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3 candidates are tracked for Nevada Assembly District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Elaine Marzola, Patsy A. Carvalho and Tighe Galvin. Candidate information follows official Clark County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Elaine Marzola (Democratic), Patsy A. Carvalho (Republican), Tighe Galvin (Libertarian) are on the November 3 ballot for Nevada Assembly District 21; Elaine Marzola 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.
Elaine Marzola is an attorney who has represented Assembly District 21 since 2020 and currently serves as Speaker Pro Tempore, per Nevada Legislature official profile. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she has been a member of the State Bar of Nevada since 2011, per Nevada Legislature official profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's filing list is the only verifiable source for Elaine Marzola.
Patsy A. Carvalho is the Republican candidate for Nevada Assembly District 21 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Nevada Secretary of State's candidate filing list and the official June 9, 2026 primary results. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's filing list is the only verifiable source for Patsy A. Carvalho.
Tighe Galvin is the Libertarian candidate for Nevada Assembly District 21, a special education teacher in the district and Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Clark County, according to his campaign site.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Wants to expand school choice and return control to teachers and parents
- Wants to ban corporate spending in Nevada politics
- Supports auditing state government programs and spending, and defending workers' organizing rights
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-07-25.
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