• Top Races

• Supreme Court - Four seek high court seat as Justice Maupin bows out

  By Brendan Riley · Aug. 1, 2008 · 3:54 p.m.

  Nancy Allf, Deborah Schumacher, Kris Pickering and Don Chairez all say they're qualified to serve on the state's highest court.

  
  

  • AP: Candidates invest in high court seat (8-6-2008)

  • VIDEO: Face to Face — Maupin talks about stepping down

• Senate District 3 - Senate GOP leader Bill Raggio in fight of his life

  By David McGrath Schwartz · Aug. 5, 2008 · 2 a.m.

  You spend three decades in the state Senate, you have a bust in bronze at the Reno airport, and yet you face the real possibility of ending your public service defeated in your party’s primary.

• Senate District 7 - Six vie for Titus’ former seat in Legislature

  By Amanda Finnegan · Aug. 8, 2008 · 4:11 p.m.

  The District 7 seat in the Nevada Legislature has been left open and three Democrats and three Republicans have hopes of getting past Tuesday’s primary election.

• State Assembly District 4 - 3 Republicans look to unseat Allen

  By Amanda Finnegan · Aug. 8, 2008 · 7:21 p.m.

  Two-term Assemblywoman Francis Allen is being challenged by three candidates for the District 4 seat in this August’s Republican primary. Andrew Brownson, Flo Jones and Richard McArthur are all vying for Allen’s seat.

  
  

  • Despite highly public personal troubles, Allen running anyway (8-9-2008)

• State Assembly District 21 - First-termer Beers faces GOP primary challenge

  By Jenna Kohler · Aug. 8, 2008 · 9:03 p.m.

  Bob Beers, the 56-year-old first-term incumbent, is in a contest with fellow Republican Jonathan Ozark, a 26-year-old revenue manager for the Rio. And it could be a tough challenge for Beers.

• Clark County Commission District A - Candidates look to fill Woodbury’s seat

  By Cydney Cappello · Aug. 8, 2008 · 2:55 p.m.

  Bruce Woodbury, the longest-serving county commissioner in Nevada history, has helped shape Clark County for the past 27 years. The valley’s beltway even carries his name.

  
  

  • VIDEO: Face to Face - County Commission Race

• Clark County Commission District C - Candidates look to replace Maxfield

  By Amanda Finnegan · Aug. 8, 2008 · 7:06 p.m.

  After two terms, County Commissioner Chip Maxfield is stepping down, leaving his District C seat open. In Tuesday’s primary, two Democrats and five Republicans will be competing for the open spot.

• Clark County School Board A - School board chairman term-limited out, but still on ballot

  By Melissa Arseniuk · Aug. 8, 2008 · 11:08 a.m.

  Mary Beth Scow's name will be on the ballot for District A in Tuesday's primary race for the Clark County School Board. But there's no way she can win another four-year term — the 12-year veteran school board chairman was recently term-limited out by a ruling of the Nevada Supreme Court.

  
  

  • VIDEO: Face to Face - Not Immune; Open Seat

• Clark County School Board B - Ruling guarantees new face for Johnson’s school board seat

  By Melissa Arseniuk · Aug. 9, 2008 · 8:48 p.m.

  A recent Nevada Supreme Court ruling guarantees some fresh faces on the Clark County School Board, including the District B seat now held by Ruth L. Johnson.

• District Court Dept. 14 - District Court race pits 3 opponents

  By Sun Staff · Aug. 8, 2008 · 8:27 p.m.

  Don Mosley has served as a judge in Clark County for 29 years, but his reign could end with next Tuesday’s primary, when his seat for District Court Department 14 is up for grabs.

  
  

  • Mosley had campaign cash issue in 1990 (2-2-2008)

  
  

  • LA Times story featuring Mosley: In Las Vegas, They’re Playing With a Stacked Judicial Deck (6-8-2006)

• District Court Dept. 23 - Halverson battles 2 for re-election

  By Sun Staff · Aug. 8, 2008 · 7:36 p.m.

  Embattled Judge Elizabeth Halverson, who has been undergoing a televised disciplinary hearing this week, has two challengers in Tuesday's primary.

