Municipal elections in Las Vegas, Nevada (2018)

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2018 Las Vegas elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 14, 2018
General election: March 27, 2018 (Special election)
Election stats
Offices up: City Council
Total seats up: 1
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018


Las Vegas, Nevada, held a special election for the Ward 5 seat on the city council on March 27, 2018. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2018.[1][2] Cedric Crear won the special election on March 27, 2018.

The special election became necessary after former Ward 5 representative Ricki Y. Barlow resigned on January 22, 2018. He resigned after pleading guilty to a federal felony for fraudulently using funds from his 2015 re-election campaign for his own personal use.[3][4]

Elections

Candidates

Ward 5

General election candidates

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Nevada elections, 2018

Municipal partisanship

Once mayors elected in 2018 assumed office, Democrats held mayorships in 61 of the 100 largest cities in the country. Out of the twenty-five mayoral elections that were held in 2018 in the 100 largest cities, two party changes occurred. In the election in Lexington, Kentucky, Republican Linda Gorton won the seat, replacing former Democratic Mayor Jim Gray. In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Republican Bob Dyer won the seat, replacing former independent Mayor Louis Jones. Click here to learn more.

About the city

See also: Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada. As of 2010, its population was 583,756.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Las Vegas uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[5]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

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Demographic Data for Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas Nevada
Population 583,756 2,700,551
Land area (sq mi) 141 109,859
Race and ethnicity**
White 61.9% 65.6%
Black/African American 12.2% 9.1%
Asian 6.9% 8.2%
Native American 0.9% 1.3%
Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.7%
Two or more 5.2% 4.9%
Hispanic/Latino 33.1% 28.7%
Education
High school graduation rate 84.8% 86.7%
College graduation rate 24.6% 24.7%
Income
Median household income $56,354 $60,365
Persons below poverty level 15.3% 13.1%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Nevada. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Nevada with 47.9 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 45.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1868 and 2016, Nevada voted Republican 51 percent of the time and Democratic 46 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Nevada voted Democratic three times and Republican the other two.[6]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in Nevada. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[7][8]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 26 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 28.9 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 25.4 points.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 16 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 15.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 17 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 18.6 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

Recent news

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