2018 Nevada Secretary of State election

2018 Nevada Secretary of State election
November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
 
Nominee Barbara Cegavske Nelson Araujo
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 467,880 461,551
Percentage 48.91% 48.25%
County results
Congressional district results
Cegavske:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Araujo:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Secretary of State before election

Barbara Cegavske
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Barbara Cegavske
Republican

The 2018 Nevada Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State of Nevada, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 12, 2018.[1]

Incumbent Republican secretary Barbara Cegavske ran for re-election to a second term in office against Democratic assemblyman Nelson Araujo.[2][3] Despite a blue wave across the state and Democrats winning every other major statewide office, Cegavske narrowly won re-election to a second term in office.[4][5]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Ernest Aldridge[7]

Results

Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barbara Cegavske (incumbent) 85,355 62.54
Republican Ernest Aldridge 36,508 26.75
None of These Candidates 14,613 10.71
Total votes 136,476 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Nelson Araujo, state assemblyman from the 3rd district (2014–present)[9]

Declined

  • Oscar Delgado, Reno city councilman[10]
  • Pat Spearman, state senator from the 1st district (2013–present) (endorsed Araujo)[3]

General election

Endorsements

Barbara Cegavske (R)

Newspapers and other media

Organizations

Nelson Araujo (D)

Executive branch officials

U.S. senators

Statewide officials

State senators

State representatives

Newspapers and other media

Labor unions

Organizations

Results

2018 Nevada Secretary of State election[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Barbara Cegavske (incumbent) 467,880 48.91 –1.49
Democratic Nelson Araujo 461,551 48.25 +2.10
None of These Candidates 27,200 2.84 –0.61
Majority 6,329 0.66 –3.59
Total votes 956,631 100.00
Republican hold Swing –1.80

By county

2018 Nevada Secretary of State election (by county)[21]
County Barbara Cegavske

Republican

Nelson Araujo

Democratic

N/A

None of These Candidates

Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Carson City 13,124 57.95% 8,886 39.24% 636 2.81% 4,238 18.71% 22,646
Churchill 7,193 75.17% 2,117 22.12% 259 2.71% 5,076 53.05% 9,569
Clark 285,613 44.72% 334,808 52.42% 18,278 2.86% -49,195 -7.70% 638,699
Douglas 17,167 66.90% 7,916 30.85% 576 2.25% 9,251 36.05% 25,659
Elko 11,768 77.90% 2,875 19.03% 463 3.07% 8,893 58.87% 15,106
Esmeralda 291 78.86% 57 15.45% 21 5.69% 234 63.41% 369
Eureka 649 85.85% 74 9.79% 33 4.36% 575 76.06% 756
Humboldt 4,102 75.81% 1,126 20.81% 183 3.38% 2,976 55.00% 5,411
Lander 1,585 75.84% 393 18.80% 112 5.36% 1,192 57.04% 2,090
Lincoln 1,610 83.08% 239 12.33% 89 4.59% 1,371 70.75% 1,938
Lyon 14,513 69.88% 5,648 27.20% 606 2.92% 8,865 42.68% 20,767
Mineral 1,067 59.48% 617 34.39% 110 6.13% 450 25.09% 1,794
Nye 12,212 70.23% 4,529 26.05% 647 3.72% 7,683 44.18% 17,388
Pershing 1,262 71.91% 432 24.62% 61 3.47% 830 47.29% 1,755
Storey 1,561 66.31% 727 30.88% 66 2.81% 834 35.43% 2,354
Washoe 91,787 49.08% 90,350 48.31% 4,872 2.61% 1,437 0.77% 187,009
White Pine 2,376 73.77% 657 20.40% 188 5.83% 1,719 53.37% 3,221

By congressional district

Cegavske won two of four congressional districts, one of which elected a Democrat.[22]

District Cegavske Araujo Representative
1st 35% 61% Dina Titus
2nd 56% 41% Mark Amodei
3rd 50% 47% Jacky Rosen (115th Congress)
Susie Lee (116th Congress)
4th 47.6% 49.4% Ruben Kihuen (115th Congress)
Steven Horsford (116th Congress)

References

  1. ^ "2018 Primary Elections by State and territory" (PDF). Marine Corps Installation East. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  2. ^ Botkin, Ben (October 23, 2017). "Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske running for second term". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Rindels, Michelle (September 18, 2017). "Democratic Assemblyman Nelson Araujo enters secretary of state race, Spearman withdraws from consideration". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  4. ^ Rindels, Michelle; Rothberg, Daniel; Solis, Jacob; Valley, Jackie (November 7, 2018). "A blue night: Steve Sisolak triumphs over Republican Adam Laxalt, appears to bring fellow Democrats in statewide races on coattails". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  5. ^ Snyder, Riley; Messerly, Megan (November 8, 2018). "Female candidates, including Cegavske, make historic gains after midterm election". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  6. ^ Rindels, Michelle (July 31, 2017). "As potential challengers emerge, Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske 'absolutely running' again". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  7. ^ Snyder, Riley; Messerly, Megan (June 12, 2018). "Indy Primer: What races to watch for on Primary Election Day". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  8. ^ "Nevada Primary Election 2018 - Statewide". Nevada Secretary of State. July 16, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  9. ^ "Assemblyman Nelson Araujo Enters Race for Nevada Secretary of State". 2 News Nevada. September 18, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  10. ^ Rindels, Michelle (September 14, 2017). "As Delgado decides against secretary of state bid, sources say Araujo will run". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  11. ^ "EDITORIAL: Review-Journal's endorsements in Tuesday election". Las Vegas Review-Journal. November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  12. ^ "Maggie's List Announces 2018 National Endorsements Supporting 49 Women Candidates Running for US Congress and Statewide Executive Office". Maggie's List. May 2, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  13. ^ "Biden endorses Democrat Araujo for Nevada Secretary of State". Associated Press. June 19, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  14. ^ Snyder, Riley (October 1, 2018). "Obama endorses additional 12 Nevada Democratic candidates ahead of midterms". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  15. ^ Kander, Jason (June 28, 2018). "What's at stake in secretary of state race: Kander". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  16. ^ "Down the ballot: We share our picks for local, state races". Las Vegas Sun. October 21, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  17. ^ "2018 Endorsed Candidates" (PDF). Culinary Workers Union. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  18. ^ "2018 Nevada Labor Endorsements". UFCW West. September 19, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  19. ^ Metzger, Ianthe (March 22, 2018). "HRC Endorses Nelson Araujo for Nevada Secretary of State". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  20. ^ Younker, Lauren (December 18, 2017). "Victory fund endorses three historic LGBTQ candidates for 2018". LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  21. ^ a b "Statewide - Nevada General Election 2018". Nevada Secretary of State. November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  22. ^ "NV 2020 Congressional". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
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