Voters in Assembly District 9 will choose between an incumbent Democrat, a self-described traditional, conservative Republican, and a third-party candidate.
The race to be District Court Judge for Department 17 has pitted District Judge Michael Villani against local attorney Bruce L. Gale.
A retired day care operator who owes the state hundreds of thousands of dollars and a candidate who served on a California school board face each other in the District 3 race for the Nevada Board of Education.
First elected to the Assembly District 14 seat in 1996, Democrat Ellen Koivisto has her sights set on returning to the Legislature one last time before term limits set in.
Tackling the budget crisis appears to be the focus of both candidates in the Assembly District 10 race.
The unusual race for the new Family Court Department P judgeship pits a sitting midterm judge against a longtime local attorney who accuses the judge of “manipulating the system.”
Republican Sen. Bob Beers, R-Las Vegas, is locked in a tough battle with a well-funded Democratic challenger in the Senate District 6 race as Democrats try to gain control of the upper house, a feat they have not accomplished in 17 years.
Republican Kevin Child finds himself playing the role of the longest of long shots in the Assembly District 8 race against Democrat Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley.
Both incumbent District 28 Assemblyman Mo Denis and his Republican opponent Tino Mendoza realize that the 2009 Legislature will be a grim session with probable major budget cuts.
Every two years the Review-Journal asks lawyers in Clark County to evaluate sitting justices and judges on job-related attributes. In addition, the lawyers are asked whether the judge should be retained in office.
Two attorneys are vying for the newly created Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Department 12 seat.
Las Vegas attorney Kenneth Pollock described himself as an outsider who can bring new ideas to Family Court if voters choose him rather than incumbent Lisa Kent.
A veteran judge and an attorney who promises to hold himself to high ethical standards are the candidates vying for a seat in the District Court Department 8 race.
Three Supreme Court candidates were on edge the night of the primary elections. As results trickled in, each contender looked to have a chance at making it to the general election; the race wasn’t decided until all ballots were counted.
A Henderson attorney with her own law firm is challenging incumbent Judge Jennifer Elliott for Family Court’s Department L seat.
The race for the state Senate District 5 seat is packed with four candidates. Realistically though, it’s a race between the incumbent, Republican Joe Heck, and the entire Democratic Party.
A seasoned incumbent is going toe-to-toe with a political novice who has launched a combative campaign for the Clark County Commission’s District B seat.
Senate Minority Leader Steven Horsford, a Democrat, faces challenges from Republican Sharon Gobel and Independent American Stan Vaughan in the race to represent Senate District 4 in the November election.
As the days tick off toward the November election, the race for District Court Department 25 becomes increasingly unusual.
Both candidates seeking the Family Court Department Q seat have many years of experience in family law and are touting it as they try to move from private practice to elected office.
Candidates for municipal judgeships in North Las Vegas are not required to hold law degrees nor make judgeships their full-time jobs upon election.
Two years ago, then Republican Secretary of State Dean Heller won the 2nd Congressional District seat in a race against Democrat Jill Derby by 5 percentage points at a time when Republicans enjoyed a 48,000 registered voter advantage.
As Clark County’s longest-serving commissioner prepares to leave office at year’s end, the race is heating up between the contenders vying for the District A seat.
In the race for Assembly District 37, Republican challenger Ron “Garrett” Giarratano doesn’t blame his opponent for not taking him seriously. He doesn’t consider himself much of a threat either.
Two candidates perhaps best-known for their mothers will face off for the right to represent Assembly District 12.
Nevada voters will get to weigh in on four statewide questions on the November ballot, including the second and final vote on a measure that will restrict the ability of government to take private land, a process called eminent domain.
Assembly District 42 candidates Republican Carole Donald and Democrat Harry Mortenson live in the same district, yet their lives have never crossed paths. Well, that’s if one doesn’t consider the Nov. 4 ballot.
Nevada has seen a lot of action from presidential candidates in recent months, as Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain have both targeted the state with big organizations and massive amounts of advertising.
Greta G. Muirhead, an attorney with her own practice, is challenging incumbent Judge Cheryl Moss for the Department I seat this election.