Election 2010
Tuesday is Election Day, and the stakes are huge. Harry Reid, the unpopular Senate majority leader, is on the brink of forced retirement. The course of the 2011 Legislature — and the state’s bleeding budget — will be set. A pair of ballot questions could remake the judiciary.
The Review-Journal offers the following endorsements:
U.S. SENATE
Sharron Angle (Rep)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Congressional District, Shelley Berkley (Dem)
2nd Congressional District, Dean Heller (Rep)
3rd Congressional District, Joe Heck (Rep)
GOVERNOR
Brian Sandoval (Rep)
STATE OFFICES
Attorney general, no endorsement
Controller, Kim Wallin (Dem)
Lieutenant governor, Brian Krolicki (Rep)
Secretary of state, Ross Miller (Dem)
Treasurer, Kate Marshall (Dem)
NEVADA SENATE
District 5, Michael Roberson (Rep)
District 7, Tony Wright (Rep)
District 8, Barbara Cegavske (Rep)
District 9, Benny Yerushalmi (Dem)
District 10, Henry Tyler (Rep)
District 12, Joe Hardy (Rep)
NEVADA ASSEMBLY
District 1, Mark Trudeau (Rep)
District 2, John Hambrick (Rep)
District 3, Eric Morelli (Rep)
District 4, Richard McArthur (Rep)
District 5, Tim Williams (Rep)
District 6, Harvey Munford (Dem)
District 7, Dina Neal (Dem)
District 8, Jason Frierson (Dem)
District 9, Lois Basichis (Rep)
District 10, Tyler Andrews (Rep)
District 11, No endorsement
District 12, James Ohrenschall (Dem)
District 13, Scott Hammond (Rep)
District 14, No endorsement
District 15, Elliot Anderson (Dem)
District 16, Bob Irwin (Rep)
District 17, Kenneth King (Rep)
District 18, Ken Walther (Rep)
District 19, Steven Brooks (Dem)
District 20, Cresent Hardy (Rep)
District 21, Mark Sherwood (Rep)
District 22, Lynn Stewart (Rep)
District 23, Melissa Woodbury (Rep)
District 28, Lucy Flores (Dem)
District 29, Dan Hill (Rep)
District 34, Richard Deeds (Rep)
District 37, Marcus Conklin (Dem)
District 41, Jan Porter (Rep)
District 42, Kathryn Njus (Rep)
CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION
District E, Chris Giunchigliani (Dem)
District F, Susan Brager (Dem)
District G, Douglas Bell (Rep)
CLARK COUNTY OFFICES
Assessor, Michele Shafe (Dem)
Clerk, Diana Alba (Dem)
District attorney, David Roger (Rep)
Public administrator, John Cahill (Dem)
Recorder, Debbie Conway (Dem)
Sheriff, Doug Gillespie (nonpartisan)
Treasurer, Laura Fitzpatrick (Dem)
CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (nonpartisan)
District D, Lorraine Alderman
District F, Carolyn Edwards
District G, Erin Cranor
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (nonpartisan)
District 2, Jose Solorio
District 5, Steven Corbett
BOARD OF REGENTS (nonpartisan)
District 3, Kevin Page
District 7, Mark Doubrava
District 12, Mark Newburn
District 13, Joe Pitts
DISTRICT COURT (nonpartisan)
Dept. 26, Gloria Sturman
Dept. 27, Nancy Allf
Dept. 28, Jack Howard
Dept. 29, Susan Scann
Dept. 30, Michael Davidson
Dept. 31, Phil Dabney
Dept. 32, Rob Bare
FAMILY COURT (nonpartisan)
Dept. C, Steven Jones
Dept. F, John Eccles
Dept. S, Vincent Ochoa
Dept. T, Gayle Nathan
LAS VEGAS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (nonpartisan)
Dept. 3, Janiece Marshall
Dept. 6, Bill Kephart
Dept. 7, Robert Kurth
Dept. 13, Suzan Baucum
Dept. 14, Bernie Zadrowski
LAS VEGAS CONSTABLE
Peter Gariano (Rep)
BALLOT QUESTIONS
Question 1 – Appoint state judges: No
Question 2 – Create appellate court: Yes
Question 3 – Internet sales tax: No
Question 4 – Repeal eminent domain amendment: No
Question 5 – Protect local government funds from state: No