Democrats lead in Nevada legislative races, eye Assembly supermajority

Nevada Democrats were leading in 33 of 42 races for seats in the Nevada Assembly in early voting results and seven of 11 Nevada Senate races Tuesday evening, providing comfortable majorities but not enough for supermajority status in both chambers.

The Assembly vote totals put Democrats in a position to hold a supermajority vote in the Assembly, but results as of Tuesday night suggest that Democrats will fall one seat short of a supermajority in the Senate.

Eleven of 21 Senate seats and all 42 Assembly seats were on the ballot, although not every race had more than one candidate.

Democrats sought to maintain their majorities in both chambers, while trying to pick up enough seats for a supermajority.

The party would hit that two-thirds supermajority if they could capture 28 seats in the Assembly and 14 in the Senate.

Multiple scenarios were in play depending on where the votes land.

The next four years could play out similar to the last four years with a Gov. Joe Lombardo victory with a simple Democratic majority.

Democrats denied Republican proposals, and the governor vetoed Democratic-led bills he disapproved of.

A Democratic supermajority with an incumbent win would make Lombardo’s pen powerless. A supermajority would theoretically allow Democrats to pass tax bills without Lombardo’s input.

If Attorney General Aaron Ford wins with any Democratic majority would hypothetically allow them to pass his party’s bills. Ford vetoes would be defenseless with a Democratic supermajority.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.