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March 28, 2024

Henderson Mayoral Candidates

  • Newly elected Henderson Mayor Debra Marsh addresses the audience after being sworn in during a special City Council meeting at Henderson City Hall, Tuesday, June 20, 2017.
    Just sworn in, new mayor Debra March off and running in Henderson
    Debra March is wasting no time getting started as Henderson’s new mayor. Just minutes after taking the official oath and being sworn in during a special meeting of City Council, she unveiled ...
  • Henderson mayoral candidates
    Seven candidates are running to be mayor of Henderson.
  • John Benson casts his ballot in the Las Vegas mayoral race at Meadows Mall Saturday, March 19, 2011.
    Early voting for municipal election primaries begins this week
    With primaries for municipal elections only a few weeks away, early voting starts this week for city council and mayoral races in North Las Vegas, Henderson and Las Vegas.
  • Indalecio Hernandez, left, gets some help from Margarita Recendiz during municipal election voting at John Fremont Middle School on St. Louis Avenue in Las Vegas Tuesday, April 5, 2011.
    Fields set in upcoming municipal elections
    A slew of candidates in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson are starting to get political in advance of this summer’s municipal elections. The field is set for two mayoral races and several city council races after the deadline for candidates to withdraw passed earlier this week.
  • 2 incumbents re-elected to Henderson City Council; 3rd seat headed to runoff
    Two Henderson City Council incumbents won re-election in Tuesday’s primary, but there will be a runoff for the Ward 4 seat between Planning Commission Chairman Sam Bateman and former police chief Mike Mayberry.
  • Las Vegas City Councilman and mayoral candidate Steve Ross, March 10, 2011.
    Steve Ross fires opening shots of mayoral race at Carolyn Goodman
    For the past five years, Las Vegas Councilman Steve Ross was one of Mayor Oscar Goodman’s loyal foot soldiers — a consistent vote in support of the mayor’s agenda.
  • Newcomer to politics says Las Vegas should be run as a business would be
    Victor Chaltiel was largely unknown before he filed to run for mayor. Television commercials — “Victor for Las Vegas” — and public appearances have changed that. Now he’s considered a contender because of his substantial financial resources.
  • Mayoral candidates' positions on issues taking shape
    It might seem as though the Las Vegas mayoral candidates, particularly the front-runners, sound eerily similar.
  • 3:01 pm - Jim Ferrence, a local campaign manager, checks on voting numbers at a polling station at the Valley View Recreation Center in Henderson Tuesday June 2, 2009. Election worker Sharon Galaz is at right. Ferrence had three races going on election day. He represented Steve Kirk for Henderson Mayor, Kathleen Boutin for Henderson City Council and William Robinson for North Las Vegas Mayor.
    Blow by blow with hired gun
    Jim Ferrence woke up on Election Tuesday hoping he’d end the day tens of thousands of dollars richer — and having ushered candidates in four cities to victory.
  • David Sweningsen joins his parents, Jean and Charles, in voting at Garrett Middle School in Boulder City.
    Polls close amid light municipal election turnout
    Polls have closed across Southern Nevada as voters decided races in five Clark County municipalities. County Registrar Larry Lomax said turnout was light. By 3 p.m., 8,563 voters had cast a ballot in the five county municipalities, including Mesquite. In Clark County, 277,253 people are eligible to vote in this election.
  • Henderson mayoral candidates set spending record
    Henderson City Council members Andy Hafen and Steve Kirk are spending record-breaking amounts of money in their quest to become Henderson’s next mayor, shelling out a combined total of nearly $800,000 thus far.
  • Henderson City Councilman and mayoral candidate Andy Hafen talks to volunteers before heading out to canvass on Saturday.
    Mayoral candidates try to differentiate themselves
    After a few minutes of discussion about eliminating cost-of-living raises for city supervisors and executives, Henderson Mayor James B. Gibson called for a vote.
  • Henderson Mayor James Gibson is shown in his office at Henderson City Hall.
    James Gibson
    As Henderson’s longest serving mayor, James Gibson is going to miss the job he never thought he wanted. But as he looks out his window at City Hall, he is excited to have more time to spend with his family, especially his growing brood of grandchildren.
  • Henderson mayoral candidates talk budget cuts at forum
    Staff recommendations, wasteful contracts, business license fees, employee salaries, parks and recreation. That's where Henderson mayoral candidates Amanda Cyphers, Steve Kirk, Mike Mayberry, Andy Hafen and Richard Sipan, respectively, said they'd look for the fat should further budget cuts be needed at the city.
  • Steady at the helm: Henderson Mayor James Gibson delivers the State of the City address at Green Valley Ranch on Feb. 5.
    Henderson to choose new mayor, council member
    When Henderson voters begin heading to the polls March 21 for early voting, they'll see something the city hasn't seen since 1993 — a list of mayoral candidates that doesn't include James B. Gibson.
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