Nevada's 10th Senate district

Nevada's 10th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Nevada Senate. This seat is currently filled by Senator Fabian Doñate who was assigned after Senator Cancela's resignation on January 12, 2021 in order to join the incoming Biden/Harris Administration on January 20, 2021

Nevada's 10th
State Senate District
SenatorVacant
Registration53.7% Democratic
22.6% Republican
16.8% No party preference
Demographics30% White
11% Black
47% Hispanic
7% Asian
1% Native American
1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
3% Other
Population (2018)129,163[1][2]
Registered voters57,921

Geography

District 10 is based just to the south of Las Vegas in Clark County, covering Winchester, Paradise, and a small portion of Las Vegas proper.[3]

The district overlaps with Nevada's 1st and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 15th and 16th districts of the Nevada Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

Nevada Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; since 2012 redistricting, the 10th district has held elections in midterm years.

2018
2018 Nevada State Senate election, District 10[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvanna Cancela (incumbent) 2,854 60.4
Democratic Bryce Henderson 1,871 39.6
Total votes 4,725 100
General election
Democratic Yvanna Cancela (incumbent) 20,383 100
Total votes 20,383 100
Democratic hold

2014
2014 Nevada State Senate election, District 10[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rubén Kihuen (incumbent) 8,143 64.9
Libertarian Ed Uehling 4,409 35.1
Total votes 12,552 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 10
Year Office Results[6]
2018 Senate Rosen 65.6 – 30.0%
Governor Sisolak 63.8 – 30.1%
2016 President Clinton 63.0 – 31.3%
2012 President Obama 68.0 – 29.8%
Senate Berkley 61.1 – 29.0%

References
  1. "State Senate District 10, NV". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. "Nevada State Senate - 2011 Districts: State of Nevada Population Report" (PDF). Nevada Legislature. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  3. "Legislator Information: Senator Yvanna D. Cancela". Nevada Legislature. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  5. "Nevada State Senate District 10". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
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