September 1

Primary results

May 18

Total Number: 10

To Watch:
Question 9: Medical Marijuana
Would allow the use of marijuana for the treatment or alleviation of certain illnesses as recommended by a physician.

Question 17: Term Limits
Would instruct state's congressional delegation to propose a term limit amendment.

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PARTY CONTROL

Governor: Democrat
U.S. Senate: 2 Democrats
U.S. House of Representatives: 2 Republicans
State Senate: 9 Democrats, 12 Republicans

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STATE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS

Senate: 11 seats up
House: All 42 seats up

State Projected Voting Age Population: 1,212,000 (1996)
Registered Voters: (8/98) 879,736

Democrats:	364,252	41.4%
Republicans:	368,568	41.9%
Unaffiliated:	122,329	13.9%
Libertarian Party:	4,706	0.5%
Green Party:	675	0.07%
Independent American Party:	16,216	1.8%
Natural Law Party:	607	0.06%
Reform Party:	310	0.03%
Other:	2,073	0.24%

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ELECTORAL VOTES

4

Clinton won in 1996; Clinton in 1992; Bush in 1988; Reagan in 1984; Reagan in 1980; Ford in 1976; Nixon in 1972; Nixon in 1968; Johnson in 1964; Kennedy in 1960.

LAST TIME VOTED DEMOCRATIC FOR PRESIDENT: 1996

PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1996:

ClintoN 44%
Dole 43%
Perot 9%
Other 4%

PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1992:

Clinton 37.4%
Bush 34.7%
Perot 26.2%

PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1988:

Bush 59%
Dukakis 38%

PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1984:

Reagan 66%
Mondale 32%

PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1980:

Reagan 63%
Carter 27%
Anderson 7%

1992:

• President
• Senate

1994:

• Senate
• Governor
• Other Issues

1996:

• President

Historical voter turnout as a percentage of the voting age population 1996-1960

Population: 1,603,000 (1996) (% of voting age population)

White: 85.8%
African American: 5.8%
Asian: 3.1%
Native American: 1.5%
Other/Undeclared: 3.8%

Persons of Hispanic origin account for 9.1% of the voting population (from 1990 Census)

State Capital: Carson City State Nicknames: Sagebrush State, Silver State, Battle-born State

In the mid-1800s, Nevada experienced a great influx of miners; now it is the fastest growing state in the country. Nevada is traditionally Democratic, but an influx of newcomers in the 1980s gave Republicans a foothold here in the House. The 1990s have been politically mixed. Bill Clinton carried Nevada in 1992 and 1996 by slim margins, but in 1994 Nevada elected two Republicans to Congress.

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Government:

Nevada Secretary of State Home Page
http://sos.state.nv.us/
Nevada Election Information Web Page
http://www.state.nv.us/sos/HTML/pagetwo.shtml
Nevada Gov. Bob Miller's Home Page
http://www.state.nv.us/gov/gov.htm
Nevada State Senate
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Legislators/Senators/Senators.htm
Nevada State House of Representatives
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Legislators/Assembly/Assembly.htm

News Media:

CNN Affiliates

KLAS (Las Vegas)
http://www.klas-tv.com/KLAS-TV/index.shtml
KTNV
http://www.ktnv.com/
KVVU
http://www.kvvutv.com/

State Newspapers

Las Vegas Review-Journal
http://www.lvrj.com
Las Vegas Sun
http://www.lasvegassun.com

General Interest:

The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html
The House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/
The Senate
http://www.senate.gov/
Library of Congress -- The Legislative Branch
http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/congress.html
Congressional Quarterly's American Voter
http://voter.cq.com/
Congressional Quarterly's VoteWatch
http://pathfinder.com/CQ/
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov/
Democratic National Committee
http://www.democrats.org/
Republican National Committee
http://www.rnc.org/
Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org
Policy.com
http://www.policy.com/