Las Vegas Councilwoman Nancy Brune and a handful of other candidates appear poised for outright victories after incomplete election results showed each receiving more than 50 percent of the vote in their respective races.
Meanwhile, Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero was flirting with outright victory but had fallen just below the threshold after Clark County released a new batch numbers Thursday night.
“I look forward to seeing the final results and to hopefully being lucky enough to continue serving the city I love so much,” Romero told the Review-Journal early Wednesday.
In Nevada nonpartisan races with more than two candidates, the candidate who receives more than 50 percent of the vote is declared the outright winner.
The top two candidates in races where no one reaches the 50 percent threshold proceed to a runoff election in the midterms.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal compiled a list of Clark County races that might not need a second election, if preliminary results hold out as remaining ballots are tallied.
The county hadn’t reported final results as of Wednesday afternoon.
Romero close to outright win in Henderson
With 49.8 percent of the vote as of late Tuesday, Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero is holding a substantial lead against her four challengers in her re-election effort.
Former city police Chief Hollie Chadwick is in second place, trailing the mayor with 23 percent of the vote.
Chadwick took to Facebook shortly before polling locations opened Tuesday.
“Thank you everybody for all of the support to help me bring Truth, Trust, and Transparency to City Hall where it belongs!” she said.
LV’s Brune cruising to outright win
City of Las Vegas Ward 6 Councilwoman Nancy Brune captured 56.7 percent of the vote as of Thursday night, besting second-place Steve Grammas, the president of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association who had 30.4 percent.
Brune had 8,555 votes to Grammas’ 4,593.
Meanwhile, a three-way contest for the city’s vacant Ward 2 seat appears to be heading to a runoff after no candidate received near the required 50 percent figure for an outright win. Luke McCarthy and Shannon Nordstrom occupied the top two spots with Marilyn Booker trailing them.
NLV’s Zeiler holding commanding lead
Barring a surprise, the Ward 3 seat in North Las Vegas will go to Ida Zeiler, who had about 61.4 percent of the vote compared with the 38.6 percent obtained by William E. Robinson II in Tuesday’s tally.
Zeiler, chair of the city’s Planning Commission, would replace Councilman Scott Black, who declined running for re-election for a bid to become the city’s next mayor.
“I just want to thank the voters in Ward 3 for the trust that they placed in me,” she told the Review-Journal. “I take this responsibility very seriously.”
Zeiler vowed to be available to her constituents.
The race to replace Councilman Isaac Barron in Ward 1, meanwhile, appeared to be headed to a runoff. North Las Vegas Planning Commissioner Esmeralda Villeda and Sherry Strothers were the top two candidates with Diana Ramirez currently in third place.
North Las Vegas will have to wait until November to find out who their next mayor because neither Black nor Assemblymember Daniele Monroe-Moreno had captured 50 percent of the vote.
Monroe-Moreno was at 47 percent and Black had reached 41.7 percent, trailing her by about 1,500 votes.
“I am grateful to have the support of my city and advance into the general election to continue my fight to be the next mayor of North Las Vegas,” Monroe-Moreno said in a statement.
Black said his team was excited and encouraged going into the midterms.
“November here we come!” he wrote on Facebook.
One definite, three probable and two potential wins
— Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill won re-election because he faced no challengers. He required a single vote and got at least 225,392 votes. He thanked his supporters on Saturday. “Unopposed. Unmatched. A reflection of trust,” McMahill wrote on X. “A result of the work.”
— In the judicial race for District Court’s Department 13, Adam Ganz had taken a substantial lead over his two challengers, getting 51.7 percent of the vote.
— Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Jessica Goodey was in a similar race for the District Court’s Department 26 and had 62.9 percent of the vote.
— For her re-election bid, Henderson Justice of the Peace Barbara Schifalacqua won 51.7 percent of the vote in a three-way race.
— Nevada System of Higher Education Regent Jennifer McGrath had 48.7 percent of the vote in a four-way race as of Thursday night for her District 2 position and could win outright depending on how later returns come in.
— Clark County School District Trustee Irene Bustamante Adams won 49.6 percent of the vote in her re-election bid in a three-way race and is in a similar situation as McGrath.
Four other judicial races and six constable races were resolved outright because each had a single candidate.
Contact Ricardo Torres-Cortez at rtorres@reviewjournal.com.
