Nevada Politics

Nevada’s top races remain too early to call with tens of thousands of ballots left to count, but the latest results in the state’s 2022 midterm elections saw Republicans Adam Laxalt and Joe Lombardo slightly ahead of their Democratic opponents in tight senate and gubernatorial races.

The Nevada Independent has called the Congressional District 2 race for Republican Rep. Mark Amodei, who defeated educator and Indigenous issues advocate Elizabeth Mercedes Krause, earning his seventh term representing the state in the nation’s capital.

Good morning Lyon County. Here are some preliminary voting numbers made available early Wednesday morning from the Lyon County Clerk/Treasurer's Office.

However, the races will not be certified until Nov. 18, and new mail-in ballots will continue to be accepted for four days after Election Day so long as they are postmarked by Nov. 8.

Good evening Storey County. We hope you're somewhere warm and dry while reading about Election Day. We will post results and they come in.

These results are of 10:50 p.m.

However, the races will not be certified until Nov. 18, and new mail-in ballots will continue to be accepted for four days after Election Day so long as they are postmarked by Nov. 8.

Hello, Carson City! If you braved the storm today to cast your ballot in the 2022 Midterm General Elections, I hope you rewarded yourself with some hot cocoa afterwards.

Results are updated as of 10:54 p.m. Tuesday.

However, the races will not be certified until Nov. 18, and new mail-in ballots will continue to be accepted for four days after Election Day so long as they are postmarked by Nov. 8.

Early voting in the General Election of 2020 brought out just over 11,000 Carson City voters to cast their ballot in person ahead of Election Day.

While we saw over 5,500 voters come out to vote early in the 2020 General Election, only 3,400 have turned up to participate in in-person voting as of Oct. 31.

League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, AAUW Capital (NV) Branch and Sierra Nevada Forums presented the last of four election forums of 2022 on Friday, Oct. 17 located at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, AAUW Capital (NV) Branch and Sierra Nevada Forums presented the third of four election forums of 2022 on Friday, Oct. 11 located at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

CARSON CITY — The ability to support Nevada’s seniors, people with disabilities and vulnerable populations will be improved with funds allocated during the Oct. 20 Legislative Interim Finance Committee meeting.

If you have not received your Carson City mail ballot, there is still time to go online to RegisterToVoteNV.gov and verify your voter registration information is current or to register to vote.

Members of the union representing state-employed police officers have voted overwhelmingly that they have “no confidence” in Gov. Steve Sisolak given his handling of pay and staffing issues.

Mid term elections are coming up quickly, with the first day to begin early voting scheduled for this Saturday, Oct. 22.

While election day itself will take place as usual on Nov. 8, early voting will take place from Oct. 22 until Nov. 4.

To receive a mail ballot, you may register to vote or update your voter registration ONLINE ONLY at RegisterToVoteNV.gov through October 25, 2022. To register online you will need a current Nevada Driver's License or Identification Card and Social Security Number.

Mail ballots for the November 8, 2022, General Election are on their way to all active registered Carson City voters (who have not opted out of receiving a mail ballot).

League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, AAUW Capital (NV) Branch and Sierra Nevada Forums presented the second of four election forums of 2022 on Friday, Oct. 10 located at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, AAUW Capital (NV) Branch and Sierra Nevada Forums presented the first of four election forums of 2022 on Friday, Oct. 7 located at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City.

On Nov. 8, voters in Lyon County will decide on county Question 1 which would change two existing fire stations currently staffed with volunteers into full-time staffed firefighters-paramedics stations in the Central Lyon County Fire Protection District. The measure is designed to improve response times within the district.

Candidate for Nevada Attorney General, Sigal Chattah, will be speaking at our next general meeting on October 19, 2022 at 5:30 pm. See flyer for details.

CARSON CITY — New Nevada residents can transfer their out-of-state driver license or ID and apply for voter registration without an appointment at the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.

The deadline to register to vote in-person at the Carson City Clerk's office or by submitting a voter registration application by mail is Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Former President Donald Trump attacked Nevada’s top Democrats as weak on crime and damaging to the economy during a Saturday campaign rally in Minden, Nevada for the state’s top Republican candidates, including U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt and gubernatorial candidate Joe Lombardo.

Despite a slight year-to-year dip, Nevada’s legal cannabis industry still reported nearly $1 billion in taxable sales over the last fiscal year, with a sizable chunk transferred to the state’s education budget.

Carson City voters will be asked whether or not to continue the five-cent per gallon diesel tax first implemented in 2020 to help fund road maintenance projects in the capital city which has long suffered pavement deterioration and huge funding deficits.

How should development be managed? What about housing affordability? And what will be done to improve roads, conserve water and reduce homelessness?

These are some of the questions facing candidates for the Carson City Board of Supervisors, the governing body that oversees everything in the capital city from local ordinances to sign design.

Former President Donald Trump is headed back to Nevada for a general election campaign rally next weekend to boost Republican candidates, including U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt and gubernatorial candidate Joe Lombardo.

CARSON CITY — The League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, in partnership with Sierra Nevada Forums, AAUW Capital (NV) Branch, and the Brewery Arts Center, will present a series of election forums on October 7, 10, 11 and 17 beginning at 6 pm each night at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 W. King St in Carson City. Doors open at 5:30 pm. The forums are co-sponsored by the Nevada Appeal.

CARSON CITY — The League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada, in partnership with Sierra Nevada Forums, AAUW Capital (NV) Branch, and the Brewery Arts Center, will present a series of election forums on Oct. 7, 10, 11 and 17 beginning at 6 pm each night at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 W. King St in Carson City. Doors open at 5:30 pm. The forums are co-sponsored by the Nevada Appeal.

Upcoming Nov. 8, 2022, General Election voter checklist:

This is an installment in a series of "On the Record" pieces highlighting the policy stances of candidates running for major offices in the 2022 Nevada election. Check back in the coming days and weeks for additional coverage. You can find our coverage of Fiore’s opponent, Zach Conine, here.

Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore described herself as a “workaholic” during a Pahrump Valley Chamber of Commerce candidate forum last month.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects announced Tuesday the filing of a new legal motion to bring an end to failed federal plans to construct a repository for the nation’s highly radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, 65 miles northwest of Clark County’s populated areas.