Union Organizer Alexis Esparza Prevails in Race for Open Nevada State Assembly Seat
All 42 seats in the Nevada State Assembly are up this year.
The Democratic and Republican primaries occurred today in Nevada to select candidates for the November 2026 general election. This post covers the races for all 42 seats in the State Assembly. Separate posts will be covering the primaries for federal races, statewide executive offices, 11 seats in the State Senate, and county contests.
The general election for all 42 seats in the Nevada State Assembly will be held on November 3, 2026.
District 1:
Union organizer Alexis Esparza won the Democratic primary with 44.1% (2,628) against business owner Jo Cato with 31.5% (1,880), teacher Millan Gledhill with 9.6% (572), union leader Lou DeSalvio with 8.9% (532), and perennial candidate James Fennell II with 5.9% (353). 5,965 votes counted.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
District 2:
Educator Kamilah Bywaters won the Democratic primary with 58.6% (2,821) against retired FBI agent Mike Kung with 41.4% (1,993). 4,814 votes counted.
Business consultant Drew Teitelbaum won the Republican primary.
District 3:
Incumbent Selena Torres-Fossett won the Democratic primary.
Teacher Joseph Silvestri won the Republican primary with 63.1% (1,422) against radio host Harold Erbacher with 36.9% (831). 2,253 votes counted.
District 4:
Special advocate Eileen Eady won the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Lisa Cole won the Republican primary.
District 5:
Incumbent Brittney Miller won the Democratic primary.
2022/24 nominee Kelly Quinn won the Republican primary with 74.5% (2,131) against financial advisor Joshua Dowden with 25.5% (728). 2,859 votes counted.
District 6:
Incumbent Jovan Jackson won the Democratic primary with 71.0% (2,440) against carpenter Douglas Candido with 29.0% (998). 3,438 votes counted.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
District 7:
Former State Assemblymember Cameron Miller won the Democratic primary.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
District 8:
Incumbent Duy Nguyen won the Democratic primary with 82.0% (3,346) against event producer Paul John Cook Sr. with 18.0% (734). 4,080 votes counted.
Business owner Joseph Charafi won the Republican primary with 70.7% (1,435) against office manager David Farrakhan with 29.3% (594). 2,029 votes counted.
District 9:
Nonprofit founder Ryan Hampton won the Democratic primary with 58.6% (2,431) against flight attendant Maria Teresa Hank with 41.4% (1,721). 4,152 votes counted.
2024 nominee Erica Neely won the Republican primary with 79.8% (2,233) against business owner Cristhian Orozco with 20.2% (567). 2,800 votes counted.
District 10:
Incumbent Venise Karris won the Democratic primary with 62.8% (2,144) against organizer Valerie Thomason with 37.2% (1,268). 3,412 votes counted.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
District 11:
Incumbent Cinthia Moore won the Democratic primary.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
District 12:
Incumbent Max Carter II won the Democratic primary.
2024 nominee Nancy Roecker won the Republican primary.
District 13:
2024 nominee Daniel Andrews won the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Brian Hibbetts won the Republican primary.
District 14:
Incumbent Erica Mosca won the Democratic primary.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
District 15:
City planner Miguel Davila won the Democratic primary with 50.8% (1,367) against incumbent Howard Watts III with 49.2% (1,323). 2,690 votes counted.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
District 16:
Incumbent Cecelia González won the Democratic primary with 74.6% (2,213) against Air Force veteran Eva Chase with 25.4% (755). 2,968 votes counted.
Program supervisor John Carlo won the Republican primary.
District 17:
Incumbent Linda Hunt won the Democratic primary with 87.8% (4,125) against educator Robert Smith with 12.2% (573). 4,698 votes counted.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
District 18:
Incumbent Venicia Considine won the Democratic primary with 80.3% (2,893) against 2024 Republican nominee Antario Brown with 19.7% (711). 3,604 votes counted.
Activist Crystal Newton won the Republican primary.
District 19:
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Jason Patchett won the Republican primary with 72.4% (5,696) against perennial candidate Amy Groves with 27.6% (2,177). 7,873 votes counted.
