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Primary Election 2008

Photo by Steve Marcus / Las Vegas Sun

State Sen. Dina Titus, D-Las Vegas, who is running for Congress against Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., greets supporters at a primary election night party in Henderson.

See the latest election results.

See the Sun's primary election guide, which features stories about the top races in the state and in Clark County.

Results Last updated 11:28 p.m.

Supreme Court

21.9% Nancy Allf
22.4% Don Chairez
25.4% Kris Pickering
22.4% Deborah Schumacher
100% reporting

Senate, District 3

47% Sharron Angle (R)
53% Bill Raggio (R)
100% reporting

Senate, District 7

12.9% Brandon Casutt (D)
15.7% Steve Nathan (D)
71.4% David Parks (D)
46% Lindsay Nicole Madsen (R)
36.4% Lou Toomin (R)
17.7% Robert Zavala (R)
100% reporting

Assembly District 4

23.6% Francis Allen (R)
22.7% Andrew Brownson (R)
7% Flo Jones (R)
46.7% Richard McArthur (R)
100% reporting

Assembly District 21

31% Bob Beers (R)
69% Jonathan Ozark (R)
100% reporting

District Court Dept. 14

27.6% Chris Davis
25.1% Laurie Diefenbach
47.3% Donald M. Mosley
100.% reporting

District Court Dept. 23

9.7% Elizabeth Halverson
30.4% Jason Landess
59.9% Stefany Miley
100% reporting

County Commissioner A

66.2% Steve Sisolak (D)
33.8% Jeffrey White (D)
12.7% Duane A. Christy (R)
54.6% Brian Scroggins (R)
32.8% Bruce L. Woodbury (R)
100% reporting

County Commissioner C

77.4% Larry Brown (D)
22.6% Jeff Campbell (D)
6% Roberta Fitzgibbons (R)
9.6% Bill Krane (R)
5% Gary Marinch (R)
15.4% Karen Sweeney (R)
64.1% Valeria Weber (R)
100% reporting

School Board A

21.4% Steven Bergstrom
30.3% Edward E. Goldman
25.8% Mary Beth Scow
22.5% Deanna Wright
100% reporting

School Board B

21.4% Chris Garvey
10.3% Gaya Guymon
28.4% Ruth L. Johnson
16.3% Michael J. “Mike” Noland
23.5% Ron Taylor
100% reporting

All stories

Women-friendly politics

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

By Megan McCloskey

On Tuesday, Nevada — famous for its legal prostitution and leggy showgirls — could make history by being the first state to send only women to the U.S. House of ...

Boulder City ballot initiatives include property tax question

Thu, Oct 30, 2008

By Cassie Tomlin

In addition to deciding whether to allow Boulder City Hospital to collect taxes, voters will decide on three other ballot questions: whether to make change two changes to the City ...

Half-truths mar ad on Porter

Wed, Oct 15, 2008

By Megan McCloskey

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is running its third ad attacking Republican Rep. Jon Porter, the incumbent in the 3rd Congressional District. Porter faces state Sen. Dina Titus.

Titus backs renewables; Porter says, ‘drill, baby’

Sat, Oct 11, 2008

By J. Patrick Coolican, Phoebe Sweet

Following their party platforms, 3rd Congressional District opponents Jon Porter and Dina Titus largely disagree on what course the nation should take toward energy independence, with Porter embracing coal and ...

Porter ad calls Titus a ‘self-serving’ pol

Wed, Oct 8, 2008

By Megan McCloskey

Republican Rep. Jon Porter is running a new ad attacking his opponent in the 3rd Congressional District race. The ad accuses state Sen. Dina Titus of being a “self-serving politician.”

Titus ad connects Porter to Bush fiscal policies

Wed, Oct 8, 2008

By Megan McCloskey

Democratic state Sen. Dina Titus is running an ad attacking her opponent, Republican Rep. Jon Porter, for his support of the president’s policies.

GOP discord evident in primary outcomes

Thu, Aug 14, 2008

By David McGrath Schwartz

The Republican Party establishment had gathered on Tuesday night to watch election returns for state Senate Majority Leader Bill Raggio. What they witnessed was a punch from the right in ...

Look forward to political rewind

Thu, Aug 14, 2008

By Michael Mishak

Dina Titus, having easily clinched the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Rep. Jon Porter, made her way through a throng of clapping supporters to the stage of a Henderson union ...

Minister gets into the finals for Carson City mayor

Wed, Aug 13, 2008

Sun Capital Bureau

The race for Carson City mayor will have a religious touch in the general election.

