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Nevada State Board of Regents
Election details
Filing deadline: March 13, 2020
Primary: June 9, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Trevor Hayes (District 2) Kevin Page (District 3) Sam Lieberman (District 5) Rick Trachok (District 10)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Nevada
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Nevada held an election for four of 13 members of the state board of regents on November 3, 2020. The primary was scheduled for June 9, 2020. The filing deadline was March 13, 2020.

Lois Tarkanian won election in the general election for Nevada Board of Regents District 2.

Byron Brooks won election in the general election for Nevada Board of Regents District 3.

Patrick Boylan won election in the general election for Nevada Board of Regents District 5.

Joseph Arrascada won election in the general election for Nevada Board of Regents District 10.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Nevada modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

District 2

General election candidates

• Lois Tarkanian  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Bret Whipple  (Nonpartisan)

Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and these candidates advanced:

• Lois Tarkanian  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Bret Whipple  (Nonpartisan) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Bonnie McDaniel

District 3

General election candidates

• Byron Brooks  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Swadeep Nigam  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Byron Brooks  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Lachelle Fisher  (Nonpartisan)
• Swadeep Nigam  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Stephen Silberkraus  (Nonpartisan)

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District 5

General election candidates

• Patrick Boylan  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Nick Spirtos  (Nonpartisan)

Primary candidates

• Patrick Boylan  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Kevin Child  (Nonpartisan)
• Nick Spirtos  (Nonpartisan) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Sam Lieberman (Incumbent)

District 10

General election candidates

• Joseph Arrascada  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Kevin Melcher  (Nonpartisan)

Primary candidates

• Joseph Arrascada  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Andrew Diss  (Nonpartisan)
• Vince Lombardi  (Nonpartisan) 
• John McKendricks  (Nonpartisan)
• Kevin Melcher  (Nonpartisan) ✔

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Past elections

2018

See also: Nevada State Board of Regents election, 2018

District 1

General election

General election for Nevada Board of Regents District 1

Laura Perkins defeated Jo Cato in the general election for Nevada Board of Regents District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Perkins (Nonpartisan)	62.1	33,090
		Jo Cato (Nonpartisan)	37.9	20,170

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,260
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 1

Laura Perkins and Jo Cato defeated Jack Mallory, David Olson, and Eddie Ramirez in the primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 1 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laura Perkins (Nonpartisan)	32.5	5,651
✔		Jo Cato (Nonpartisan)	20.9	3,626
		Jack Mallory (Nonpartisan)	18.2	3,168
		David Olson (Nonpartisan)	16.5	2,861
		Eddie Ramirez (Nonpartisan)	11.9	2,076

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 17,382
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District 4

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 4

Donald Sylvantee McMichael Sr. won election outright in the primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 4 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donald Sylvantee McMichael Sr. (Nonpartisan)	100.0	8,305

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 8,305
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District 9

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 9

Incumbent Carol Del Carlo won election outright in the primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 9 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carol Del Carlo (Nonpartisan)	100.0	35,552

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 35,552
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District 12

General election

General election for Nevada Board of Regents District 12

Amy Carvalho defeated Andrew Coates in the general election for Nevada Board of Regents District 12 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy Carvalho (Nonpartisan)	61.0	40,398
		Andrew Coates (Nonpartisan)	39.0	25,867

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,265
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 12

Amy Carvalho and Andrew Coates defeated Bob Gutschick and T. Rao Coca in the primary for Nevada Board of Regents District 12 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy Carvalho (Nonpartisan)	46.8	10,504
✔		Andrew Coates (Nonpartisan)	33.7	7,566
		Bob Gutschick (Nonpartisan)	11.6	2,597
		T. Rao Coca (Nonpartisan)	7.9	1,763

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 22,430
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See also

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