Nevada held its general election on November 5, 2024, deciding 52 legislative seats. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Democrats kept both chambers but finished one seat shy of a veto-proof two-thirds in each, so Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) keeps his veto. Republicans broke the Assembly supermajority, 28-14 to 27-15, and the Senate stayed 13-8 after each party took one seat from the other.
- The seat that cost Democrats the Assembly supermajority was Assembly District 35 in southwest Las Vegas, where Rebecca Edgeworth (R) beat Sharifa Wahab (D) by about nine points. In Senate District 11, Lori Rogich (R) unseated Sen. Dallas Harris (D) by less than two points, the only incumbent to lose, in a district the 2021 map had pushed about seven points toward Republicans, while Angie Taylor (D) took Reno's open Senate District 15 from the Republicans by 10.
- Across the 52 legislative races, 3 seats changed parties, 1 incumbent was defeated, 3 other races finished inside two points (the tightest, Assembly District 41, where Majority Floor Leader Sandra Jauregui (D) held on by less than a point; Speaker Steve Yeager (D) won Assembly District 9 by about two), and 10 seats drew a single candidate.
- Five of seven ballot questions passed, though the two headline amendments are only halfway there: because Question 6 (a right to abortion until viability, 64 percent) and Question 7 (voter ID, 73 percent) are citizen initiatives, each must pass again in 2026 to take effect. Question 3, the top-five primary and ranked-choice system voters had approved in 2022, failed its required second vote at about 47 percent, and Question 1, stripping the Board of Regents of constitutional status, lost 55-45. Question 2 (revising constitutional wording), Question 4 (removing the slavery exception), and Question 5 (a diaper sales-tax exemption) all passed easily.
Legislature
- Assembly (42 seats): 28 D, 14 R before the election, 27 D, 15 R after; control stayed with Democrats.
- Senate (21 seats): 13 D, 8 R before the election, 13 D, 8 R after; control stayed with Democrats.
Legislative races
Ballot measures
| Measure | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Removes the constitutional status of the Board of Regents, which oversees state universities, allowing the legislature to change the governing structure of these universities through statute. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Nevada 2024 ballot. Voters rejected it with only 45.0% voting yes. | Failed (45% yes) |
| Question 2 | Revise language in the state constitution related to public entities that benefit individuals with mental illness, blindness, or deafness. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Nevada 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 66.0% voting yes. | Passed (66% yes) |
| Question 3 | Establish top-five primaries and ranked-choice voting (RCV) for federal and state offices in Nevada. This citizen-initiated measure was placed on the Nevada 2024 ballot. Voters rejected it with only 47.0% voting yes. | Failed (47% yes) |
| Question 4 | Repeal language from the Nevada Constitution that allows the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as criminal punishments. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Nevada 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 61.0% voting yes. | Passed (61% yes) |
| Question 5 | Amend the Sales and Use Tax of 1955 to provide a sales tax exemption for child and adult diapers. This legislative referendum was placed on the Nevada 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 68.0% voting yes. | Passed (68% yes) |
| Question 6 | Provide for a state constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability. This citizen-initiated measure was placed on the Nevada 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 64.0% voting yes. | Passed (64% yes) |
| Question 7 | Require voters to present photo identification when voting in person or to provide the last four digits of their driver’s license or Social Security number when voting by mail. This citizen-initiated measure was placed on the Nevada 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 73.0% voting yes. | Passed (73% yes) |