Shelley Berkley defeated Victoria Seaman in the general election for mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 5, 2024. Berkley and Seaman were the top-two vote-getters in the June 11, 2024, primary, and both advanced to the general election because neither won a majority of the votes.

Incumbent Carolyn Goodman, who was first elected in 2011, was term-limited. Goodman’s husband, Oscar, served as Las Vegas mayor from 1999 to 2011. Goodman was one of eight mayors in the 100 largest cities registered as nonpartisan or independent.

The mayor sits on the Las Vegas City Council and is the only member elected at large. The mayor presides over council meetings and official city ceremonies. KTNV Channel 13 Senior Reporter Steve Sebelius said, “The importance [is in] this bully pulpit role of the mayor.”

Berkeley represented Nevada’s 1st Congressional District as a Democrat from 1999 to 2013. Before that, she practiced law and served in the Nevada Assembly from 1982 to 1984. Berkeley said, “[Las Vegas] is the fastest growing community in the United States, and it certainly was when I was in Congress representing Las Vegas. So many of the issues that I concentrated on when I was in Congress are still important issues today.” Berkeley said her campaign was focused on affordable housing, homelessness, and small businesses.

At the time of the election, Seaman had represented Ward 2 on the Las Vegas City Council since 2019. From 2014 to 2016, Seaman was a Republican representing the 34th District in the Nevada Assembly. Seaman said, “I have a keen ability to recognize and face head-on complicated issues that impact our residents. It is for this reason and my commitment for this city that I live in — and the support of my family — that I’m announcing my campaign for mayor of Las Vegas.” Seaman’s top issues included public safety, infrastructure, and supporting local businesses.

Lawsuits against the city over a now-defunct golf course in the Queensridge area were an issue in the election. Click here to learn where the candidates stood on those lawsuits.

The city of Las Vegas does not include the Strip, which is in an unincorporated part of Clark County. Clark County and Las Vegas share a police department and other municipal services.

Thirty-four of the 100 largest cities are holding mayoral elections in 2024. Heading into the year, 18 of those cities had a Democratic mayor, meaning 29% of the 63 Democratic-led cities are holding mayoral elections. Eleven cities holding elections had a Republican mayor at the start of the year, meaning 42% of the 26 Republican-led cities are holding elections. The remaining eight top-100 cities holding elections in 2024 started the year with independent or nonpartisan mayors.

Las Vegas has term limits for the position of mayor. Those limits are: four-year term, 12 year lifetime limit.