District 20:
Incumbent David Orentlicher won the Democratic primary with 71.3% (2,519) against attorney Tony Smith with 28.7% (1,013). 3,532 votes counted.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
District 21:
Incumbent Elaine Marzola won the Democratic primary.
Educator Patsy Carvalho won the Republican primary.
District 22:
Acrogymnast Shenea Booth won the Democratic primary with 51.3% (2,784) against healthcare administrator Tamara Taylor with 35.0% (1,898) and recent college graduate Dionisio Hernandez with 13.7% (742). 5,424 votes counted.
Incumbent Melissa Hardy won the Republican primary.
District 23:
Water conservation consultant Jan Allen Aspelund won the Democratic primary.
Program manager Denise Fanning won the Republican primary.
District 24:
Incumbent Erica Roth won the Democratic primary.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
District 25:
Incumbent Selena La Rue Hatch won the Democratic primary.
2024 state senate nominee Michael Ginsburg won the Republican primary with 88.0% (5,563) against Air Force veteran Noah Bachman Dodge with 12.0% (761). 6,324 votes counted.
District 26:
Teacher Sam Baugh won the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Rich DeLong won the Republican primary.
District 27:
Incumbent Heather Goulding won the Democratic primary.
Product developer Veronica Cortes won the Republican primary.
District 28:
Incumbent Reuben D’Silva won the Democratic primary.
No candidate qualified for the Republican primary.
District 29:
Data analyst Alex Pereszlenyi won the Democratic primary with 38.0% (1,782) against physical therapist Ashley Delobel with 32.5% (1,527) and attorney Brad Combs with 29.5% (1,385). 4,694 votes counted.
Joe Ludwig won the Republican primary.
District 30:
Incumbent Natha Anderson won the Democratic primary.
Real estate broker Trista Gomez won the Republican primary.
District 31:
Realtor Neal Schwartz won the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Jill Dickman won the Republican primary.
District 32:
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Alexis Hansen won the Republican primary.
District 33:
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Bert Gurr won the Republican primary.
District 34:
Incumbent Hanadi Nadeem won the Democratic primary with 60.2% (2,429) against organizer Shaun Navarro with 39.8% (1,606). 4,035 votes counted.
2024 nominee Brandon Davis won the Republican primary.
District 35:
Bellman Joe Spica won the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Rebecca Edgeworth won the Republican primary.
District 36:
Psychiatrist Jon Penn Junejo won the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Gregory Hafen won the Republican primary.
District 37:
Incumbent Shea Backus won the Democratic primary.
Business executive Jill Douglass won the Republican primary.
District 38:
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Gregory Koenig won the Republican primary.
District 39:
2024 nominee Erich Obermayr won the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Blayne Osborn won the Republican primary with 51.5% (7,474) against former State Assemblymember Ken Gray with 31.6% (4,583), Navy veteran Brianna Cowan with 12.3% (1,781), and former Lyon County school board member Bridget Peterson with 4.6% (674). 14,512 votes counted.
District 40:
Safety manager Oscar Fuentes won the Democratic primary.
Former DMV director Julie Butler won the Republican primary with 48.4% (4,371) against public affairs manager Stacy Woodbury with 28.6% (2,582), business owner Drew Ribar with 13.3% (1,198), and retired fire chief Rich Harvey with 9.7% (877). 9,028 votes counted.
District 41:
Teacher Vinny Spotleson won the Democratic primary with 43.3% (1,816) against Minority Affairs Commission chair Gabriela Wyett with 41.2% (1,724) and union organizer Spencer Ridenour with 15.5% (650). 4,190 votes counted.
Casino pit supervisor Kelly Chapman won the Republican primary with 53.7% (1,470) against business owner Tofuola Alofipo with 46.3% (1,267). 2,737 votes counted.
District 42:
Incumbent Tracy Brown-May won the Democratic primary with 72.6% (2,676) against event coordinator Dayton Vasquez with 27.4% (1,009). 3,685 votes counted.
Attorney Christopher Brandlin won the Republican primary with 59.0% (1,302) against cocktail server Katrin Ivanoff with 41.0% (904). 2,206 votes counted.