The current chair of the Nevada Board of Regents, Amy Carvalho, was ahead of her challenger as of Wednesday morning. Two new faces — Carlos Fernandez and Aaron Bautista — also were ahead in their districts.
Politics and Government
Here are the results for Mesquite’s mayoral and city council races.
Newcomer Monica Larson was leading in a race for the Henderson City Council Ward 2 seat, according to early results.
Initial results show Henderson voters shooting down property tax increases for fire station and libraries.
Ruth Garica-Anderson leads the race by 0.2 percentage points for the Ward 2 seat on the North Las Vegas City Council, according to initial results released on Wednesday afternoon.
Results as of Wednesday morning shows a former Clark County School Board member Danielle Ford gaining a seat on the State Board of Election, replacing current member René Cantú. Educator Tricia Braxton is leading in District 1 over Tim Underwood.
The ability of Gov. Joe Lombardo to veto legislation was in play in Tuesday’s election.
Nevadans can expect to see several newcomers on the bench across Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas Justice Courts, according to initial election results.
A ballot question calling to implement voter ID received overwhelming support by Nevada voters, passing by about 44 percentage points, The Associated Press called Tuesday night.
A longtime public defender is leading against an incumbent judge in the Family Court Department N race.
Ballot Question 6, which would enshrine protections for abortion in the Nevada Constitution, passed by a wide margin, the Associated Press declared.
A proposal to implement open primaries and ranked-choice voting in Nevada failed, The Associated Press called.
Incumbents were leading in two contested races after the release of Clark County’s preliminary election results.
Democratic Rep. Susie Lee won her re-election against Republican challenger Drew Johnson 51.2 percent to 48.8 percent, the Associated Press said.
President-elect Donald Trump won the Silver State, marking the first time a Republican presidential candidate won the state in 20 years.