2018 Nevada Secretary of State election

2018 Nevada Secretary of State election

November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
 
Nominee Barbara Cegavske Nelson Araujo
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 467,880 461,551
Percentage 48.91% 48.25%

Cegavske:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Araujo:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election

Barbara Cegavske
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Barbara Cegavske
Republican

The 2018 Nevada Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State of Nevada, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 12, 2018.

Incumbent Republican secretary Barbara Cegavske ran for re-election to a second term in office against Democratic assemblyman Nelson Araujo. Despite a blue wave across the state and Democrats winning every other major statewide office, Cegavske narrowly won re-election to a second term in office.