A Democratic Party primary took place on June 14, 2022, in Nevada to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's gubernatorial election on November 8, 2022.

Incumbent Steve Sisolak advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada.

This page focuses on Nevada's Democratic Party gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on Nevada's Republican gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results[edit]

Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Steve Sisolak	90.3	64,308
	Tom Collins	6.4	4,567
	Other/Write-in votes	3.3	2,373

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 71,248
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Election competitiveness[edit]

General election race ratings[edit]

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[1]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Race ratings: Nevada gubernatorial election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	September 20, 2022	September 13, 2022	September 6, 2022	August 30, 2022
The Cook Political Report	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements[edit]

The table below details filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates in Nevada in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Nevada, click here.

Filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source	Notes
Nevada	Governor	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	$300.00	3/18/2022	Source
Nevada	Governor	Unaffiliated	N/A	$300.00	3/18/2022	Source

State profile[edit]

Demographic data for Nevada
	Nevada	U.S.
Total population:	2,883,758	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	109,781	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	69%	73.6%
Black/African American:	8.4%	12.6%
Asian:	7.7%	5.1%
Native American:	1.1%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more:	4.4%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	27.5%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	85.1%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	23%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$51,847	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	17.8%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Nevada. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern[edit]

See also: Presidential voting trends in Nevada

Nevada voted for the Democratic candidate in four out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

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Election analysis[edit]

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections[edit]

	← 2018
Governor of Nevada
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: March 18, 2022
	Primary: June 14, 2022; General: November 8, 2022; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Steve Sisolak (Democratic)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Nevada
Ballotpedia analysis
	Federal and state primary competitiveness; State executive elections in 2022; Impact of term limits in 2022; State government trifectas and triplexes; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
Nevada; executive elections
	Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Secretary of State; Treasurer; Controller; State Board of Regents (5 seats)

See also: Presidential voting trends in Nevada and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district[edit]

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Nevada, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Nevada's 1st	Dina Titus	Democratic	D+3
Nevada's 2nd	Mark Amodei	Republican	R+8
Nevada's 3rd	Susie Lee	Democratic	D+1
Nevada's 4th	Steven Horsford	Democratic	D+3

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines[edit]

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Nevada^[5]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Nevada's 1st	53.2%	44.7%
Nevada's 2nd	43.1%	54.1%
Nevada's 3rd	52.4%	45.7%
Nevada's 4th	53.0%	44.8%

2012-2020[edit]

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 88.6% of Nevadans lived in either Clark or Washoe County, the state's two Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 11.4% lived in one of 15 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Nevada was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Nevada following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Nevada county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Democratic	2	88.6%
Solid Republican	15	11.4%
Total voted Democratic	2	88.6%
Total voted Republican	15	11.4%

Historical voting trends[edit]

Nevada presidential election results (1900-2020)

17 Democratic wins
14 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	R	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D

Statewide elections[edit]

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections[edit]

See also: List of United States Senators from Nevada

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Nevada.

U.S. Senate election results in Nevada
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	50.4%	45.4%
2016	47.1%	44.7%
2012	45.9%	44.7%
2010	50.2%	44.6%
2006	55.4%	41.0%
Average	49.8	44.1

Gubernatorial elections[edit]

See also: Governor of Nevada

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Nevada.

Gubernatorial election results in Nevada
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	49.4%	45.3%
2014	70.6%	23.9%
2010	53.4%	41.6%
2006	47.9%	43.9%
2002	68.2%	22.0%
Average	57.9	35.3

State partisanship[edit]

Congressional delegation[edit]

The table below displays the partisan composition of Nevada's congressional delegation as of September 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Nevada, September 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	3	5
Republican	0	1	1
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	4	6

State executive[edit]

The table below displays the officeholders in Nevada's top four state executive offices as of August 2022.

State executive officials in Nevada, August 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Steve Sisolak
Lieutenant Governor	Lisa Cano
Secretary of State	Barbara K. Cegavske
Attorney General	Aaron D. Ford

State legislature[edit]

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Nevada State Legislature as of August 2022.

Nevada State Senate[edit]

Party		As of August 2022
	Democratic Party	11
	Republican Party	9
	Vacancies	1
Total		21

Nevada State Assembly[edit]

Party		As of August 2022
	Democratic Party	25
	Republican Party	16
	Vacancies	1
Total		42

Trifecta control[edit]

As of August 2022, Nevada was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Nevada Party Control: 1992-2022
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D

Demographics[edit]

The table below details demographic data in Nevada and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Nevada (2019)
	Nevada	United States
Population	2,972,382	324,697,795
Land area (sq mi)	109,859	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	65.6%	72.5%
Black/African American	9.1%	12.7%
Asian	8.2%	5.5%
Native American	1.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.2%
Two or more	4.9%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	28.7%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	86.7%	88%
College graduation rate	24.7%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$60,365	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	13.1%	13.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019)
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

External links[edit]

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Footnotes[edit]

↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

[1] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[2] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[3] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[4] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[5] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

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