2018 Election Results In M.V. Precincts

By VERNON ROBISON

Moapa Valley Progress

The Clark County Board of Commissioners certified the Election Department official Statement of Votes in a meeting held on Wednesday, November 14. This document breaks down the county-wide voting results by precinct and allows specific analysis of how residents in Moapa Valley communities voted in the 2018 general election.

Voter turnout was relatively high in southern Nevada for a midterm election. The Clark County voter turnout came in at just under 60 percent, up from 41 percent in 2014, the last midterm election.
But voter turnout in the Moapa Valley communities was significantly higher than that. With a total of 3,125 local voters casting ballots, the community saw 70 percent voter turnout across all Moapa Valley precincts.

Despite this remarkable showing, very few of the election’s final results went the way of the majority of Moapa Valley voters.

In the Nevada race for U.S. Senate, Republican candidate Dean Heller was an overwhelming favorite among Moapa Valley voters garnering 79 percent of the local vote. But Heller lost the statewide election to Democrat challenger Jacky Rosen who claimed 50.42 percent of the Nevada vote.

If Moapa Valley had decided the winner of the Congressional District 4 race it would be Virgin Valley Republican, Cresent Hardy, who would have won by a landslide. Hardy swept 81 percent of the local vote. But he lost the race to Steven Horsford (D) who carried nearly 52 percent of the vote.

A similar scenario played out in various other state-wide races.
In the race for Governor, Adam Laxalt (R) was the clear favorite of Moapa Valley voters with 75 percent of the local vote. But it was Steve Sisolak (D) who won the election with more than 49 percent statewide. Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy, whose name was on the ballot in the Governor’s race took 9 percent of the Moapa Valley vote, a total of 281 votes.

Michael Roberson (R) was the preferred Moapa Valley candidate receiving nearly 73 percent of the local votes. But Kate Marshall actually won the seat with 50.3 percent statewide.

Other state races that saw a clear majority of Moapa Valley voters pulling the lever for the eventual loser in the election included the State Treasurer, State Controller and Attorney General.

In only three races did the Moapa Valley voters align with the final election results.
In the race for Secretary of State, Barbara Cegavske (R) won a narrow victory with 48.8 percent statewide. Moapa Valley voters also chose Cegavske with 84 percent of the local votes.
State Senator Joe Hardy (R) skated to victory in a re-election bid for his District 12 seat. Moapa Valley voters favored Hardy with 84 percent of the vote.

Finally, the late Dennis Hof received 80 percent of the Moapa Valley vote in the race for Assembly District 36. Hof died on October 16 after it was too late, by law, to remove his name from the ballot. Hof posthumously won district-wide with 63 percent of the vote.

In the coming weeks, County Commissioners from the three District 36 counties: Clark, Lincoln and Nye; will appoint a represnetative to fill Hof’s vacancy in the Assembly. Because Hof’s name prevailed, the appointee must be a Republican.

The Moapa Valley’s losing streak continued in the judicial races. In the race for Nevada Supreme Court G, Moapa Valley voters favored one of their own. Logandale resident Mat Harter received 71 percent of the local vote. But Harter was defeated by incumbent Lidia Stiglich with 46.6 percent of the vote.

In the Supreme Court C race, local voters liked Jerry Tao, giving him 65 percent of the vote. But Tao finally lost the election to Elissa Cadesh who took 46.6 percent of the overall vote.

Local voters also took a contrarian position on most of the six questions that were on the 2018 ballot.
Question #1, Marcy’s law, only received 47 percent from local voters. But the yes votes prevailed state-wide. with 61.2 percent.

Local voters were strongly opposed to Question #2, exempting certain feminine hygiene products from sales tax, with 63 percent voting No. But the initiative passed statewide with 56 percent.

On Question #3 to deregulate Nevada’s energy markets, local voters came down on the No side with 84 percent of the vote. In this, they agreed with the statewide result which rejected Question #3 with 67 percent of the vote.

The results were close among local voters on Question #4 which exempted certain medical equipment from sales tax. The Yes side won a narrow victory with a difference of only 24 votes. The measure also passed statewide with 67 percent.

Local voters didn’t like Question #5 which provided automatic voter registrations at the DMV. The No votes represented 57 percent of the local voters. But the initiative prevailed statewide with 59.5 percent.

On Question #6 requiring an increase to renewable energy portfolio requirements in the state, local voters put up a solid opposition. More than 73 percent of the Moapa Valley vote went in the No column. Nevertheless, Question #6 was passed with 59 percent of the statewide vote.