2012 Nevada Senate election

none December 2025 December 2025 2012 Nevada Senate election Nevada Legislative Popular No 2010 Nevada Senate election 2010 2014 Nevada Senate election 2014 12 out of 21 seats in the Nevada Senate 11 November 6, 2012 150x150px File:Steven_Horsford_118th.jpeg Steven Horsford(retired) Democratic Party (United States) February 9, 2009 District 4 11 11 292,296 55.08% File:3x4.svg Mike McGinness(term-limited) Republican Party (United States) November 2010 District 18 10 10 216,441 40.79% Majority Leader Steven Horsford Democratic Party (United States) Mo Denis Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 Nevada Senate election was held on November 6, 2012, to determine which party would control the Nevada Senate for the following two years in the 77th Nevada Legislature. Twelve out of the 21 seats in the Nevada Senate were up for election, including two special elections in District 9 and District 13 for the remaining two years of Republican Elizabeth Helgelien's and Democrat Sheila Leslie's terms following their resignations in 2012. The primary was held on June 12, 2012. Prior to the election, 11 seats were held by Democrats and 10 seats were held by Republicans. The general election saw neither party gain nor lose any seats, thereby meaning that Democrats retained their majority in the State Senate.https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_State_Senate_elections,_2012 Nevada State Senate elections, 2012 ballotpedia.org December 4, 2025https://www.nvsos.gov/silverstate2012gen/NVSenate/ Nevada State Senate nvsos.gov December 4, 2025 Predictions SourceRankingAs of GoverningDaigneau Elizabeth Jacobson Louis October 24, 2012 The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20210224195701/https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html February 24, 2021 December 4, 2025 Governing en | Tossup October 24, 2012 Retirements Democrats District 3: Valerie Wiener was term-limited. District 4: Steven Horsford retired to successfully run for Nevada's 4th congressional district. District 5: Shirley Breeden retired. District 6: Allison Copening retired. District 11: Michael A. Schneider was term-limited. Republicans District 18: Mike McGinness was term-limited. District 19: Dean Rhoads was term-limited. Incumbents defeated In primary Democrats District 1: John Lee lost renomination to Patricia Spearman. Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: red District 15, 0.46% blue District 9, 0.70% (gain) red District 6, 1.66% (gain) red District 18, 2.76% blue District 5, 3.92% Results District 1 District 1 election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Patricia Spearman (incumbent) 29,026 68.71% Independent American Party of Nevada Gregory Hughes 13,221 31.29% 42,247 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 3 District 3 election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Segerblom 21,745 64.38% Republican Party (United States) Ed Gobel 12,032 35.62% 33,777 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 4 District 4 election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Kelvin Atkinson 27,422 79.79% Republican Party (United States) Linda West Myers 6,946 20.21% 34,368 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 5 District 5 election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Joyce Woodhouse 26,520 51.96% Republican Party (United States) Steve Kirk 24,524 48.04% 51,044 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 6 District 6 election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Mark Hutchison 27,499 50.83% Democratic Party (United States) Benny Yerushalmi 26,598 49.17% 54,097 100.0% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 7 District 7 election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) David Parks (incumbent) 25,567 64.15% Republican Party (United States) Trish Marsh 14,285 35.85% 39,852 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 9 District 9 special election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Justin Jones 21,849 50.35% Republican Party (United States) Mari Nakashima St. Martin 21,548 49.65% 43,397 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 11 District 11 election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Aaron Ford 22,188 62.25% Republican Party (United States) John Drake 13,453 37.75% 35,641 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 13 District 13 election, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Debbie Smith 25,975 64.73% Republican Party (United States) Kathy Martin 14,151 35.27% 40,126 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 15 District 15 election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Greg Brower (incumbent) 29,352 50.23% Democratic Party (United States) Sheila Leslie 29,086 49.77% 58,438 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 18 District 18 election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Scott Hammond 27,364 51.38% Democratic Party (United States) Kelli Ross 25,893 48.62% 53,257 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 19 District 19 election, 2012 Republican Party (United States) Pete Goicoechea 25,287 56.97% Democratic Party (United States) Harley Z. Kulkin 10,427 23.49% Independent American Party of Nevada Janine Hansen 8,675 19.54% 44,389 100.0% Republican Party (United States) References Category:2012 Nevada elections Category:Nevada Senate elections Category:November 2012 in the United States Category:2012 state legislature elections in the United States