The 2022 Nevada Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Voters in 11 districts of the Nevada Senate elected their senators. The elections coincided with elections for other offices, including for governor, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House and the Nevada Assembly. The primary elections were held on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
Democrats gained one seat, increasing their majority to 13 out of 21 seats, one seat shy of a two-thirds supermajority.
Background In the 2020 Nevada State Senate election, Democrats maintained control of the Nevada Senate by a 12–9 margin. Democrats have controlled the chamber since 2016.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball May 19, 2022
Results summary For districts not displayed, there was no election until 2024. State Senate districtIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party 2nd Mo Denis† Dem Edgar Flores Dem 8th Marilyn Dondero Loop Dem Marilyn Dondero Loop Dem 9th Melanie Scheible Dem Melanie Scheible Dem 10th Fabian Doñate Dem Fabian Doñate Dem 12th Keith Pickard† Rep Julie Pazina Dem 13th Julia Ratti† Dem Skip Daly Dem 14th Ira Hansen Rep Ira Hansen Rep 16th Don Tatro Rep Lisa Krasner Rep 17th James Settelmeyer† Rep Robin Titus Rep 20th Joe Hardy† Rep Jeff Stone Rep 21st James Ohrenschall Dem James Ohrenschall Dem † - Incumbent not seeking re-election
Overview + Summary of the November 8, 2022 Nevada Senate election results Party Candidates Votes % Seats Before Up Won After +/– Democratic 9 201,014 39.41 12 6 7 13 1 Republican 11 305,964 59.99 9 5 4 8 1 Libertarian 2 3,064 0.60 0 0 0 0 Total 510,042 100.00 21 11 11 21 Source:
Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Detailed results District 2 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 16 • District 17 • District 20 • District 21 __NOTOC__
District 2 Incumbent Democrat Mo Denis had represented the 2nd district since 2010. Denis was term-limited, and fellow Democrat Edgar Flores won the open seat.
District 8 Incumbent Democrat Marilyn Dondero Loop had represented the 8th district since 2018.
District 9 Incumbent Democrat Melanie Scheible had represented the 9th district since 2018.
District 10 Incumbent Democrat Fabian Doñate had represented the 10th district since his appointment in February 2021, following Yvanna Cancela's resignation. Doñate was elected to a full term.
District 12 The new 12th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Keith Pickard, who had represented the 20th district since 2018, Pickard did not seek re-election, and Democrat Julie Pazina won the open seat.
District 13 Incumbent Democrat Julia Ratti had represented the 13th district since 2016, but resigned in November 2021. Democrat Skip Daly won the open seat.
District 14 Incumbent Republican Ira Hansen had represented the 14th district since 2018.
District 16 Incumbent Republican Don Tatro had represented the 16th district since his appointment in 2021, following Ben Kieckhefer's resignation. Tatro lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Lisa Krasner, who went on to win the general election.
District 17 Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader James Settelmeyer had represented the 17th district since 2010. Settelmeyer was term-limited, and State Assembly Minority Leader Robin Titus was unopposed for the open seat.
District 20 The new 20th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Joe Hardy, who had represented the 12th district since 2010. Hardy was term-limited, and fellow Republican Jeff Stone won the open seat.
District 21 Incumbent Democrat James Ohrenschall had represented the 21st district since 2018.
See also 2022 Nevada elections List of Nevada state legislatures
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