NEVADA

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

Filing Deadline: May 16, 2008
Primary: August 12, 2008

This page was last updated on August 13, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Jim Gibbons (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2010.

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)

U.S. SENATOR:

Harry Reid (D)* - (Leadership Site) - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.

John Ensign (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

District 1:
Shelley Berkley (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Kenneth Wegner (R) - Gulf War Veteran, Conservative Activist, '06 Nominee & '04 US Sen. Candidate
Caren Alexander (IAP) - Realtor & Mortgage Agent
Jim Duensing (Libertarian) - Radio Talk Show Host, Attorney & '04/'06 Nominee

District 2:
Dean Heller (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jill Derby (D) - State University System Regent, Educational Consultant & '06 Nominee
Craig Bergland (Green) - Environmental Activist, '06 Governor Nominee & '98 Reno Mayor Candidate
John Everhart (IAP) - Teacher, Vietnam War Veteran & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Sean Patrick Morse (Libertarian)

District 3:
Jon Porter (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dina Titus (D) - Ex-State Senate Minority Leader, College Professor & '06 Governor Nominee
Bob Giaquinta (Green) - Dentist, Ex-Hairdresser, Army Veteran & Green Party Activist
Floyd Fitzgibbons (IAP) - Insurance Agency Owner, Conservative Activist & '06 State State Controller Nominee
Joe Silvestri (Libertarian) - Teacher, Realtor & '04/'06 Nominee
Jeffrey Reeves (Independent)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

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

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

DC's Political Report: Nevada
Gardnerville Record-Courier
Henderson Home News
Las Vegas City Life (Alternative)
Las Vegas Gleaner (Liberal)
Las Vegas Mercury (Alternative)
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Sun
Monday Morning Politicking
Nevada Appeal (Carson City)
Nevada Business Journal
Nevada Votes (UN-Reno)
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Reno Gazette-Journal
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)
KRNV-TV 4 (NBC - Reno)
KTVN-TV 2 (CBS - Reno)
Nevada Votes (Nevada Public Radio)

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