2024 Las Vegas mayoral election
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The 2024 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on June 11, 2024, with a runoff on November 5, to elect the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada. Incumbent independent mayor Carolyn Goodman was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a fourth term in office. This was the first mayoral election in Las Vegas since 1995 where no candidates were from the Goodman family. On November 7, former Congresswoman Shelley Berkley became the mayor-elect of Las Vegas as Las Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman conceded the race.[1] Berkley was sworn in on December 4, 2024.
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June 11, 2024 (first round)
November 5, 2024 (runoff) | |||||||||||||||||
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 Runoff precinct results Berkley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Seaman: 50–60% 60–70% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
Declared
- Kolawole Akingbade[2]
- Tera Anderson, land development professional[3]
- Lynn Baird, retired Nevada Employment Security Division official[2]
- Shelley Berkley, former U.S. Representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district (1999–2013) and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012 (Party affiliation: Democratic)[4]
- Dan Chapman, cosmetics manufacturing company owner[5]
- Cedric Crear, city councilor for the 5th ward[6] (Party affiliation: Democratic)[7]
- Irina Hansen, salon owner[8]
- Kara Jenkins, administrator of the Nevada Equal Rights Commission[9]
- Eric Medlin, IT specialist[2]
- Donna Miller, nurse and healthcare executive[10]
- Michael Pacino[2]
- Deb Peck, insurance agent[a][11]
- Victoria Seaman, city councilor for the 2nd ward and former state assemblywoman (Party affiliation: Republican)[12]
- William Walls III, businessman and perennial candidate[b] in both Nevada and Illinois[2]
Disqualified
- Janiecia Fernandez[14]
Declined
- Peter Guzman, president and CEO of the Nevada Latin Chamber of Commerce[15]
- Michele Fiore, Nye County Justice of the Peace, former Las Vegas city councilor, former state assemblywoman, and nominee for Nevada State Treasurer in 2022 (Party affiliation: Republican)[15]
- Steve Wolfson, Clark County District Attorney and former Las Vegas city councilor (endorsed Berkley)[15]
Endorsements
Endorsements in bold were made after the first round.
Shelley Berkley
- Local officials
- Nancy Brune, city councilwoman[16]
- Cedric Crear, city councilman and third-place finisher in the first round[17]
- Olivia Diaz, city councilwoman[16]
- Brian Knudsen, city councilman[16]
- Labor unions
- Newspapers
Cedric Crear
- Individuals
- Toni Braxton, singer[24]
Victoria Seaman
- Individuals
- Wayne Allyn Root, radio host[25]
- Labor unions
- Organizations
- Republican Mayors Association
Forums & debates
First round
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Shelley Berkley | Cedric Crear | Kara Jenkins | Donna Miller | Deb Peck | Victoria Seaman | |||||
| 1[5][27] | Oct. 17, 2023 | Battle Born News Clark County Chamber of Commerce Vote Nevada |
P | I | P | P | I | P | ||
| 2[28] | May 15, 2024 | The Nevada Independent | Jon Ralston | The Nevada Independent[29] | P | P | N | N | N | P |
| 3 | May 23, 2024 | KLAS-TV | [30] | P | P | N | N | N | P | |
Runoff
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Shelley Berkley | Victoria Seaman | |||||
| 1 | Jul. 31, 2024 | Vegas Chamber | YouTube | P | P | |
| 2[31] | Sep. 25, 2024 | The Nevada Independent | Jon Ralston | YouTube | P | P |
| 3[32] | Oct. 7, 2024 | KTNV-TV | KTNV-TV | P | P | |
| 4 | Oct. 8, 2024 | KLAS-TV | YouTube | P | P | |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[c] |
Margin of error |
Shelley Berkley |
Cedric Crear |
Kara Jenkins |
Victoria Seaman |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College[33][A] | April 1–2, 2024 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 16% | 7% | 2% | 12% | 8%[d] | 56% |
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Berkley | 25,784 | 35.69% | |
| Victoria Seaman | 20,896 | 28.93% | |
| Cedric Crear | 13,673 | 18.93% | |
| Tera Anderson | 3,144 | 4.35% | |
| Kara Jenkins | 1,671 | 2.31% | |
| Dan Chapman | 1,397 | 1.93% | |
| Donna Miller | 1,104 | 1.53% | |
| Lynn Baird | 962 | 1.33% | |
| Irina Hansen | 845 | 1.17% | |
| Williams Walls III | 653 | 0.90% | |
| Michael Pacino | 616 | 0.85% | |
| Deb Peck | 580 | 0.80% | |
| Kola Akingbade | 531 | 0.74% | |
| Eric Medlin | 382 | 0.53% | |
| Total votes | 72,238 | 100.00% | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Berkley | 129,977 | 53.21% | |
| Victoria Seaman | 114,429 | 46.79% | |
| Total votes | 244,406 | 100.00% | |
Notes
- Peck is a self-described conservative, but her party affiliation is unknown.
- Walls (who served as an aide to Chicago Mayor Harold Washington from 1983 to 1985) had previously run as a Republican candidate for governor of Nevada in 2022; independent candidate for governor of Illinois in 2018; candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019; Democratic candidate for Illinois's 1st congressional district in 2008; candidate for Chicago city clerk in 1999, 2003, and 2019[13]
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Janiecia Fernandez with 2%; Tera Anderson, Lynn Baird, Daniel Chapman, Donna Miller, Michael Pacino, and Deb Peck with 1%; Kolawole Akingbade, Irina Hansen, Eric Medlin, and William Walls with <1%
Partisan clients