Nevada State Senate District 8

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Marilyn Dondero Loop Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

George E. HarrisRepublican

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Marilyn Dondero Loop (D) 50.7, Joey Paulos (R) 49.3

Marilyn Dondero LoopDemocratic · Incumbent8 years since first win

Last election: Marilyn Dondero Loop (Democratic) won by 1.4 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Left column: HarrisRight column: Loop

Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeLoopNo published score for Harris
Races: None listed; Won 2 of 2
Years since first win: Not available; 8

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Candidates on the ballot

Marilyn Dondero LoopIncumbentDemocratic
George E. HarrisRepublican

Source: leg.state.nv.us (PDF), dated Jul 1

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History (3 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 52,642
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Nevada Senate District 8, 2014 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMarilyn Dondero LoopWon(incumbent)	Democratic	26,69850.7%	50.7%
RepublicanJoey Paulos	Republican	25,94449.3%	49.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 49,931
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Nevada Senate District 8, 2014 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMarilyn Dondero LoopWon	Democratic	25,77751.6%	51.6%
RepublicanValerie Weber	Republican	24,15448.4%	48.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,416
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Nevada Senate District 8, 2014 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPatricia FarleyWon	Republican	16,20557.0%	57.0%
DemocraticMarilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic	11,09239.0%	39.0%
OtherJon Kamerath	Other	1,1193.9%	3.9%

2014 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Election Wrld. (2026). Nevada State Senate District 8, election results 2014 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/nv/senate/8. Retrieved October 31, 2026.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:nv/sldu:8

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026