Nevada Senate
Party seats now, after each election since 1968, and district results 2016-2024
Current seats
Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.
Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.
District map
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2024: the candidate(s) with the most votes in each contest (MEDSL); contests with unreliable rows are not shown. Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).
Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.
Seats after each election, 1968-2022
No majority line: the chamber changed size (20 to 21 seats).
Seats by election, table
| Year | D | R | Other | Seats | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 21 | Democratic majority |
| 2020 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 21 | Democratic majority |
| 2018 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 21 | Democratic majority |
| 2016 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 | Democratic majority |
| 2014 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | Republican majority |
| 2012 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 | Democratic majority |
| 2010 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 | Democratic majority |
| 2008 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 21 | Democratic majority |
| 2006 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | Republican majority |
| 2004 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 | Republican majority |
| 2002 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 | Republican majority |
| 2000 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 | Republican majority |
| 1998 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 | Republican majority |
| 1996 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 | Republican majority |
| 1994 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 21 | Republican majority |
| 1992 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | Republican majority |
| 1990 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 | Democratic majority |
| 1988 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 21 | Republican majority |
| 1986 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 | Republican majority |
| 1984 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 21 | Democratic majority |
| 1982 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 21 | Democratic majority |
| 1980 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 20 | Democratic majority |
| 1978 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 20 | Democratic majority |
| 1976 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | Democratic majority |
| 1974 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 | Democratic majority |
| 1972 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 | Democratic majority |
| 1970 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 | Democratic majority |
| 1968 | Not available | ||||
Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.
District results, 2016-2024
The candidate with the most votes in each contest.
2024: 10 contests
Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).
| District | Most votes | Party | Share | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MICHELEE "SHELLY" CRAWFORD | Democrat | 59.0% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0) |
| 3 | ROCHELLE NGUYEN | Democrat | 54.8% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0) |
| 4 | DINA NEAL | Democrat | 100.0% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0); one candidate |
| 5 | CARRIE ANN BUCK | Republican | 53.5% | |
| 6 | NICOLE J CANNIZZARO | Democrat | 51.7% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0) |
| 7 | ROBERTA LANGE | Democrat | 58.4% | |
| 11 | LORI ROGICH | Republican | 50.7% | |
| 15 | ANGELA D TAYLOR | Democrat | 54.9% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0) |
| 18 | JOHN STEINBECK | Republican | 56.9% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0) |
| 19 | JOHN ELLISON | Republican | 100.0% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0); one candidate |
2022: 11 contests
Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).
| District | Most votes | Party | Share | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | EDGAR FLORES | Democrat | 69.9% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0) |
| 8 | MARILYN DONDERO LOOP | Democrat | 50.7% | |
| 9 | MELANIE SCHEIBLE | Democrat | 53.5% | |
| 10 | FABIAN DONATE | Democrat | 55.5% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0) |
| 12 | JULIE ANN PAZINA | Democrat | 52.5% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0) |
| 13 | RICHARD "SKIP" DALY | Democrat | 61.6% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0) |
| 14 | IRA HANSEN | Republican | 100.0% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0); one candidate |
| 16 | LISA KRASNER | Republican | 60.4% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0) |
| 17 | ROBIN L TITUS | Republican | 100.0% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0); one candidate |
| 20 | JEFF STONE | Republican | 61.7% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0) |
| 21 | JAMES OHRENSCHALL | Democrat | 55.8% | some precinct votes suppressed in the source (counted as 0) |
2020: 10 contests
Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).
| District | Most votes | Party | Share | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATRICIA "PAT" SPEARMAN | Democrat | 100.0% | one candidate |
| 3 | CHRISTOPHER BROOKS | Democrat | 100.0% | one candidate |
| 4 | DINA NEAL | Democrat | 75.3% | |
| 5 | CARRIE ANN BUCK | Republican | 48.8% | |
| 6 | NICOLE JEANETTE CANNIZZARO | Democrat | 50.5% | |
| 7 | ROBERTA LANGE | Democrat | 100.0% | one candidate |
| 11 | DALLAS HARRIS | Democrat | 58.6% | |
| 15 | HEIDI SEEVERS GANSERT | Republican | 51.8% | |
| 18 | SCOTT T HAMMOND | Republican | 56.1% | |
| 19 | PETE GOICOECHEA | Republican | 78.5% |
2018: 11 contests
Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).
| District | Most votes | Party | Share | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | MO DENIS | Democrat | 79.5% | |
| 8 | MARILYN DONDERO LOOP | Democrat | 51.6% | |
| 9 | MELANIE SCHEIBLE | Democrat | 55.6% | |
| 10 | YVANNA CANCELA | Democrat | 100.0% | one candidate |
| 12 | JOE HARDY | Republican | 61.6% | |
| 13 | JULIA RATTI | Democrat | 70.3% | |
| 14 | IRA HANSEN | Republican | 60.5% | |
| 16 | BEN KIECKHEFER | Republican | 55.7% | |
| 17 | JAMES ARNOLD SETTELMEYER | Republican | 71.8% | |
| 20 | KEITH PICKARD | Republican | 49.0% | |
| 21 | JAMES OHRENSCHALL | Democrat | 62.0% |
2016: 11 contests
Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).
| District | Most votes | Party | Share | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spearman, Patricia Pat | not in source | 65.4% | seats not in source |
| 3 | Segerblom, Tick | not in source | 60.3% | seats not in source |
| 4 | Atkinson, Kelvin | not in source | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 5 | Woodhouse, Joyce | not in source | 47.9% | seats not in source |
| 6 | Cannizzaro, Nicole | not in source | 50.9% | seats not in source |
| 7 | Parks, David | not in source | 69.5% | seats not in source |
| 11 | Ford, Aaron D. | not in source | 57.7% | seats not in source |
| 13 | Ratti, Julia | not in source | 60.0% | seats not in source |
| 15 | Gansert, Heidi S. | not in source | 53.0% | seats not in source |
| 18 | Hammond, Scott T. | not in source | 56.4% | seats not in source |
| 19 | Goicoechea, Pete | not in source | 73.0% | seats not in source |
MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.
Sources
Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).
Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).
District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).
District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.
Data through November 3, 2026.