Nevada State Senate District 9

Nevada State Senate District 9 is represented by Melanie Scheible (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Nevada state senators represented an average of 147,838 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 128,597 residents.

About the office[edit]

Members of the Nevada State Senate serve four-year terms with term limits.^[1] Nevada legislators assume office on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November (the day after election day).^[2] The Nevada legislature is biennial, convening only in odd-numbered years.

Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Nevada State Senate, a candidate must be:^[3]

• At least 21 years old at the time of the election
• A resident of Nevada for at least one year
• A qualified elector and resident of the district

Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$164.69/calendar day up to 60 days. Senators who are not up for re-election until 2022 receive $159.89/calendar day.	$151/day; Legislators have a travel allowance of $10,000/session and leadership has an additional $900/session allowance.

Term limits[edit]

See also: State legislatures with term limits

The Nevada legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Nevada Term Limits Act in 1996. That initiative said that Nevada senators are subject to term limits of no more than three four-year terms, or a total of twelve years.^[1]

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1996 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was 2010.

Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Nevada State Legislature, the board of county commissioners in the county representing the seat must decide on a replacement. The board of county commissioners must select a person from the same political party that last held the seat when making its decision. If the vacancy happens before the next legislative session and an election for county officers is scheduled, no replacement is named.^[4]

See sources: Nevada Const. Art. 4, Sec. 12

District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Redistricting[edit]

2020-2021[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Nevada after the 2020 census

Governor Steve Sisolak (D) signed new legislative maps into law on November 16, 2021.^[5] These maps take effect for Nevada's 2022 legislative elections.

On November 14, the Nevada State Senate voted 12-9 to approve the Democratic congressional and legislative map proposals.^[6] On November 16, the Nevada State Assembly voted 25-17 to approve the maps.^[7]

State Senate map[edit]

Below is the state Senate map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

State House map[edit]

Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

How does redistricting in Nevada work? In Nevada, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. The lines are subject to veto by the governor.^[8]

Under a state law enacted in 2019, state prison inmates are counted as residents of their home addresses for redistricting purposes.^[9]

Elections[edit]

2022[edit]

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2022

The primary will occur on June 14, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

2018[edit]

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2018

2014[edit]

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Nevada State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Justin Jones ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Becky Harris defeated Ron Quilang, Vick Gill and David Schoen in the Republican primary. Harris defeated Jones in the general election.^{[10][11][12][13]}

The Nevada State Senate was a battleground chamber that Ballotpedia identified as having the opportunity to switch partisan control in 2014. The Nevada Senate had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of one seat, which amounted to 9 percent of the seats up for election in 2014. District 9 in the Senate was identified by Ballotpedia and the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a battleground district that could have determined control of the Nevada State Senate. Incumbent Justin Jones lost his seat to attorney Becky Harris in the general election. Jones won election in 2012 by only 301 votes. In 2013, Jones angered many gun-rights conservatives during his first year in office, when he pushed for gun control legislation.^[14]

Nevada State Senate District 9, General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Becky Harris	55.2%	12,475
	Democratic	Justin Jones Incumbent	44.8%	10,116
Total Votes				22,591

Nevada State Senate, District 9 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Becky Harris	50.3%	1,830
Vick Gill	39.9%	1,452
David Schoen	5.7%	206
Ron Quilang	4.2%	153
Total Votes		3,641

2012[edit]

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Nevada State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 12, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 16, 2012. Justin Jones (D) defeated Mari Nakashima St. Martin (R) in the general election. Jones defeated Frederick L. Conquest in the Democratic primary and St. Martin defeated Brent Jones in the Republican primary.^{[15][16][17][18]}

Nevada State Senate, District 9, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Justin Jones	50.3%	21,849
	Republican	Mari Nakashima St. Martin	49.7%	21,548
Total Votes				43,397

Nevada State Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Justin C. Jones	82.5%	1,605
Frederick L. Conquest	17.5%	340
Total Votes		1,945

Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2012 to 2018, candidates for Nevada State Senate District 9 raised a total of $3,282,828. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $234,488 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Nevada State Senate District 9
Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2018	$655,471	5	$131,094
2014	$1,778,729	5	$355,746
2012	$848,628	4	$212,157
Total	$3,282,828	14	$234,488

See also[edit]

• Nevada State Legislature
• Nevada State Senate
• Nevada State Assembly
• Nevada state legislative districts

External links[edit]

• The Nevada State Legislature

Footnotes[edit]

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