2014 Nevada Senate election

2014 Nevada Senate election

November 4, 2014
11 of the 21 seats in the Nevada Senate11 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Michael Roberson Aaron Ford Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 20th 11th Seats before 10 11 Seats after 11 10 Seat change 1 1
Results:     Republican gain     Democratic hold     Republican hold     No election
Leader of the Senate before election Mo DenisDemocratic Elected Leader of the Senate Michael RobersonRepublican

The 2014 Nevada Senate election took place as part of the biennialUnited States elections. Nevada voters elected state senators in 11 of the state senate's 21 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Nevada Senate.

A primary election on June 10, 2014, determined which candidates appear on the November 4 general election ballot. Primary election and general election results can be obtained from the State of Nevada's Secretary of State website.^[1][2] As of 2024, this is the last time Republicans won a majority.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing[3]	Tossup	October 20, 2014

Polling

District 8

Poll source	Date(s)administered	Samplesize	Margin oferror	PatriciaFarley (R)	MarilynDonderoLoop (D)	Other	Undecided
GreenbergQuinlanRosner[4]	September 25–28, 2014	400	± 4.9%	46%	44%	—	10%
The Tarrance Group[5]	September 22–24, 2014	301	± ?	43%	36%	—	21%

District 9

Poll source	Date(s)administered	Samplesize	Margin oferror	JustinJones (D)	BeckyHarris (R)	Other	Undecided
Momentum Analysis[6]	October 2–5, 2014	400	± 4.9%	46%	44%	—	10%
The Tarrance Group[5]	September 23–25, 2014	376	± ?	42%	45%	—	13%

Retirements

• Barbara Cegavske (R, District-8) was term-limited

Results

District 2

Nevada's 2nd Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mo Denis (incumbent)	5,683	76.35%
	Constitution	Louis Baker	1,758	23.65%
Total votes			7,441	100.0%
	Democratichold

District 8

Nevada's 8th Senate District Democratic Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Dondero Loop	2,844	83.01%
	Democratic	Garrett J. Leduff	582	16.99%
Total votes			3,426	100.0%

Nevada's 8th Senate District Republican Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Farley	2,814	52.01%
	Republican	Clayton Kelly Hurust	2,054	37.96%
	Republican	Lisa Myers	543	10.04%
Total votes			5,411	100.0%

Nevada's 8th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Farley	16,205	52.01%
	Democratic	Marilyn Dondero Loop	11,092	35.66%
	Constitution	Jon Kamerath	1,119	3.60%
Total votes			31,416	100.0%
	Republicanhold

District 9

Nevada's 9th Senate District Republican Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Becky Harris	1,830	50.26%
	Republican	Vick Gill	1,452	39.88%
	Republican	David J. Schoen	206	5.66%
	Republican	Ron Q. Quilang	153	4.20%
Total votes			3,641	100.0%

Nevada's 9th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Becky Harris	12,475	55.19%
	Democratic	Justin Jones (incumbent)	10,116	44.81%
Total votes			22,591	100.0%
	Republicangain from Democratic

District 10

Nevada's 10th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben Kihuen (incumbent)	8,143	64.93%
	Libertarian	Ed Uehling	4,409	35.07%
Total votes			12,552	100.0%
	Democratichold

District 12

Nevada's 12th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Hardy (incumbent)	28,657	100.0%
Total votes			28,657	100.0%
	Republicanhold

District 13

Nevada's 13th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Smith (incumbent)	12,943	60.57%
	Republican	Thomas Koziol	8,432	39.43%
Total votes			21,375	100.0%
	Democratichold

District 14

Nevada's 14th Senate District Democratic Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Hunt	2,303	56.81%
	Democratic	K.C. Harrison	1,751	43.19%
Total votes			4,054	100.0%

Nevada's 14th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Gustavson (incumbent)	24,994	70.46%
	Democratic	Joe Hunt	10,690	29.54%
Total votes			35,684	100.0%
	Republicanhold

District 16

Nevada's 16th Senate District Republican Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Kieckhefer (incumbent)	8,144	66.73%
	Republican	Gary Schmidt	4,060	33.27%
Total votes			12,204	100.0%

Nevada's 16th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Kieckhefer (incumbent)	27,225	66.61%
	Democratic	Michael Kelley	12,021	29.47%
	Constitution	John Everhart	2,691	6.61%
Total votes			41,937	100.0%
	Republicanhold

District 17

Nevada's 17th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Settelmeyer (incumbent)	35,979	100.0%
Total votes			35,979	100.0%
	Republicanhold

District 20

Nevada's 20th Senate District Republican Primary Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Roberson (incumbent)	3,009	58.54%
	Republican	Bunce Carl	2,131	41.46%
Total votes			5,140	100.0%

Nevada's 20th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Roberson (incumbent)	16,715	61.32%
	Democratic	Teresa Lowry	10,959	40.28%
Total votes			27,239	100.0%
	Republicanhold

District 21

Nevada's 21st Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Manendo (incumbent)	9,597	53.58%
	Republican	Ron McGinnis	8,328	46.42%
Total votes			17,925	100.0%
	Democratichold

See also

• 2014 United States elections
• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada
• 2014 Nevada elections
• 2014 Nevada State Assembly election
• List of Nevada state legislatures

References

1. "2014 Nevada Senate General election results". nvsos.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
2. "2014 Nevada Senate Primary election results". nvsos.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
3. Luzer, Daniel (October 20, 2014). "Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive". Governing. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
4. GreenbergQuinlanRosner
5. The Tarrance Group
6. Momentum Analysis