2018 Nevada Attorney General election

2018 Nevada Attorney General election

November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)

Nominee Aaron Ford Wesley Duncan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 456,225 451,692 Percentage 47.24% 46.77%

County results Congressional district results Ford:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Duncan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election Adam Laxalt Republican Elected Attorney General Aaron Ford Democratic

The 2018 Nevada Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Nevada.^[1]

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.^[2] Nevada Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford won the Democratic nomination and defeated Republican nominee and former Nevada Assembly member Wesley Duncan in the general election.^[3] With a margin of 0.47%, this was the closest attorney general race of the 2018 election cycle.

Republican primary

Duncan won the Republican primary, defeating attorney Craig Mueller.^[4]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wesley Duncan	82,427	59.78
	Republican	Craig Mueller	43,346	31.44
	Republican	None of These Candidates	12,103	8.78
Total votes			137,876	100.0

Democratic primary

Ford won the Democratic primary, defeating attorney Stuart MacKie.^[5]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Ford	94,664	68.01
	Democratic	Stuart MacKie	26,610	19.12
	Democratic	None of These Candidates	17,922	12.88
Total votes			139,196	100.0

General election

Ford won the election by a 0.47% margin.^[6][7]

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Ford	456,225	47.24
	Republican	Wesley Duncan	451,692	46.77
	Independent American	Joel Hansen	32,259	3.34
	n/a	None of These Candidates	25,577	2.65
Total votes			965,753	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Results by congressional district

Ford won 2 of 4 congressional districts, with the remaining 2 going to Duncan, including one that elected a Democrat.^[8]

District	Duncan	Ford	Representative
1st	33%	61%	Dina Titus
2nd	54%	38%	Mark Amodei
3rd	48%	47%	Susie Lee
4th	45%	49%	Steven Horsford

See also

• 2018 United States attorney general elections
• 2018 Nevada elections

References

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2. Rindels, Michelle (November 1, 2017). "Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a rising Republican favorite, officially enters 2018 gubernatorial race". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
3. "Nevada Election Results". The New York Times. May 15, 2019. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
4. "NV Attorney General - R Primary". Our Campaigns. July 3, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
5. "NV Attorney General - D Primary". Our Campaigns. July 3, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
6. "NV Attorney General". Our Campaigns. November 27, 2018. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
7. "2018 Attorney General General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. January 15, 2018. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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