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2022 Nevada Secretary of State election
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Nominee Cisco Aguilar Jim Marchant
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 496,569 473,467
Percentage 48.95% 46.67%
Aguilar:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Marchant:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes
Secretary of State before election

Barbara Cegavske
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Cisco Aguilar
Democratic

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The 2022 Nevada Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of Nevada.

Incumbent Republican Barbara Cegavske was term-limited and could not seek a third term.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Endorsements

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Kristopher Dahir
Newspapers
Jim Marchant
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Kristopher
Dahir 		John
Gerhardt 		Jesse
Haw 		Socorro
Keenan 		Jim
Marchant 		Gerard
Ramalho 		Richard
Scotti 		None of These
Candidates 		Undecided
OH Predictive Insights June 6–7, 2022 525 (LV) ± 4.4% 3% 2% 21% 1% 21% 4% 8% 4% 42%
OH Predictive Insights May 10–12, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 2% 2% 7% 1% 16% 3% 8% 26% 35%

Results

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GOP primary first round results by county
  Marchant
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Haw
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
Republican primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Marchant 82,843 37.62%
Republican Jesse Haw 44,778 20.33%
Republican Richard Scotti 34,984 15.89%
None of These Candidates 18,245 8.28%
Republican Kristopher Dahir 15,204 6.90%
Republican John Gerhardt 10,815 4.91%
Republican Gerard Ramalho 9,325 4.23%
Republican Socorro Keenan 4,025 1.83%
Total votes 220,219 100.0%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Withdrew

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Endorsements

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Cisco Aguilar
Organizations
Labor unions

Independents and third-party candidates

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Candidates

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Declared

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] Tossup November 3, 2022
Elections Daily[23] Lean D (flip) November 7, 2022

Endorsements

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Jim Marchant (R)
Executive Branch officials
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
Organizations
Cisco Aguilar (D)
Executive Branch officials
U.S. Representatives
Individuals
Newspapers
Organizations
Labor unions

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Jim
Marchant (R) 		Cisco
Aguilar (D) 		None of These
Candidates 		Other Undecided
Emerson College October 26–29, 2022 2,000 (LV) ± 2.1% 43% 41% – – 8%
OH Predictive Insights October 24–27, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 38% 41% 1% 6%[b] 13%
Siena Research/NYT October 19–24, 2022 885 (LV) ± 4.2% 41% 44% – <1%[c] 15%
University of Nevada, Reno October 5–19, 2022 584 (LV) ± 4.0% 27% 29% – 5%[d] 40%
CNN/SSRS September 26 – October 2, 2022 926 (RV) ± 4.7% 44% 44% 6% 4%[e] 2%
828 (LV) ± 5.0% 46% 43% 5% 4%[e] 2%
OH Predictive Insights September 20–29, 2022 741 (LV) ± 3.6% 39% 31% 3% 6%[f] 21%
Suffolk University August 14–17, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 31% 27% 7% 9%[g] 26%

Results

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2022 Nevada Secretary of State election[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cisco Aguilar 496,569 48.95% +0.70%
Republican Jim Marchant 473,467 46.67% −2.24%
None of These Candidates 18,144 1.79% -1.05%
Independent American Janine Hansen 17,472 1.72% N/A
Libertarian Ross Crane 8,821 0.87% N/A
Total votes 1,014,473 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

By congressional district

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Aguilar won 3 of 4 congressional districts.[30]

District Marchant Aguilar Representative
1st 44% 52% Dina Titus
2nd 52% 43% Mark Amodei
3rd 45% 52% Susie Lee
4th 45% 51% Steven Horsford

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Hansen (IA) with 4%; Crane (L) with 2%
  3. ^ Crane (L) with <1%; Hansen (IA) with <1%
  4. ^ "Some other candidate" with 5%
  5. ^ a b "Other" with 4%
  6. ^ Hansen with 4%; Crane with 2%
  7. ^ Hansen (IA) with 7%; Crane (L) with 2%

References

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  1. ^ Appleton, Rory (April 23, 2021). "Jim Marchant running for secretary of state in Nevada". www.reviewjournal.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Appleton, Rory (April 29, 2021). "Sparks Councilman Kristopher Dahir running for Nevada secretary of state". www.reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "John Cardiff Gerhardt".
  4. ^ Snyder, Riley (January 21, 2022). "Reno developer, former state Sen. Jesse Haw to run for secretary of state". thenevadaindependent.com. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "March 10 update: Carson city residents declare candidacy for elections". www.nevadaappeal.com. Nevada Appeal. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "2022 Candidate Filings". Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Charns, David (September 22, 2021). "Former Las Vegas news anchor announces run for Nevada secretary of state". www.8newsnow.com. KLAS-TV. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  8. ^ Dentzer, Bill (August 25, 2021). "Scotti joins race for secretary of state in 2022". www.reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "Democratic incumbents have earned our trust". lasvegassun.com. Las Vegas Sun. June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Ashton-Cirillo, Sarah (2021). "Trump turncoat Mark Meadows endorses Nevada GOP jester Jim Marchant. Race to bottom is on". Political.tips.
  11. ^ a b Marchant, Jim [@VoteJimMarchant] (January 24, 2022). "BREAKING: Adam Laxalt has ENDORSED Jim Marchant in his bid to save the future of Nevada's elections. Adam Laxalt was Nevada's Attorney General from 2014–2018 and was Chair of the 2016 and 2020 Trump campaign for Nevada!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ a b "Candidates – America First Secretary of State Coalition". americafirstsos.com. November 26, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "Silver State Primary Election Results 2022".
  14. ^ Appleton, Rory (May 11, 2021). "Cisco Aguilar to seek Nevada secretary of state office in 2022". www.reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  15. ^ Calderon, Jannelle (September 29, 2021). "Democratic former Assemblywoman Spiegel joins race for secretary of state". thenevadaindependent.com. Jon Ralston. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  16. ^ Dentzer, Bill (February 16, 2022). "Former assemblywoman switches races, will run for state controller". www.reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Democratic Association of Secretaries of State Endorses Cisco Aguilar for Nevada Secretary of State". demsofstate.org. March 21, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  18. ^ a b c "End Citizens United // Let America Vote Endorses Cisco Aguilar for Nevada Secretary of State". endcitizensunited.org. March 9, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  19. ^ a b "2022 Primary Endorsements". Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Nevada – UAW Endorsements". United Auto Workers.
  21. ^ "Janine Hanson". ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  22. ^ "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  23. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  24. ^ "Trump endorses Marchant for Nevada Secretary of State". October 13, 2022.
  25. ^ "Obama to campaign for group of vulnerable Nevada incumbents". Associated Press. October 19, 2022.
  26. ^ Montellaro, Zach. "Kinzinger endorses Dems in major governor, secretary of state races". POLITICO. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  27. ^ "Oprah, John Legend and more celebs stump for midterm candidates". Newsweek. October 24, 2022.
  28. ^ "Review-Journal endorsements: Attorney general, other constitutional offices". Las Vegas Review-Journal. October 17, 2022. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  29. ^ "Silver State 2022 - General Election Results - Statewide". Nevada Secretary of State.
  30. ^ "2022 Nevada Statewide Races by CD".
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