2020 Nevada elections

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Registered	1,822,166
Turnout	77.26% ( 14.8pp)[1]

Elections were held inNevada on November 3, 2020.^[2] On that date, the state held elections forU.S. President,U.S. House of Representatives,Nevada Assembly, 10 of the 21 seats in theNevada Senate, and various others. In addition, several measures were on the ballot.

Tovote by mail, registered Nevada voters had to ensure each ballot was postmarked by November 3 and received by November 10, 2020.^[3]

IncumbentRepublican PresidentDonald Trump was challenged byDemocratic nomineeJoe Biden in 2020.^[2] Prior to election day, news outlets and polls predicted Nevada to have a slight lean towards Biden. Nevada has six electoral votes in theElectoral College.^[4]

Nevada hasfour congressional districts that elect four delegates to theU.S. House of Representatives.^[2] Since the2016 elections, three representatives have been Democratic.

10 of the 21 seats of theNevada Senate were up for election.^[2]Democrats have retained a majority control of the senate since 2017.

All 42 seats of theNevada Assembly were up for election.^[2]Democrats have retained a majority control of the assembly since 2017.

Two seats on theNevada Supreme Court were up for election.

2020 Nevada Supreme Court Seat B election

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Candidate Kristina Pickering None of these candidates Party Nonpartisan Popular vote 905,541 263,976 Percentage 77.43% 22.57%

Pickering:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Nevada Supreme Court Justice before election Kristina Pickering Nonpartisan Elected Nevada Supreme Court Justice Kristina Pickering Nonpartisan

Incumbent justiceKristina Pickering ran for re-election. Justice Pickering was the only candidate to receive over 50% in the primary election, making her the only candidate to move onto the general election, where she was re-elected unopposed.

• Thomas Christensen, lawyer^[5]
• Kristina Pickering, incumbent chief justice of the Nevada Supreme Court^[5]
• Esther Rodriguez, private attorney^[5]

2020 Nevada Supreme Court Seat D election

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Candidate Douglas W. Herndon Ozzie Fumo None of these candidates Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 557,584 445,871 225,623 Percentage 45.37% 36.28% 18.36%

Herndon:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Nevada Supreme Court Justice before election Mark Gibbons Nonpartisan Elected Nevada Supreme Court Justice Douglas W. Herndon Nonpartisan

Incumbent justiceMark Gibbons chose to retire and not run for re-election.^[8]

• Ozzie Fumo,state assemblyman^[9]
• Douglas Herndon, Judge of theEight Judicial District Court (Civil/Criminal Division, Department 3)^[10]
• Erv Nelson, former state assemblyman (2014–2016)^[11]

One seat on theNevada Court of Appeals was up for election.

Incumbent Judge Bonnie Bulla was appointed by GovernorSteve Sisolak in 2019 to replaceAbbi Silver, who was elected to the Nevada Supreme Court in 2018.^[12] Judge Bulla ran for re-election to serve out the remainder of Justice Silver's term, ending in 2022.

• Bonnie A. Bulla, incumbent Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals^[13]
• Susan Bush, criminal defense attorney^[13]

On the ballot were five statewide questions forNevada Constitution amendments. The first one appears to be rejected while the four other questions are approved.^[14]

Question 2 repeals the struck-downsame-sex marriage ban, replacing it with a gender-neutral formulation.

State Question 1

November 3, 2020

Remove Constitutional Status of Board of Regents Amendment

Yes   50–60% No   70–80%   60–70%

• "Remove provisions governing the election and duties of the Board of Regents and its control and management of the affairs and funds of the State University and require the Legislature to provide by law for the governance, control, and management of the State University."
• "Require the Legislature to provide by law for the reasonable protection of individual academic freedom for students, employees, and contractors of Nevada’s public higher education institutions."
• "Revise provisions governing the administration of certain funding derived under federal law and dedicated for the benefit of certain departments of the State University."

State Question No. 1

Choice	Votes	%
No	630,023	50.15
Yes	626,146	49.85
Total votes	1,256,169	100.00

State Question 2

November 3, 2020

Marriage Regardless of Gender Amendment

Yes   60–70%   50–60% No   60–70%   50–60%

• "Remove an existing provision that only a marriage between a male person and a female person may be recognized and given effect in Nevada."
• "Require that the State of Nevada and its political subdivisions must recognize marriages of and issue marriage licenses to couples regardless of gender, and that all legally valid marriages must be treated equally under the law."
• "Provide that religious organizations and members of the clergy have the right to refuse to perform a marriage, and that no person has the right to make any claim against a religious organization or member of the clergy for refusing to perform a marriage."

State Question No. 2

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	821,050	62.43
No	494,186	37.57
Total votes	1,315,236	100.00

State Question 3

November 3, 2020

State Board of Pardons Commissioners Amendment

Yes   60–70%   50–60% No   60–70%   50–60%

• "Require the State Board of Pardons Commissioners—whose members are the Governor, the justices of the Nevada Supreme Court, and the Nevada Attorney General—to meet at least quarterly."
• "Authorize each member of the Board to submit matters for consideration by the Board."
• "Authorize the Board to grant pardons and make other clemency decisions by a majority vote of its members without requiring the Governor to be part of the majority of the Board that votes in favor of such decisions."

State Question No. 3

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	782,015	61.18
No	496,287	38.82
Total votes	1,278,302	100.00

State Question 4

November 3, 2020

State Constitutional Rights of Voters Amendment

Yes   60–70%   50–60% No   60–70%   50–60%

"Guarantee specific voting rights to all qualified and registered voters in the State."

State Question No. 4

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	826,719	64.12
No	462,544	35.88
Total votes	1,289,263	100.00

State Question 6

November 3, 2020

Renewable Energy Standards Initiative

Yes   60–70%   50–60% No   70–80%   60–70%   50–60%

"Require, beginning in calendar year 2022, that all providers of electric utility services who sell electricity to retail customers for consumption in Nevada generate or acquire incrementally larger percentages of electricity from renewable energy resources so that by calendar year 2030 not less than 50 percent of the total amount of electricity sold by each provider to its retail customers in Nevada comes from renewable energy resources."

State Question No. 6

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	747,581	57.94
No	542,654	42.06
Total votes	1,290,235	100.00

State Question 2

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