NEVADA

Your complete directory of Nevada candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: March 5, 2012
Primary: June 12, 2012

This page was last updated on February 3, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Brian Sandoval (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Brian Krolicki (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Ross Miller (D)*

STATE TREASURER:
Kate Marshall (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE CONTROLLER:
Kim Wallin (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Catherine Cortez Masto (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State Assembly

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

Dean Heller (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ed Hamilton (R) - Businessman, Ex-Auto Industry Executive & Frequent Candidate
Shelley Berkley (D) - Congresswoman, Ex-State Assemblywoman, Ex-State University System Regent & Attorney
Barry Ellsworth (D) - Financial Executive

Harry Reid (D)* - (Senate Leadership Site) - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

District 1:
[ Shelley Berkley (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2012. ]
Ruben Kihuen (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman & Ex-Political Organizer
Dina Titus (D) - Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-US Civil Rights Commissioner, Ex-State Sen. & '06 Governor Nominee
Brian Landsberger (R) - University Instructor/Researcher, Mechanical Engineer & Retired USAF Officer
Mike Rodrigues (R) - Educational Consultant

District 2:
Mark Amodei (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Joe Heck (R)* - (Campaign Site)
James Haning II (D) - Businessman
John Oceguera (D) - State Assembly Speaker, Attorney & Ex-Firefighter
Rob Sheridan (Independent)

District 4:
** NEW DISTRICT - NO INCUMBENT **
Steven Horsford (D) - State Senate Majority Leader, Democratic National Committeeman & Culinary School CEO
Barbara Cegavske (R) - State Sen. , Ex-State Assemblywoman & Businesswoman
Dan Schwartz (R) - Businessman & Army Veteran
Danny Tarkanian (R) - Businessman, Attorney & Frequent Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Nevada Democratic Party
Green Party of Nevada
Independent American Party of Nevada (Constitution)
Libertarian Party of Nevada
Reform Party of Nevada
Nevada Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Gardnerville Record-Courier
Henderson Home News
Las Vegas City Life (Alternative)
Las Vegas Gleaner (Liberal)
Las Vegas Mercury (Alternative)
Las Vegas Review-Journal - (Politics News - Politics Blog)
Las Vegas Sun - (Politics Blog)
Muth's Truths
Nevada Appeal (Carson City)
Nevada Business Journal
Nevada News Bureau
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Progress Now Nevada
Reno Gazette-Journal
SlashPolitics
Tahoe World

KLAS-TV 8 (CBS - Las Vegas)
KTNV-TV 13 (ABC - Las Vegas)
KVBC-TV 3 (NBC - Las Vegas)
KVVU-TV 5 (FOX - Las Vegas)
KNPB TV-5 (PBS - Reno)
KOLO-TV 8 (ABC - Reno)
KRXI-TV 11 (FOX - Reno)
KRNV-TV 4 (NBC - Reno)
KTVN-TV 2 (CBS - Reno)
KNPR - Nevada Public Radio