  
  

  • AP: Nevada judge loses bid to stop discipline hearing (8-6-2008)

• Family Court Dept. K - Beleaguered judge facing re-election

  By Melissa Arseniuk · Aug. 11, 2008 · 2 a.m.

  Family Court Judge Nicholas Del Vecchio campaigned eight times before being elected to the Department K bench, but after eight years, the beleaguered judge's number may be up.

  
  

  • Video: Face to Face — Judge Standards (2-23-2008)

  
  

  • Sun Editorial: Judge should step aside (2-14-2008)

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Ballot Races

The following are contested races.

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 1 (Two-year term)

Republican

• Kenneth Wegner

• Chris Dyer

• Eve "No. 1 Mom" Ellingwood

• Edward "Mr. Clean" Hamilton

• Ray Kornfield

• Russ Mickelson

• Mike Powers

Democratic

• Shelley Berkley (incumbent)

Libertarian

• Raymond James Duensing

Independent American

• Caren Alexander

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 2 (Two-year term)

Republican

• Dean Heller (incumbent)

• Jack Smack

Democratic

• Jill Derby

Libertarian

• Sean Patrick Morse

Independent American

• John Everhart

Green

• Craig Bergland

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 3 (Two-year term)

Republican

• Carl Bunce,Henderson

• Jesse Law , Las Vegas

• Jon Porter (Incumbent), Las Vegas

Democratic

• Barry Michaels, Las Vegas

• Anna Nevenic, Las Vegas

• Carlo “Tex” Poliak, Las Vegas

• Dina Titus, Henderson

Independent

• Jeffrey C. Reeves, Henderson

Green

• Bob Giaquinta, Las Vegas

Libertarian

• Joseph P. Silvestri, Las Vegas

Independent American

• Floyd Fitzgibbons, Las Vegas

COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT A (Four-year term)

Democratic

• Steve Sisolak, Las Vegas

• Jeffrey White, Boulder City

Republican

• Duane A. Christy, Las Vegas

• Brian Scroggins, Las Vegas

• Bruce L. Woodbury (incumbent), Boulder City

Independent American

• Scott David Narter, Las Vegas

COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT C (Four-year term)

Democratic

• Larry Brown, Las Vegas

• Jeff Campbell

Republican

• Valeria Weber

• Karen Sweeney

• Roberta Fitzgibbons

• Bill Krane

• Gary Marinch

Independent American

• Warren Ross Markowitz

Libertarian

• Emily Klapproth

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 1 (two-year term)

Republican

• James R. Jones

• Linda West Myers

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 2 (two-year term)

Democrat

• Carlos Blumberg

• Meghan Smith

Republicans

• Ernest Fitzpatrick

• John Hambrick

• "Jack" Surepure

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 4 (two-year term)

Republican

• Francis Allen

• Andrew Brownson

• Flo Jones

• Richard McArthur

Democratic

• Craig Ballew

Libertarian

• Wayne Rudolph

Independent

• Brad Barnhill

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 7 (two-year term)

Democratic

• Morse Arberry Jr.

• Anthony D. Snow

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 8 (two-year term)

Republican

• Kevin L. Child

• Jim Jonas

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 12 (two-year term)

Democrats

• Aaron Matthew Hall

• James Ohrenschall

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 13 (two-year term)

Republicans

• Chad Christensen

• Michael Kurcab

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 15 (two-year term)

Democrats

• Patrick Boylan

• Kathy McClain

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 16 (two-year term)

Democratic

• John Oceguera (incumbent), Las Vegas

Republican

• Glenn V. Greener, Las Vegas

• Bob Irwin, Las Vegas

• Jack Nino, Las Vegas

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 18 (two-year term)

Democratic

• Lon West Enwright

• Mark Manendo

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 21 (two-year term)

Republican

• Bob Beers (incumbent)

• Jonathan Ozark

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 22 (two-year term)

Republican

• Scott Chappell, Henderson

• Michael W. Kennedy , Las Vegas

• Lynn Stewart (incumbent), Henderson

Libertarian

• Nathan A. Santucci, Las Vegas

American Independent

• Joshua M. Starbuck, Las Vegas

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 34 (two-year term)

