Elections and appointment Nevada Senate, District 6

1 elections , appointment

1.1 2012 election
1.2 hutchinson s replacement (2014)
1.3 2016 election

elections , appointment
2012 election

republican mark hutchison won election slim majority of votes.

during 2012 general election, voters choose between republican mark hutchison , democrat benny yerushalmi. democrats, primary held since both benny yerushalmi , thomas welsh filed office. yerushalmi, ran nevada senate 2 years earlier, lost, wanted diversify economy, wouldn t dependent on tourism , gaming. moreover, wanted adjust education system in order accommodate diversified economy. opponent, welsh, had tried become assemblyman before, lost election in late 1990s. welsh said participated because didn t way things going in senate, condemning lack of communication between politicians. furthermore, wanted change education system, , wanted avoid foreclosures on homeowners. primary, held on june 12, won yerushalmi, received on 55% of votes.

during campaign general election, both candidates focussed on education , economy. hutchison, had never held public office prior election well, said school districts save millions of dollars rewarding construction projects lowest responsible bidder instead of caring prevailing wages construction workers. yerushalmi continued rhetoric primary campaign: he, example, advocated more cooperation between higher education , employers. hutchison went election more contributions: raised on $500,000, while yerushalmi came not further $250,000. republican hutchison won general election on november 6 narrow margin.

hutchinson s replacement (2014)

halfway through term – in november 2014 – senator hutchison won election lieutenant governor of nevada. clark county commission had fill vacancy choosing 1 of applicants. republicans able apply vacant seat between november 7 , december 1. dozen people applied, among whom glenn e. trowbridge , mark lipparelli, former chairman of nevada gaming control board. latter supported senate majority leader michael roberson. hutchison offered letter of resignation governor brian sandoval on december 1, , clark county commission unanimously chose lipparelli fill position following day. 1 of county commissioners said decision influenced governor sandoval.

2016 election

during 2016 election, incumbent mark lipparelli didn t seek re-election. 2 candidates democrat nicole cannizzaro , republican victoria seaman. seaman, realtor , business owner, became republican candidate after getting on 60% of votes during primary on june 14. other participant in primary erven t. nelson. both seaman , nelson had been elected nevada assembly in 2014, nelson resigned during term in order run senator. while serving assemblyman, nelson supported $1.5 billion tax increase, had passed legislature earlier in order provide more funding public education, while seaman opposed tax increase, arguing put lot of people out of business. senate republican caucus had endorsed nelson.

according las vegas review-journal, general election close race, , determine whether gop keep majority in senate. prior participating in election, nicole cannizzaro prosecutor in office of clark county district attorney. said supported education reforms legislature had passed in previous years, , supported alternative education programs. besides, said expansion of programs treating mental health problems , programs combatting substance abuse. in august – 2 , half months prior general election – telephone poll among 301 registered voters released. according poll, had margin of error of 5.8%, seaman 45% of votes, while cannizzaro receive 41%. furthermore, poll concluded seaman had better name recognition. in september, democratic party spread flyers said seaman shares vision bunkerville cattle rancher cliven bundy. in response, seaman called flyers deceptive, , said had nothing cliven bundy. according last campaign finance reports, cannizzaro had raised $415,000, while seaman had raised not on $300,000. during election on november 8, democrat cannizzaro won majority of less 2 percent of votes, resulted in senate majority democrats. according seaman, expensive primary contributed loss, while republican senate minority leader, michael roberson, attributed defeat fact district 6 contained more registered democrats republicans.