2 candidates are tracked for Nevada Senate District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Maria Thompson and Melanie Scheible. Candidate information follows official Clark County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Maria Thompson (Republican), Melanie Scheible (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Nevada Senate District 9; Melanie Scheible 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.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Melanie Scheible, is on the ballot.
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Republican
Per the campaign site.
Maria Thompson is a Republican candidate for Nevada Senate District 9, a former journalist turned attorney who covered the October 1 mass shooting before attending law school, according to her campaign site.
Democratic Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Melanie Scheible is the sitting Nevada state senator for District 9 and serves as Chief Majority Whip, per the Nevada Legislature roster. She describes herself as a product of Nevada's K-12 public education system, per her campaign site.
Who is running for Nevada Senate District 9 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Nevada Senate District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Maria Thompson and Melanie Scheible. Candidate information follows official Clark County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Nevada Senate District 9 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.
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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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