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.
Although they know massive state spending cuts might be needed in 2009, neither of the major-party candidates for the Assembly District 4 seat has suggestions on where reductions should be made.
Sharon Frederick wants a second term representing District 1 on the Nevada Board of Education because, she said, there is more work to do.
At age 17, Nicholas Thomas “Nick” Daka thought to himself, “One day, I’ll run for office.”
It’s a crowded race to see who will replace Republican Garn Mabey as the next assemblyman for District 2.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Gibbons faces a challenge from Las Vegas attorney Thomas Christensen in the race for the high court in Seat D.
The 3rd Congressional District, which just two years ago was evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, now contains 43 percent Democrats and 36 percent Republicans, according to the Clark County Election Department.
If he is re-elected, Ruben Kihuen wants state lawmakers to tackle the budget crisis immediately by setting priorities for spending on education, health care and other programs regardless of their political parties.
The race for North Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Department 3 has narrowed to Deputy Secretary of State Chris Lee and attorney Jonathan MacArthur.
An open seat in Assembly District 23 has drawn a pair of serious, well-funded candidates.