Nevada held its general election on November 2, 2010, deciding 53 legislative seats and 6 statewide offices led by the governorship. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Divided government held: Republicans kept the governorship and Democrats kept both chambers, but Assembly Democrats lost their two-thirds majority. The split carried into redistricting, as Governor Sandoval vetoed the Democrats' maps in 2011 and court-appointed special masters drew the lines.
- Brian Sandoval (R) beat Rory Reid (D) by about 12 points for the open governorship, campaigning on an oft-repeated pledge of no new taxes. Reid, son of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, was overshadowed by his father's re-election fight, and his last name was the reason most often cited for his loss. Sandoval's pledge set up the key debate with lawmakers over a budget projected to be billions of dollars short.
- Republicans gained seats in both chambers. The Assembly went from 28-14 to 26-16 and the Senate from 12-9 to 11-10, with 3 Democratic seats changing hands:
- Every statewide incumbent on the ballot won re-election: Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki (R), Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto (D), Secretary of State Ross Miller (D), Treasurer Kate Marshall (D), and Controller Kim Wallin (D).
- Voters rejected all 4 measures on the ballot. Question 1, which asked voters whether to keep electing judges, drew about 42%. Question 2, which would have allowed an intermediate appeals court, came closest at about 47%, while voters also turned down a sales and use tax change in Question 3 and an eminent domain amendment in Question 4.
Legislature
- Assembly (42 seats): 28 D, 14 R before the election, 26 D, 16 R after; control stayed with Democrats.
- Senate (21 seats): 12 D, 8 R, 1 other or vacant before the election, 11 D, 10 R after; control stayed with Democrats.
Statewide races
Legislative races
| Race | Winner | Others | Notes |
|---|
| Assembly 1 | Marilyn Kirkpatrick (D) | Mark Trudeau (R) | |
| Assembly 2 | John Hambrick (R) | David Lerner (D), Jon Kamerath (I) | |
| Assembly 3 | Peggy Pierce (D) | Eric Morelli (R) | |
| Assembly 4 | Richard McArthur (R) | Gary Fisher (D), Mark Andrews (I) | |
| Assembly 5 | Marilyn Dondero Loop (D) | Tim Williams (R) | |
| Assembly 6 | Harvey J. Munford (D) | Carole R. Long (R) | |
| Assembly 7 | Dina Neal (D) | Geraldine Lewis (R) | |
| Assembly 8 | Jason Frierson (D) | Joseph V. Egan (R), Stacey Gonzales (I) | |
| Assembly 9 | Richard "Tick" Segerblom (D) | Lois Basichis (R) | |
| Assembly 10 | Joe Hogan (D) | Tyler Andrews (R), Steve Lenores (L) | |
| Assembly 11 | Olivia Diaz (D) | Von Brewer (R) | |
| Assembly 12 | James Ohrenschall (D) | Tod Oppenborn (R) | |
| Assembly 13 | Scott Hammond (R) | Louis Desalvio (D), Leonard Foster (I) | |
| Assembly 14 | Maggie Carlton (D) | Lee Roach (R) | |
| Assembly 15 | Elliot Anderson (D) | Dale Snyder (R), Stan Vaughan (I) | |
| Assembly 16 | John Oceguera (D) | Bob Irwin (R), Kristie Turley (L) | |
| Assembly 17 | Kelvin Atkinson (D) | Kenneth King (R) | |
| Assembly 18 | Richard Carrillo (D) | Ken Walther (R) | |
| Assembly 19 | Steven Brooks (D) | Jerry H. Wang (R), James S. Rhodes (I) | |
| Assembly 20 | Cresent Hardy (R) | Lynn Goya (D) | |
| Assembly 21 | Mark Sherwood (R) | Ellen Spiegel (D), Les McKay (I) | Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated |
| Assembly 22 | Lynn Stewart (R) | Kevinn Donovan (D), Nathan Santucci (L) | |
| Assembly 23 | Melissa Woodbury (R) | Monica Leija Bean (D) | |
| Assembly 24 | David Bobzien (D) | Monte Johnson (R) | |
| Assembly 25 | Pat Hickey (R) | Robert "tuna" Townsend (D) | |
| Assembly 26 | Randy Kirner (R) | Angie Taylor (D), Gregory R. Miller (I) | |
| Assembly 27 | Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D) | Gabe Jurado (R) | |
| Assembly 28 | Lucy Flores (D) | James L. Cressman (R) | |
| Assembly 29 | April Mastroluca (D) | Dan Hill (R), Erin Lale (L) | |
| Assembly 30 | Debbie Smith (D) | Kathy Martin (R) | |
| Assembly 31 | Skip Daly (D) | Randi Thompson (R) | |
| Assembly 32 | Ira Hansen (R) | Jodi Stephens (R) | |
| Assembly 33 | John Ellison (R) | Janine Hansen (I), Michael Mcfarlane (D) | |
| Assembly 34 | William C. Horne (D) | Richard Deeds (R), William P. Hols (L) | |
| Assembly 35 | Peter Goicoechea (R) | John O'connor (D) | |
| Assembly 36 | Ed Goedhart (R) | Ron Hibble (D), David L. VanDerBeek (I) | |
| Assembly 37 | Marcus Conklin (D) | Philip Joseph Lupo (R) | |
| Assembly 38 | Tom Grady (R) | Dennis C. Gomez (I) | |
| Assembly 39 | Kelly Kite (R) | Joe Brown (D), David K. Schumann (I) | |
| Assembly 40 | Pete Livermore (R) | Robin L. Williamson (D) | Flipped D to R |
| Assembly 41 | Paul Aizley (D) | Jan Porter (R) | |
| Assembly 42 | Irene Bustamante Adams (D) | Kathryn Njus (R) | |
| Senate 2 | Moises Denis (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 8 | Barbara Cegavske (R) 55.8% | Tammy Peterson (D) 44.2% | |
| Senate 9 | Elizabeth Halseth (R) 49.96% | Benny Yerushalmi (D) 44.55% | |
| Senate 10 | Ruben Kihuen (D) 66.4% | Henry Tyler (R) 27.2%, Glenn Brown (I) 6.4% | |
| Senate 12 | Joseph Hardy (R) 58% | Aaron Ford (D) 38.7%, Richard Wayne O'Dell (I) 3.3% | |
| Senate 13 | Sheila Leslie (D) 62.05% | Phillip G. Salerno (R) 32.34% | |
| Senate 14 | Don Gustavson (R) 58.1% | Allison Edwards (D) 41.9% | |
| Senate 16 | Ben Kieckhefer (R) 73.9% | M. K. Yochum (I) 26.1% | |
| Senate 17 | James A. Settelmeyer (R) 65.9% | Kevin Ranft (D) 29.1%, Cody Quirk (I) 5% | |
| Senate 20 | Michael Roberson (R) 51.9% | Joyce Woodhouse (D) 48.1% | Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated |
| Senate 21 | Mark Manendo (D) 65.4% | Anthony Wright (R) 34.6% | |
Ballot measures
| Measure | Description | Result |
|---|
| Question 1 | Allow the Governor to appoint justices and judges from nominees, with voter-approved retention following performance evaluations. | Failed (42% yes) |
| Question 2 | Authorize the legislature to create an intermediate appellate court to hear certain civil and criminal appeals from district courts. | Failed (47% yes) |
| Question 3 | Allow the legislature to amend the Sales and Use Tax Act for federal compliance, excluding tax hikes or exemption cuts. | Failed (32% yes) |
| Question 4 | Repeal a provision on eminent domain and revise rules on property transfers, compensation, and attorney fees in eminent domain cases. | Failed (33% yes) |