2010Final results
2010 election for Nevada Senate District CAPITAL 1
Nevada State Senate · Nevada
James Arnold Settelmeyer (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Kevin R. Ranft (D) by 36.7 points.
James Arnold SettelmeyerRepublican · winner
65.9%26,466
Kevin R. RanftDemocrat
29.1%11,705
Cody J. QuirkIndependent
5.0%1,999
40,170 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
The seat's recent races
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET