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Clark County, Nevada

Nevada Assembly District 21

3 candidates are tracked for Nevada Assembly District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Elaine Marzola, Patsy A. Carvalho and Tighe Galvin. Candidate information follows official Clark County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Elaine Marzola (Democratic), Patsy A. Carvalho (Republican), Tighe Galvin (Libertarian) are on the November 3 ballot for Nevada Assembly District 21; Elaine Marzola is the sitting member, per the Nevada Legislature's current member roster (leg.state.nv.us). Republican and Democratic nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary (or are unopposed filers, per the Secretary of State's filing list, when no primary contest was recorded); Independent American Party, Libertarian Party of Nevada, and No Political Party filers advance straight to November without a primary. Field per the Secretary of State's Aurora candidate filing list, as read September 11, 2026, applying the official primary results at https://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2026StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx; the SOS certified general-election list settles any filing-to-ballot discrepancy. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Elaine Marzola, is on the ballot.

Nevada › Clark County › Nevada Assembly District 21

Elaine Marzola

Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Protecting reproductive freedom, including abortion access and contraception
  • Increasing school funding and teacher pay
  • Renewable energy investment

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Elaine Marzola is the sitting Nevada Assembly member for District 21, per the Nevada Legislature roster. She is an attorney and small business owner who is an immigrant and first-generation college graduate, per her campaign site. During her legislative service she supported a large education budget increase and a teacher pay raise, per her campaign site.

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Patsy A. Carvalho

Republican

Biography

Patsy A. Carvalho is the Republican candidate for Nevada Assembly District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Nevada Secretary of State's candidate filing list and the official June 9, 2026 primary results. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's filing list is the only verifiable source for Patsy A. Carvalho.

Tighe Galvin

Libertarian

Top priorities
  • Wants to expand school choice and return control to teachers and parents
  • Wants to ban corporate spending in Nevada politics
  • Supports auditing state government programs and spending, and defending workers' organizing rights

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Tighe Galvin is the Libertarian candidate for Nevada Assembly District 21, a special education teacher in the district and Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Clark County, according to his campaign site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Nevada Assembly District 21 in 2026?

3 candidates are tracked for Nevada Assembly District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Elaine Marzola, Patsy A. Carvalho and Tighe Galvin. Candidate information follows official Clark County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Nevada Assembly District 21 election in Nevada?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Nevada are on the Nevada election hub at theballotbrief.com.

How do I see my exact Clark County ballot?

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Candidate roster from official Clark County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles
Elaine Marzola, full profilePatsy A. Carvalho, full profileTighe Galvin, full profileOfficial Nevada election office