DemocraticIncumbentCandidate
Howard Watts
Incumbent assembly member (2018-present)
- Experience
- State legislature
Nevada › Nevada State Assembly · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Nevada Assembly District 15
D vs DSame-party general election. Two Democrats advanced to November: the seat stays Democratic.
Howard Watts has no major-party opponent.
Howard Watts has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
DemocraticCandidate
Miguel Davila
The district
Lean D+21: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 66,157
- People per km²
- 1,982
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 21%
- White, no degree
- 21%of adults
- White 26%
- Hispanic 40%
- Black 16%
- Asian 10%
- Other / multiracial 8%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
18,743 votes · D+20.4✓ Howard Watts (D)58.3%
Melissa Lynn Spence (R)38.5%
Jordy Prado (—)3.1%
2024 President Vote in this district
19,783 two-party votes · D+19.2 · D+20.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)59.6%
Donald Trump (R)40.4%
2022
12,151 votes · D+25.1✓ Howard Watts (D)62.5%
Steven D Bang (R)37.5%
2020 Earlier district lines
20,444 votes · D+29.5✓ Howard Watts (D)64.7%
Stan Vaughan (R)35.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
22,121 two-party votes · D+25.7 · D+21.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)62.9%
Donald Trump (R)37.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
15,852 two-party votes · D+35.9 · D+33.6 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)67.9%
Donald Trump (R)32.1%