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Nevada
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Conservative Ranking
Nevada is the 28th most conservative state, voting
0.1% more Republican in the 2004 presidential elections than the national average.
Partisan Trend
Based on voting patterns since 1992, Nevada is trending DEMOCRAT.
GOP Trend Ranking
Nevada ranks 45th among the 50 states.
Race for the White House
GOP Candidates
John McCain - U. S. Senator from Arizona 
Mike Huckabee - Former Governor of Arkansas
Ron Paul - U. S. Congressman from Texas (CD-14)
Mitt Romney - Former Governor of Massachusetts
Rudy Giuliani - Former Mayor of New York City
Fred Thompson - Former U. S. Senator from Tennessee
Duncan Hunter - U. S. Congressman from California (CD-52)
DEM Candidates
Hillary Clinton - U. S. Senator from New York
Barack Obama - U. S. Senator from Illinois
Mike Gravel - Former U. S. Senator from Alaska
John Edwards - Former U. S. Senator from North Carolina (withdrew)
Bill Richardson - Governor of New Mexico (withdrew)
Dennis Kucinich - U. S. Congressman from Ohio (CD-10) (withdrew)
Party nominee -
Polling Data - polls to be tracked after party primaries
Projection Data - table to be filled out after party primaries
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Preliminary projection: Weak GOP, 5 Electoral Votes
Senate Race
No race in 2008
Governor's Race
No race in 2008
Competitive House Races
No competitive races in 2008
Other House Races
Projected winner listed first
District 1: Shelley Berkley (D)-inc vs. Greg Nance (R)
District 2: Dean Heller? (R)-inc vs. Jill Talbot Derby (D)
District 3: Jon Porter (R)-inc vs. ??? (D)
Election Timeline
February 19, 2008 - Presidential caucus
May 16, 2008 - Deadline to file for candidacy
August 12, 2008 - Primary elections
November 4, 2008 - Election day
Current Partisan Breakdown
| National Delegation |
| Senators |
1 GOP, 1 DEM |
| Representatives |
2 GOP, 1 DEM |
| State Government |
| Governor |
GOP |
| Lt. Governor - tied to Governor |
GOP |
| State Senate - GOP control |
11 GOP, 10 DEM |
| State House - DEM control |
15 GOP, 27 DEM |
Current Office Holders
Governor: Jim Gibbons (R) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2010
Lt. Governor: Brian Krolicki (R) - 2nd term, tied to Governor
Senior Senator: Harry Reid (D) - 4th term, up for re-election in 2010
Junior Senator: John Ensign (R) - 2nd term, up for re-election in 2012
House District 1: Shelley Berkley (D) - 5th term
House District 2: Dean Heller (R) - 1st term
House District 3: Jon Porter (R) - 2nd term
Historical Partisan Snapshot
| Race |
2000 Result |
2002 Result |
2004 Result |
2006 Result |
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| President |
Weak GOP |
-- |
Weak GOP |
-- |
Senate |
| Class 1 |
Solid GOP |
-- |
-- |
Strong GOP |
| Class 3 |
-- |
-- |
Solid DEM |
-- |
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| Governor |
-- |
Solid GOP |
-- |
Weak GOP |
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| House |
4 GOP - 2 DEM |
6 GOP - 2 DEM |
6 GOP - 2 DEM |
4 GOP - 4 DEM |
| CD-1 |
Mod DEM |
Mod DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
| CD-2 |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Mod GOP |
| CD-3 |
NA |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Weak GOP |
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| BOLD - party turnover
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Race ratings:
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"Weak" - less than 5%
"Mod" - 5% to less than 10%
"Strong" - 10% to 15%
"Solid" - greater than 15%
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Special Thanks to...
Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Dave Leip
Congressional Quarterly
The Cook Political Report - Charlie Cook
The Crystal Ball - Larry Sabato
DC's Political Report - D.C. Finegold Sachs
RealClearPolitics - Tom Bevan and John McIntyre
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