October 29, 2016
Election a done deal for some Nevada candidates- By SANDRA CHEREB –
Some candidates on the Nov. 8 general election ballot need just one vote to secure victory. Others won’t even appear on the ballot. They sewed up their elections months ago, either by drawing no opposition or capturing most of the votes in the closed, June primary. Seven incumbent state legislators and one newcomer, Lisa Krasner, don’t have to sweat the election.
State Sen. Kelvin Atkinson, D-Las Vegas, essentially clinched re-election when he won the Democratic primary in June against a lone challenger. Because no Republican, third-party or independent candidate filed for Senate District 4, Atkinson’s name will appear on the ballot as the only candidate. The same goes for Republican Assembly Majority Leader Paul Anderson in Assembly District 13; Assemblyman Chris Edwards, District 19; and Republican candidate Lisa Krasner in Washoe County’s Assembly District 26. They all won in the primary and there were no opposing party or independent candidates who filed. They all need only one vote in the general election to win.
Assembly members Olivia Diaz, D-North Las Vegas; Nelson Araujo, D-Las Vegas; Ira Hansen, R-Sparks; and John Ellison, R-Elko, drew no opposition and will appear on the ballot as the only candidate in their races.
Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton, D-Las Vegas, is also skating to re-election, though she will have an opponent on the ballot. Republican candidate Melody Howard informally withdrew from the Assembly District 14 race in September after she moved out of the district. But Howard’s name will still appear on the ballot because she missed a July 22 deadline to officially remove her name from contention.
