2018 Nevada Attorney General election
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November 6, 2018
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The 2018 Nevada Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Nevada.[1]
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.[2] Nevada Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford won the Democratic nomination and defeated Republican nominee and former Nevada Assembly member Wesley Duncan in the general election.[3] With a margin of 0.47%, this was the closest attorney general race of the 2018 election cycle.
Candidates
Declared
- Wesley Duncan, assistant Nevada Attorney General[4]
- Craig Mueller, lawyer and former U.S. Naval officer[5]
Declined
- Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district[6][7]
- Adam Laxalt, incumbent Nevada attorney general[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wesley Duncan | 82,453 | 59.78 | |
| Republican | Craig Mueller | 43,361 | 31.44 | |
| None of These Candidates | 12,106 | 8.78 | ||
| Total votes | 137,920 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Aaron Ford, majority leader of the Nevada Senate[9]
- Stuart MacKie[10]
Declined
- Steve Wolfson, Clark County District Attorney (ran for re-election and won)[11][12]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Aaron Ford | 94,699 | 68.01 | |
| Democratic | Stuart MacKie | 26,619 | 19.12 | |
| None of These Candidates | 17,931 | 12.88 | ||
| Total votes | 139,249 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Wesley Duncan (R) |
Aaron Ford (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk University/Reno Gazette Journal[13] | September 5–10, 2018 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 28% | 30% | 13%[b] | 29% |
| The Mellman Group (D)[14][A] | April 12–19, 2018 | 600 (V) | ± 4.0% | 27% | 36% | – | 37% |
Results
Ford won the election by a 0.47% margin.[15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Aaron Ford | 456,225 | 47.24 | +1.92 | |
| Republican | Wesley Duncan | 451,692 | 46.77 | +0.55 | |
| Independent American | Joel Hansen | 32,259 | 3.34 | –2.27 | |
| None of These Candidates | 25,577 | 2.65 | –0.22 | ||
| Total votes | 965,753 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
By congressional district
Ford won two of four congressional districts, with the remaining two going to Duncan, including one that elected a Democrat.[17]
| District | Duncan | Ford | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 33% | 61% | Dina Titus |
| 2nd | 54% | 38% | Mark Amodei |
| 3rd | 48% | 47% | Susie Lee |
| 4th | 45% | 49% | Steven Horsford |