Nevada's 16th Senate district

Nevada's 16th Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Nevada Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ben Kieckhefer since 2010.[3]

Nevada's 16th State Senate District
Current senator	Ben Kieckhefer (R–Reno)
Registration	45.9% Republican 33.3% Democratic 14.8% No party preference
Demographics	72% White 1% Black 19% Hispanic 4% Asian 1% Native American 2% Other
Population (2018)	133,533[1][2]
Registered voters	77,375

Geography

District 16 is based in the independent city of Carson City and southern Washoe County, covering Incline Village, Washoe Valley, and parts of Reno and Sparks.[3]

The district is located entirely within Nevada's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 26th and 40th districts of the Nevada Assembly.[4] It borders the state of California.[1]

Recent election results

Nevada Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; since 2012 redistricting, the 16th district has held elections in midterm years.

2018

2018 Nevada State Senate election, District 16[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Kieckhefer (incumbent)	7,319	56.2
	Republican	Gary Schmidt	5,698	43.8
Total votes			13,017	100
General election
	Republican	Ben Kieckhefer (incumbent)	36,317	55.7
	Democratic	Tina Davis-Hersey	26,674	40.9
	Independent American	John Wagner	2,219	3.4
Total votes			65,210	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Nevada State Senate election, District 16[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Kieckhefer (incumbent)	8,144	66.7
	Republican	Gary Schmidt	4,060	33.3
Total votes			12,204	100
General election
	Republican	Ben Kieckhefer (incumbent)	27,225	64.9
	Democratic	Michael Kelley	12,021	28.7
	Independent American	John Everhart	2,691	6.4
Total votes			41,937	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 16

Year	Office	Results[6]
2018	Senate	Heller 53.7 – 42.8%
	Governor	Laxalt 53.2 – 42.3%
2016	President	Trump 51.3 – 40.1%
2012	President	Romney 54.9 – 43.0%
	Senate	Heller 58.8 – 32.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 16, NV". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
2. "Nevada State Senate - 2011 Districts: State of Nevada Population Report" (PDF). Nevada Legislature. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
3. "Legislator Information: Senator Ben Kieckhefer". Nevada Legislature. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
5. "Nevada State Senate District 16". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 30, 2020.