Republicans

• Richard Deeds

• Drea Parenti-Perez

STATE ASSEMBLY, DISTRICT 41 (two-year term) (Incumbent David Parks is running for state senate)

Democratic

• Paul Aizley, Las Vegas

• Paul Femia, Las Vegas

• Charles White, Las Vegas

Republican

•Tim Rowland, Las Vegas

Independent American

• Kenneth Rex, Las Vegas

STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 4 (four-year term)

Democratic

• John Bonaventure

• Steven A. Horsford

• Ronald Newsome

STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 5 (SEAT A) (four-year term)

Democratic

• Shirley Breeden, Henderson

Republican

• Joe Heck (incumbent), Henderson

Libertarian

• Tim Hagan, Las Vegas

Independent American

• Tony Blanque, Henderson

STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 7 (four-year term) (Incumbent Dina Titus is running for the House of Representatives)

Democratic

• Brandon Casutt, Las Vegas

• Steve Nathan, Las Vegas

• David Parks, Las Vegas

Republican

• Lindsay Nicole Madsen, Las Vegas

• Lou Toomin, Las Vegas

• Robert Zavala, Las Vegas

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 7 (four-year term)

• James Brooks

• Val Olsen

• Chris Wallace

CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL TRUSTEE, DISTRICT A (four-year term)

• Steven Bergstrom

• Edward E. Goldman

• Mary Beth Scow

• Deanna Wright

CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL TRUSTEE, DISTRICT B (four-year term)

• Chris Garvey

• Gaya Guymon

• Ruth L. Johnson

• Michael J. "Mike" Noland

• Ron Taylor

CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL TRUSTEE, DISTRICT E (four-year term)

• Steve J. Greco

• Terri Janison

• Caroline Sanchez-Rangen

• John W. Schutt Jr.

JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, SEAT B Nonpartisan (Justice Bill Maupin is not seeking re-election)

• Don P. Chairez, Las Vegas

• Deborah Schumacher

• Mary “Kris” Pickering, Las Vegas

• Nancy Lee Allf, Las Vegas

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, LAS VEGAS TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENT 12 (Six-year term) Nonpartisan race (New office)

• Colby Beck

• David R. Linn

• Steve Smith

• Diana L. Sullivan

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, HENDERSON DEPARTMENT 3 (Six-year term) Nonpartisan race

• Sandy Allred-DiGiacomo

• David Gibson Sr.

• Harvey Gruber

• Ann Purser

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, NORTH LAS VEGAS DEPARTMENT 3 (Six-year term) Nonpartisan race

• Maria Perez

• Marsha Kimble-Simms

• Chris Lee

• Jonathan E. MacArthur

DISTRICT COURT JUDGES (Six-year terms) Nonpartisan races

Department 10

• Ian Christopherson

•William D. Kephart

• David J. Rivers

• Jessie Elizabeth Walsh (incumbent)

Department 14

• Chris Davis

•Laurie Diefenbach

• Donald M. Mosley (incumbent)

Department 23

• Elizabeth Halverson (incumbent)

• Jason Landess

• Stefany Miley

Department 25 (New office)

• Suzan Baucum

• Kathleen E. Delaney

• Nicholas Anthony Perrino

• Susan Scann

DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, FAMILY DIVISION (Six-year terms) Nonpartisan races

Department J

• Jamie Kent

• Lisa M. Kent (incumbent)

• Michele Mercer

• Kenneth E. Pollock

• Morrisa Schechtman

Department K

• Ellen J. Bezian

• Nicholas Anthony Del Vecchio (incumbent)

• Cynthia N. Giuliani

• Vincent Ochoa

Department N (New office)

• Mathew Harter

• John Jensen

• Gayle Beck Nathan

Department O (New office)

• Ron Israel

• Frank P. Sullivan

• Rebecca P. Wallace

Department O (New office)

• Allan D. Bray

• Bryce C. Duckworth

• Thomas G. Kurtz

• Tony Liker

• Carl F. Piazza

Department R (New office)

• Brigid Duffy

• Fernando Guzman

• Bill Henderson

• Chuck Hoskin

• Maria Maskall