Nevada State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Nevada Senate District 18
A district of about 150,000 people, 22% Hispanic, 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+8.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- John Steinbeck (R) · won56.9%
- Ronald "ron" Bilodeau (D)43.1%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 21 seats
Every Nevada State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
4 races since 2012. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | John Steinbeck (R) | Ronald "ron" Bilodeau (D) | 13.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Scott T. Hammond (R) | Liz Becker (D) | 12.2 |
| 2016 | Scott T. Hammond (R) | Alexander Marks (D) | 12.9 |
| 2012 | Scott T. Hammond (R) | Kelli Ross (D) | 2.8 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 18
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 18's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+7.2 | No race | R+6.4 | R+8.3 |
| U.S. Senate | R+5.0 | R+2.1 | No race | R+3.7 |
| Governor | No race | R+2.2 | No race | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 21 seats. Small marks are other seats in Nevada. The black marker is District 18.
Higher than 60% of seats.
Higher than 60% of seats.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Higher than 75% of seats.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Denser than 65% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 533% college gradsR+4.0Not up in 2026District 6
30% Hispanic · 31% college gradsD+5.2Not up in 2026District 12
21% Hispanic · 34% college gradsD+2.1Held DDistrict 8
39% college gradsR+0.5Held D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET