The 2022 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Nevada. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of Nevada. Primary elections were held on June 14. Nevada is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lisa Cano Burkhead was appointed by Governor Steve Sisolak on December 16, 2021, to succeed Kate Marshall, who resigned to join the Biden administration. She lost in her bid for a full term to Republican candidate Stavros Anthony.

Background Kate Marshall was first elected as lieutenant governor in 2018 with 50.4% of the vote against Michael Roberson, who was minority leader of the Nevada State Senate at the time. On September 17, 2021, she resigned from the position to work in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. After roughly three months of the seat being vacant, school teacher, principal, and former candidate for the Nevada Assembly Lisa Cano Burkhead was appointed in December 2021.

Democratic primary Background Kimi Cole, the Chair of the Nevada Rural Democratic Caucus, was the first Democratic candidate to announce their candidacy on November 12, 2021. She gained attention by some due to the fact that she is transgender, and, if elected, would be the first statewide elected transgender official in the United States. Henderson mayor Debra March would announce her candidacy a few weeks later, on November 24, 2021, being the only one to have been elected to public office. Lisa Cano Burkhead, the appointed Lieutenant Governor, announced her candidacy on December 16, 2021. By the end of the year, March led with a sizable lead in terms of fundraising, raising over $380,000 by the end of 2021, with Burkhead in second at nearly $78,000, and Cole in a distant third at just under $34,000.

Candidates Nominee Lisa Cano Burkhead, incumbent lieutenant governor

Eliminated in primary Eva Chase, MGM Resorts International employee Kimi Cole, chair of Nevada Rural Democratic Caucus Debra March, mayor of Henderson

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Stavros Anthony, Las Vegas city councilor

Eliminated in primary Tony Grady Jr., U.S. Air Force pilot M. Kameron Hawkins, founder of Hawkins for Nevada Foundation and activist John Miller, Las Vegas City councilman Mack Miller, business consultant and candidate for Nevada State Assembly in 2020 Peter Pavone, businessman and entertainer Dan Schwartz, former Nevada State Treasurer (2015–2019); candidate for Governor in 2018 and in 2020

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error StavrosAnthony Tom JohnMiller MackMiller DanSchwartz candidates Other UndecidedOH Predictive InsightsOH Predictive InsightsJune 6–7, 2022525 (LV)± 4.4%19%8%9%4%9%8%2%42%

Results

Independents and third-party candidates Candidates Nominees John "Trey" Delap (Independent), nonprofit group consultant William Hoge (Independent American), former Republican California state assemblyman (1992–1996) and Independent candidate for Nevada State Treasurer in 2018 Javi "Trujillo" Tachiquin (Libertarian), MMA fighter

General election Post-primary endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error Lisa CanoBurkhead (D) StavrosAnthony (R) None of thesecandidates Other UndecidedOH Predictive InsightsOH Predictive InsightsSeptember 20–29, 2022741 (LV)± 3.6%29%40%4%3%23%

Results

By county County Lisa Cano BurkheadDemocratic Stavros AnthonyRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Carson City 9,364 39.81% 12,784 54.35% 1,375 5.85% 3,420 14.54% 23,523 Churchill 2,080 21.18% 7,061 71.90% 679 6.91% 4,981 50.72% 9,820 Clark 335,446 49.47% 312,329 46.06% 30,321 4.47% −23,117 −3.41% 678,096 Douglas 8,455 29.37% 19,070 66.25% 1,261 4.38% 10,615 36.88% 28,786 Elko 2,903 18.02% 12,113 75.18% 1,095 6.80% 9,210 57.17% 16,111 Esmeralda 62 13.75% 337 74.72% 52 11.53% 275 60.98% 451 Eureka 53 6.80% 659 84.60% 67 8.60% 606 77.79% 779 Humboldt 1,149 18.92% 4,495 74.03% 428 7.05% 3,346 55.11% 6,072 Lander 309 14.05% 1,655 75.23% 236 10.73% 1,346 61.18% 2,200 Lincoln 254 11.83% 1,705 79.41% 188 8.76% 1,451 67.58% 2,147 Lyon 5,607 23.90% 16,345 69.66% 1,513 6.45% 10,738 45.76% 23,465 Mineral 558 29.71% 1,133 60.33% 187 9.96% 575 30.62% 1,878 Nye 5,461 26.36% 14,008 67.62% 1,248 6.02% 8,547 41.26% 20,717 Pershing 364 20.52% 1,269 71.53% 141 7.95% 905 51.01% 1,774 Storey 641 25.15% 1,729 67.83% 179 7.02% 1,088 42.68% 2,549 Washoe 90,557 47.14% 91,722 47.74% 9,834 5.12% 1,165 0.61% 192,113 White Pine 608 17.76% 2,580 75.35% 236 6.89% 1,972 57.59% 3,424Totals463,87145.75%500,99449.41%49,0404.84%37,1233.66%1,013,905 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Washoe (largest municipality: Reno)

By congressional district Despite losing the state, Cano Burkhead won three of four congressional districts. District Cano Burkhead Anthony Representative 49% 46%Dina Titus 39% 55%Mark Amodei 49% 47%Susie Lee 48% 47%Steven Horsford

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Partisan clients

References

External links Official campaign websites Stavros Anthony (R) for Lieutenant Governor Lisa Cano Burkhead (D) for Lieutenant Governor Trey Delap (Nonpartisan) for Lieutenant Governor