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2 candidates are tracked for Nevada Senate District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Maria Thompson and Melanie Scheible. Candidate information follows official Clark County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Maria Thompson (Republican), Melanie Scheible (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Nevada Senate District 9; Melanie Scheible 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.
Maria Thompson is a Republican candidate for Nevada Senate District 9, a former journalist turned attorney who covered the October 1 mass shooting before attending law school, according to her campaign site.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Says she is focused on restoring trust in government
- Wants to protect opportunity for Nevada families
- Says she prioritizes issues that matter to Nevada families over partisan pandering
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-07-25.
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Melanie Scheible is the incumbent Democratic state senator for Nevada Senate District 9, an attorney who has served in the Senate since 2018, according to the Nevada Legislature's official roster. 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 Melanie Scheible.
