Nevada’s election results are proof that the Silver State should be the first in the nation when it comes to nominating a new president, a top Democratic operative argues.
Steve Sebelius
Politics and Government Editor
Email: ssebelius@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 383-0253
Steve Sebelius oversees the Review-Journal's Washington and Carson City bureaus, as well as the reporting team covering local governments in Clark County. He also writes a weekly politics column for the Sunday Viewpoints section. Sebelius previously worked for the RJ between 2000 and 2017. He returned to the RJ in March 2019. Sebelius has been the on-air political analyst for KLAS-TV Channel 8 for 10 years. He also has co-hosted “PoliticsNow,” Nevada’s only political television program, on the channel since 2015.
Delays in counting the votes for Nevada elections since 2020 aren’t due to corruption in the process, but rather the rules the Legislature put in place to govern the use of mail ballots.
Nevada’s election results are a mixed bag — so far — but it’s clear the Silver State is neither red nor blue, but purple.
There’s no such thing as Election Day in Nevada anymore. Now it’s election week.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., but final results may not come until next week as mail ballots are counted.
A combination of close races and the rules for receiving and counting mail ballots virtually guarantee results won’t become clear for several days
Although Catherine Cortez Masto and Adam Laxalt are both lawyers who served as attorney general, the contrasts between them couldn’t be more stark.
The Democratic lead is more than the party had in 2018, when it won all but one statewide office. But the more than 126,000 nonpartisan votes will likely decide the close races.
Potential candidates for president in 2024 know Nevada will play a big role in the nomination, so they’re introducing themselves early with visits to help candidates running this year.
Mail-in ballots has changed the dynamics of the final day of early voting. In the past, long lines stretched into the evening, but that may not be the case this year.
Timeshare mogul Stephen Cloobeck, a big donor to the renaming of Harry Reid International Airport, is taking out his anger about an airport sign on county commissioners and staff.
Early and mail voting numbers from the first six days of early voting in Clark and Washoe counties show Democrats ahead, but not by much.
Here’s a list of frequently asked questions and answers about the election, with some helpful links for voters to find more information.
Gov. Steve Sisolak delivered for some key constituencies during his first term, but you wouldn’t know it from reading the news.
If Lisa Cano Burkhead gets elected, she’ll be able to push her bill. If not, it will become what’s known as an “orphan bill.”
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