Elections for the Nevada Assembly are being held on Nov. 5, 2024. All 42 seats are up for election.

Nevada is one of 10 states that has a divided government. Republican Joe Lombardo (R) holds the governorship while Democrats hold both chambers of the Nevada Legislature.

Democrats hold 26 seats to Republicans’ 14, with two vacancies in seats previously held by Democrats. The two vacant seats are in District 7 and District 10. To return to a 28-member supermajority, Democrats must win every currently held seat in addition to both vacancies. To block the supermajority, Republicans must win one Democratic-held seat.

Nevada Current’s April Corbin Girnus wrote, “The end goal for Nevada Republicans this year is not to wrest control of the Assembly away from Democrats. … But a handful of races will determine whether Democrats maintain their current two-thirds supermajority in the lower chamber.” Lombardo has endorsed and campaigned for candidates in certain districts. In an interview, he said, “The super-majority has to be prevented, whatever partisan side of the aisle you’re looking at. … [We are proactive] in identifying candidates, supporting candidates and helping them be successful.”

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) is including four Assembly races as part of a $10 million investment the party was making in state legislative races across the country. Lombardo’s Better Nevada PAC has donated $5,000 to seven candidates in competitive districts. To read more about campaign finance reports, click here.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Jessica Hill wrote, “If Democrats are successful in achieving supermajorities in the Assembly and Senate, they’d have enough votes to render the governor’s veto powers — and his legislative priorities — moot.” Lombardo set the state record for the most vetoes in a legislative session in 2023, vetoing 75 bills.

Ballotpedia identified 13 Assembly battleground districts. As of October 3, Democrats represent 10 of these districts, while Republicans represent three districts. Click here to read more about the battleground elections.

Nevada is one of two states with the potential to have a veto-proof supermajority after the 2024 elections. The other state is Wisconsin. To read more about Ballotpedia’s coverage of veto-proof legislatures and opposing party governors, click here.

The Nevada State Assembly is one of 85 state legislative chambers with elections in 2024. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.