2022Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2022 election for Nevada Secretary of State
Secretary of State · Nevada
Cisco Aguilar (D) won with 49.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Marchant (R) by 2.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Cisco AguilarDemocrat · winner
49.8%496,434
Jim MarchantRepublican
47.5%473,250
Janine HansenOther party
1.8%17,469
Ross CraneLibertarian
0.9%8,813
995,966 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Cisco Aguilar (D)Jim Marchant (R)
Also on the ballot: Janine Hansen (Other party), 1.8%; Ross Crane (Libertarian), 0.9%
Also on this ballot here
| U.S. Senate | D+0.8 |
| Governor | R+1.5 |
| Lieutenant Governor | R+3.7 |
| Attorney General | D+8.2 |
| Treasurer | D+1.7 |
| Comptroller | R+4.2 |
Results within this state. Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET