The 2018 Nevada Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Nevada.
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor. Nevada Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford won the Democratic nomination and defeated Republican nominee and former Nevada Assembly member Wesley Duncan in the general election. With a margin of 0.47%, this was the closest attorney general race of the 2018 election cycle.
Republican primary Candidates Declared Wesley Duncan, assistant Nevada Attorney General Craig Mueller, lawyer and former U.S. Naval officer
Declined Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district Adam Laxalt, incumbent Nevada attorney general
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Declared Aaron Ford, majority leader of the Nevada Senate Stuart MacKie
Declined Steve Wolfson, Clark County District Attorney (ran for re-election and won)
Results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofGoverningOctober 26, 2018
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error WesleyDuncan (R) AaronFord (D) Other UndecidedSuffolk University/Reno Gazette JournalSeptember 5–10, 2018500 (LV)± 4.4%28%30%13%29%The Mellman Group (D)April 12–19, 2018600 (V)± 4.0%27%36%–37%
Results Ford won the election by a 0.47% margin.
By congressional district Ford won two of four congressional districts, with the remaining two going to Duncan, including one that elected a Democrat. District Duncan Ford Representative 33% 61%Dina Titus 54% 38%Mark Amodei 48% 47%Susie Lee 45% 49%Steven Horsford
See also 2018 United States attorney general elections 2018 Nevada elections
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