The 2020 Nevada Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Voters in 10 districts of the Nevada Senate elected senators. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. House and the Nevada Assembly. Republicans needed to gain three seats to win control of the chamber.
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10 of 21 seats in the Nevada Senate 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The primary elections were held on June 9, 2020.
In the 2018 Nevada State Senate election, Democrats maintained control of the Nevada Senate by a 13–8 margin. Democrats had controlled the chamber since 2016.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[1] | Likely D | October 21, 2020 |
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | ||||||||||
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| Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | ||||||||||
| Democratic | 9 | 321,290 | 56.16 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 12 |  1 | ||||||
| Republican | 7 | 234,367 | 40.97 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 |  1 | ||||||
| Independent American | 1 | 14,387 | 2.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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| Libertarian | 1 | 2,007 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 572,051 | 100.00 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 21 |
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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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District 1 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 11 • District 15 • District 18 • District 19 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Patricia Spearman (incumbent) | 51,648 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 51,648 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Chris Brooks (incumbent) | 30,944 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 30,944 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dina Neal | 31,417 | 75.27% | |
| Republican | Esper M. Hickman | 10,322 | 24.73% | |
| Total votes | 41,739 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Carrie A. Buck | 32,740 | 48.75% | |
| Democratic | Kristee Watson | 32,411 | 48.26% | |
| Libertarian | Tim Hagan | 2,007 | 2.99% | |
| Total votes | 67,158 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Nicole Cannizzaro (incumbent) | 33,895 | 50.47% | |
| Republican | April Becker | 33,264 | 49.53% | |
| Total votes | 67,159 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Roberta Lange | 39,036 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 39,036 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dallas Harris (incumbent) | 30,485 | 58.55% | |
| Republican | Joshua Dowden | 21,578 | 41.45% | |
| Total votes | 52,063 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Heidi Gansert (incumbent) | 39,325 | 51.79% | |
| Democratic | Wendy Jauregui-Jackins | 36,605 | 48.21% | |
| Total votes | 75,930 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Scott Hammond (incumbent) | 44,547 | 56.11% | |
| Democratic | Liz Becker | 34,849 | 43.89% | |
| Total votes | 79,396 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Pete Goicoechea (incumbent) | 52,591 | 78.52% | |
| Independent American | Tiffany Seeback | 14,387 | 21.48% | |
| Total votes | 66,978 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||