District 1 Dem Pat Spearman (incumbent) 33,688 65.43% Spearman ReelectedDemocratic Hold Rep Arsen Ter-Petrosyan 17,800 34.57% District 3 Dem Tick Segerblom (incumbent) 21,195 60.31% Segerblom ReelectedDemocratic Hold Rep Dennis Palmerston 11,057 31.46% LPN Jonathan Friedrich 2,889 8.22% District 4 Dem Kelvin Atkinson (incumbent) 29,912 100% Atkinson ReelectedDemocratic Hold District 5 Dem Joyce Woodhouse (incumbent) 26,208 47.89% Woodhouse ReelectedDemocratic Hold Rep Carrie Buck 25,739 47.03% LPN Tim Hagan 2,784 5.09% District 6 Dem Nicole Cannizzaro 28,733 50.92% Cannizzaro ElectedDemocratic Change Rep Victoria Seaman 27,697 49.08% District 7 Dem David Parks (incumbent) 28,379 69.54% Parks ReelectedDemocratic Hold LPN Kimberly Schjang 12,432 30.46% District 11 Dem Aaron D. Ford (incumbent) 22,439 57.7% Ford ReelectedDemocratic Hold Rep Jon Frazier 14,221 36.57% LPN Lesley Chan 2,229 5.73% District 13 Dem Julia Ratti (Incumbent) 27,280 59.96% Ratti ElectedDemocratic Hold Rep Kent Bailey 15,811 34.75% LPN Brandon Jacobs 2,406 5.29% District 15 Dem Devon Reese 26,773 41.92% Gansert ElectedRepublican Hold Rep Heidi Gansert 33,822 52.96% LPN David Colborne (Libertarian) 3,266 5.11% District 18 Dem Alexander Marks 26,864 43.56% Hammond ReelectedRepublican Hold Rep Scott Hammond (incumbent) 34,805 56.44% District 19 Rep Pete Goicoechea (incumbent) 36,876 72.96% Goicoechea ReelectedRepublican Hold IAPN Janine Hansen 13,664 27.04
See also List of Nevada state legislatures
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