Senator Dean Heller ran for re-election to a second term but lost to Democratic U.S. Representative Jacky Rosen.
Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval was term-limited for life and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.
[4] Incumbent Republican attorney general Adam Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran unsuccessfully for governor.
[41] Incumbent justice Michael L. Douglas, who has served on the Nevada Supreme Court since 2004, pledged to retire in January 2019.
[41] Incumbent justice Lidia S. Stiglich, who was appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval in 2017, was eligible to run for a first full term.