Gustavson: Door-to-door campaign key to victory

Wed, Aug 13, 2008

By Cy Ryan

Former Assemblyman Don Gustavson says he wore out a pair of shoes walking his district to defeat 30-year incumbent John Marvel in the GOP primary election Tuesday.

Election? What election?

Wed, Aug 13, 2008

Apathy, sad to say, ruled the day. On Tuesday only about one of every seven registered voters in Clark County bothered to cast a ballot in the primary election.

Party faithful turn out to support Democrats

Wed, Aug 13, 2008

By Cydney Cappello, Cara McCoy

In the eyes of her supporters, state Sen. Dina Titus, the Democratic contender for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District, is a nothing short of a rock star.

Voters select 2 ineligible candidates; turnout low

Wed, Aug 13, 2008

By Jeremy Twitchell

When the Nevada Supreme Court ruled last month that Clark County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury would be ineligible to run for office again, voters apparently got the memo.

Scroggins to face Sisolak in race for Woodbury's seat

Wed, Aug 13, 2008

By Jeff Pope

As the results of the Aug. 12 primary kept rolling in, County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury was at home, more concerned with the Olympic medal count than the voters’ tallies. Restricted ...

Candidates gear up for Nov. contest

Wed, Aug 13, 2008

By Jeff Pope

Larry Brown wants to take his fiscal shears to the next level. He cleared the first hurdle on Aug. 12, earning the Democratic nod in the race for the Clark ...

Boulder City residents cast their ballots

Wed, Aug 13, 2008

By Cassie Tomlin, Jeremy Twitchell

It was a first for many Boulder City voters Aug. 12 — to not check Bruce Woodbury’s name on their primary election ballots.

GOP readies for road to November

Wed, Aug 13, 2008

By Melissa Arseniuk, Amanda Finnegan

Republican candidates for local, state and national offices and their supporters gathered Tuesday night in a Las Vegas cowboy bar to watch as primary election results came in.

Wallace, Olsen to face off in fall state board of education race

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

By Emily Richmond

Clark County native and businessman Chris Wallace and former White Pine County School Board member Val Olsen will face off in November for a seat on the State Board of ...

Taylor, Garvey advance in school board race

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

By Emily Richmond

Teacher and labor organizer Ron Taylor and longtime volunteer Chris Garvey will advance to the November ballot in the District B race for the Clark County School Board.

Janison advances in District E School Board race

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

By Emily Richmond

Incumbent Terri Janison swept to an easy victory Thursday, advancing to the general election with just over 50 percent of the vote for the District E School Board seat.

Goldman, Wright to spar in District A school board race

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

By Emily Richmond

Veteran School District administrator Edward Goldman and parent volunteer Deanna Wright will face off in November for the District A seat.

Raggio holds off Angle in Senate District 3 race

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

By David McGrath Schwartz

They are literally popping champagne at the Bill Raggio campaign party as the Senate Majority Leader squeaked by Sharron Angle by just 500 votes.

Halverson loses bid to stay on bench

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

By Brian Eckhouse

Elizabeth Halverson has been tossed off the bench. Not by state judicial officers, but by voters.

Brown, Weber to battle for Maxfield's commission seat

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

By Brian Eckhouse

As expected, Larry Brown and Valerie Weber will vie for the county commission seat being vacated by Chip Maxfield.

Mosley wins among 3 seeking judge seat

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

By Brian Eckhouse

Donald Mosley, who faced what appeared to be one of the toughest re-election bids among district court judges, retained his bench Tuesday night. For now.

Other races: Porter, Titus set for November contest

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

By Brian Eckhouse

Here's a roundup of other southern Nevada races.

Top House hopefuls win easy in Nevada primary

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

The Associated Press

Two incumbent Republican congressmen and their anointed Democratic challengers cruised to easy victories Tuesday in a low-turnout primary election that set the stage for a pair of hotly contested races ...

Scroggins to represent Republicans in fall race for Woodbury's seat

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

By Brian Eckhouse

Brian Scroggins, who is seeking a seat on the Clark County Commission, has captured the Republican nomination for District A.

Issues bring some voters out in Henderson, Boulder City

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

By Jenna Kohler

Like much of the Las Vegas area, Tuesday's primary election didn't seem to excite the voters in Henderson and Boulder City. But some who did participate said they had strong ...

Allen concedes to McArthur in Assembly District 4 race

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

By Brian Eckhouse

Personal crises, including a domestic dispute, will preclude Republican Assemblywoman Francis Allen from defending her seat against Democrat Craig Ballew in the race for Assembly District 4. She has conceded ...