Election Day 2014

L.E. Baskow / Las Vegas Sun

Republican Rep. Joe Heck celebrates his victory over Democrat Erin Bilbray in the 3rd Congressional District during a Republican party at Red Rock Resort on Election Night on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014.

Election 2014: Republicans sweep through Nevada

Nov 4, 2014 (9 a.m.)

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Republicans win big in Nevada and across the nation. The scale and thoroughness of the Republican victories across Nevada have rarely, if ever, been seen before. "We are turning the country red," Rep. Joe Heck told a crowd of supporters tonight. Republicans have taken control of ...

Harry Reid, Democrats lose control of the U.S. Senate

November 4, 2014

By Amber Phillips

Nevada's Sen. Harry Reid has lost his majority leadership position after a Republican wave swept the country and knocked Democrats out of power in the U.S. Senate today. Republicans won Senate races in ...
A quick look at the money behind Brian Sandoval’s ‘New Nevada’

November 4, 2014

By Conor Shine

A big night at the polls has state Republicans celebrating a "New Nevada." The catchphrase was the theme of the Republican's election ...
Nevada politicians use social media to talk endorsements, boxing, tequila shots on Election Day

November 4, 2014

By Ana Ley

Candidates use social media to sway voters in the final hours before the polls close at 7 p.m.
Voters have their say in, out of polling booths

November 4, 2014

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Despite a strong campaign against it, a ballot measure to fund public schools by further taxing businesses drew passionate support from some voters on Tuesday. In exit interviews at various Las Vegas Valley polls, voters on both sides of the margin tax issue expressed ...
Election 2014: Republicans sweep through Nevada

November 4, 2014

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Republicans win big in Nevada and across the nation. The scale and thoroughness of the Republican victories across Nevada have rarely, if ever, been seen before. "We are turning the country red," Rep. Joe Heck told a crowd of supporters tonight. Republicans have taken control of ...
Nine things voters need to know about Election Day

November 3, 2014

By Ryan Frank

If you're tired of political ads on your TV, take a deep breath. You've got just 29 hours left. If you're planning to vote and haven't, get ready. You've got 12 hours left. The polls open Tuesday at 7 a.m., and at 7 p.m. the election will be over, the ads won't be aired, the mailers won't be mailed and the politicians won't be door knocking. For Clark County voters, here's everything you need to know about Election Day ...
A political playlist for Election Day 2014

November 3, 2014

By Las Vegas Sun Staff

While you're in line at the polls or waiting for the results, enjoy the Sun's nonpartisan political playlist. We have tunes for the winners, losers and politically apathetic ...
The Sun’s 2014 election endorsements

October 22, 2014

The Sun offers its endorsements of candidates and makes recommendations on the ballot questions for this year’s election. All terms are four years unless otherwise noted.
Sour mood rippling across country on Election Day

November 4, 2014

By Nancy Benac, Associated Press

It's only fitting: Check in with voters at Our Mother of Sorrows church in Louisville, Kentucky, to get a sense of the sour mood rippling across the country this Election Day. Seventy-four-year-old Jim Brinley, casting his ballot for Republicans, thinks an over-reaching government is ...
Law requires employees be given time to vote

November 3, 2014

By Conor Shine

If you want to cast a ballot tomorrow on Election Day but are worried your work schedule will get in the way, don’t fret — state law allows you to take time off to vote. A little known section added to ...
Facing loss of Congress, Obama rethinks agenda for next 2 years

November 4, 2014

By Peter Baker and Michael Shear, New York Times

Whipsawed by events and facing another midterm electoral defeat, President Barack Obama has directed his team to forge a policy agenda to regain momentum for his final two years in office even as some advisers urge that he rethink the way he governs.
Republicans have edge, but don’t count Harry Reid out

November 3, 2014

By Amber Phillips

Polls open across the country in less than 24 hours. In about 48 hours, it's possible Nevada Sen. Harry Reid will know if he still runs the Senate. The campaign to control the Senate is the defining storyline of American politics in Tuesday's midterm election, and Reid is ...
Nevada’s Chosen One: Sandoval poised for the national stage

November 3, 2014

By Kyle Roerink

At public appearances and in campaign ads, Sandoval looks like a man whose haircuts are fashioned by stylists. But the governor waits his turn for a $14 trim surrounded by trophy buck mounts and bobblehead dolls in a strip mall 30 miles from the Capitol ...
Campaign finance reports show another big haul for Hutchison

October 31, 2014

By Conor Shine

After raising $1 million between the June primary and early October, Lieutenant Governor candidate Mark Hutchison finished the month strong by bringing in an additional $319,000, according to a campaign finance report ...
Challenger running Horsford ad featuring Obama in rural Nevada

October 31, 2014

By Amber Phillips

Rep. Steven Horsford is getting free help sharing one of his newest political ads — from Republican challenger Cresent Hardy. In an attempt to rally North Las Vegas Democrats ...