NV-SD05: Democrat looks to buck Republican incumbent in competitive Senate District 5

The Democrat challenging the Republican incumbent in one of the state’s most competitive legislative districts says the race isn’t about the quest for a supermajority, but about the incumbent’s ineffectiveness as a lawmaker.

The State Senate District 5 race between Republican state Sen. Carrie Buck and Democratic challenger Jennifer Atlas is expected to be one of the closest this cycle and may determine whether Democrats have the power to override Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s vetoes, of which there have been dozens.

Buck won the seat in 2020 by just 329 votes — the closest state senate race that year. The district, which covers parts of Henderson and unincorporated Clark County, was redistricted by Democrats in 2021 but remains highly competitive. Voter registration in the district largely mirrors the state at large — 31% Democrats, 30.2% Republican, and 30.8% nonpartisan.

Atlas, in an interview with the Current, downplayed talk of her party achieving a supermajority, saying “that’s a Carson City conversation, not a frontdoor conversation” that voters are interested in.


https://nevadacurrent.com/2024/10/09/democrat-looks-to-buck-republican-incumbent-in-competitive-senate-district-5/