Secretary of State
presidential
Election name2022 Nevada Secretary of State election
CountryNevada
Previous election2018 Nevada Secretary of State election
Previous year2018
Next election2026 Nevada Secretary of State election
Next year2026
Election dateNovember 8, 2022
Nominee 1Cisco Aguilar
Party 1Democratic Party (United States)
Popular vote 1496,569
Percentage 148.95%
Nominee 2Jim Marchant
Party 2Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 2473,467
Percentage 246.67%
Before electionBarbara Cegavske
Before partyRepublican Party (United States)
After electionCisco Aguilar
After partyDemocratic Party (United States)

The 2022 Nevada Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of Nevada.

Incumbent Republican Barbara Cegavske was term-limited and could not seek a third term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[a]		Margin
of error		Kristopher
Dahir		John
Gerhardt		Jesse
Haw		Socorro
Keenan		Jim
Marchant		Gerard
Ramalho		Richard
Scotti		None of These
Candidates		Undecided
OH Predictive Insights[9]June 6–7, 2022525 (LV)± 4.4%3%2%21%1%21%4%8%4%42%
OH Predictive Insights[10]May 10–12, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%2%2%7%1%16%3%8%26%35%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrew

Independents and third-party candidates

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[15]November 3, 2022
Elections Daily[16]November 7, 2022

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[a]		Margin
of error		Jim
Marchant (R)		Cisco
Aguilar (D)		None of These
Candidates		OtherUndecided
Emerson College[17]October 26–29, 20222,000 (LV)± 2.1%43%41%––8%
OH Predictive Insights[18]October 24–27, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%38%41%1%6%[b]13%
Siena Research/NYT[19]October 19–24, 2022885 (LV)± 4.2%41%44%–<1%[c]15%
University of Nevada, Reno[20]October 5–19, 2022584 (LV)± 4.0%27%29%–5%[d]40%
CNN/SSRS[21]September 26 – October 2, 2022926 (RV)± 4.7%44%44%6%4%[e]2%
828 (LV)± 5.0%46%43%5%4%[e]2%
OH Predictive Insights[22]September 20–29, 2022741 (LV)± 3.6%39%31%3%6%[f]21%
Suffolk University[23]August 14–17, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%31%27%7%9%[g]26%

Results

By county

County[24]Jim Marchant
Republican		Cisco Aguilar
Democratic		Various candidates
Other parties		MarginTotal votes cast
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Carson City11,77850.13%10,45144.49%1,2645.38%−1,327−5.65%23,493
Churchill6,72168.39%2,51825.62%5895.99%−4,203−42.77%9,828
Clark295,92043.64%355,07452.37%27,0683.99%59,1548.72%678,062
Douglas18,17163.02%9,48032.88%1,1834.10%−8,691−30.14%28,834
Elko11,72172.71%3,11119.30%1,2887.99%−8,610−53.41%16,120
Esmeralda33574.28%7215.96%449.76%−263−58.31%451
Eureka64682.82%658.33%698.85%−581−74.49%780
Humboldt4,22969.43%1,38822.79%4747.78%−2,841−46.64%6,091
Lander1,56670.99%41018.59%23010.43%−1,156−52.40%2,206
Lincoln1,69078.50%29713.79%1667.71%−1,393−64.70%2,153
Lyon15,73267.06%6,40027.28%1,3275.66%−9,332−39.78%23,459
Mineral1,08557.56%64934.43%1518.01%−436−23.13%1,885
Nye13,65465.79%5,89428.40%1,2075.82%−7,760−37.39%20,755
Pershing1,19467.34%43524.53%1448.12%−759−42.81%1,773
Storey1,68766.11%71828.13%1475.76%−969−37.97%2,552
Washoe84,81044.03%98,96151.38%8,8334.59%14,1517.35%192,604
White Pine2,52873.77%64618.85%2537.38%−1,882−54.92%3,427
Totals473,46746.67%496,56948.95%44,4374.38%23,1022.28%1,014,473
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Aguilar won three of four congressional districts.[25]

DistrictMarchantAguilarRepresentative
44%52%Dina Titus
52%43%Mark Amodei
45%52%Susie Lee
45%51%Steven Horsford

Notes

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Hansen (IA) with 4%; Crane (L) with 2%
  3. ^ Crane (L) with <1%; Hansen (IA) with <1%
  4. ^ "Some other candidate" with 5%
  5. ^ "Other" with 4%
  6. ^ Hansen with 4%; Crane with 2%
  7. ^ Hansen (IA) with 7%; Crane (L) with 2%

References

  1. ^ Appleton, Rory (April 23, 2021). "Jim Marchant running for secretary of state in Nevada". www.reviewjournal.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Appleton, Rory (April 29, 2021). "Sparks Councilman Kristopher Dahir running for Nevada secretary of state". www.reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "John Cardiff Gerhardt"
  4. ^ Snyder, Riley (January 21, 2022). "Reno developer, former state Sen. Jesse Haw to run for secretary of state". thenevadaindependent.com. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "March 10 update: Carson city residents declare candidacy for elections". www.nevadaappeal.com. Nevada Appeal. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
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  8. ^ Dentzer, Bill (August 25, 2021). "Scotti joins race for secretary of state in 2022". www.reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  9. ^ OH Predictive Insights
  10. ^ OH Predictive Insights
  11. ^ Appleton, Rory (May 11, 2021). "Cisco Aguilar to seek Nevada secretary of state office in 2022". www.reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  12. ^ Calderon, Jannelle (September 29, 2021). "Democratic former Assemblywoman Spiegel joins race for secretary of state". thenevadaindependent.com. Jon Ralston. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  13. ^ Dentzer, Bill (February 16, 2022). "Former assemblywoman switches races, will run for state controller". www.reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  14. ^ "Janine Hanson". ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  15. ^ "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  16. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  17. ^ Emerson College
  18. ^ OH Predictive Insights
  19. ^ Siena Research/NYT
  20. ^ University of Nevada, Reno
  21. ^ CNN/SSRS
  22. ^ OH Predictive Insights
  23. ^ Suffolk University
  24. ^ Cegavske, Barbara (November 8, 2022). "2022 Unofficial Statewide General Election Results November 8, 2022". Secretary of State of Nevada. Archived 2025-10-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  25. ^ "Dra 2020"