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.
Once Bill Kephart and Jessie Walsh weeded out their opponents in the primary election, the race between the duo became increasingly contentious.
Lynn Stewart faces two minor-party candidates in the race for Assembly District 22.
There seems to be no love lost between the candidates for the District Court Department 12 judgeship, which pits political newcomer and Henderson attorney Kurt Harris against six-year District Judge Michelle Leavitt.
Voters can get the most out of this general election guide by referring first to the sample ballot mailed to them by the Clark County Election Department.
The race for the Clark County Commission’s District C has narrowed to two seasoned politicians, a business owner and one young Libertarian who did not return calls about her candidacy.
State funding for schools could drop by an estimated $370 million during the next two years, and voters will be asked in November whether the hotel room tax should be increased to help offset the loss.
Assemblywoman Valerie Weber has chosen to abandon her District 5 post in favor of a shot at the Clark County Commission this year, and that has brought out three people vying to replace her.
With tough budget negotiations and painful cuts sure to dominate next year’s legislative session, three-term Assemblyman Kelvin Atkinson said this is no time for voters in District 17 to bring in a rookie.
Ask the three candidates in the Assembly District 20 race what they will do about the state budget crisis, and their answer, in a nutshell, is belt-tightening.
Lindsay Madsen, a new face in Republican politics, battles six-term Assemblyman David Parks in the Senate District 7 race to replace Dina Titus, who is running for Congress.
This year’s Assembly District 1 election will be a rematch of the 2006 race between two-term incumbent Democrat Marilyn Kirkpatrick and Republican Linda West Myers.
One of two candidates seeking the chance to get behind the bench as a Family Court Judge in the Department N race will successfully be elected to their first public post come Nov. 4.
It is widely considered one of the state’s few swing districts, so it’s no surprise that lots of time and money are being poured into the wide-open race in Assembly District 29.