On November 19, 2020, Republican state senate candidate April Becker filed a lawsuit against the Democratic incumbent, Nicole Cannizzaro, asking for a new election to be held.
[22] On November 20, Clark County District Court Judge Gloria Sturman denied the request, calling it a "shocking ask".
[26] On December 4, the court denied the plaintiff's request, saying "Contestants did not prove under any standard of proof that any illegal votes were cast and counted, or legal votes were not counted at all, for any other improper or illegal reason, nor in an amount equal to or greater than 33,596, or otherwise in an amount sufficient to raise reasonable doubt as to the outcome of the election".
"[30] On November 16, 2020, Jim Marchant filed a lawsuit against Clark County Registrar of Voters, Joseph P. Gloria, asking for a new election to be held.
On November 23, Clark County District Court Judge Gloria Sturman dismissed the case, citing jurisdictional issues.
[31][32] On November 19, 2020, Dan Rodimer filed a lawsuit in state court against the Clark County Registrar of Voters, Joseph P. Gloria, asking for a new election to be held.
[34] At a hearing on November 25, Judge Trevor Atkin dismissed the case, citing the court's lack of jurisdiction and format issues.
[36] On November 5, 2020, attorneys for the plaintiffs filed a motion for an emergency temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction barring defendants from violating Nevada law, the Elections Clauses, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution, listing 14 counts, including the use of signature-verification software Agilis in Clark County.