Seth A. Richardson

srichardson@rgj.com

Filing season officially ended Friday with nearly every Assembly district in the Reno area facing a race.

The only candidate who did not have a race is Assemblyman Ira Hansen, R-Sparks, in District 31. Several other races are very crowded, including two with four-way Republican primaries. Twenty-five people filed for candidacy, but one dropped out before the deadline.

Here are a list of the races:

Assembly District 24:

Incumbent Assemblywoman Amber Joiner, D-Reno, is a former lobbyist and deputy director of the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. She replaced Reno Councilman David Bobzien when he left to take the position. Republican Jim Riger Sr. filed to run against her in the heavily Democratic district. he did not respond to requests for comment.

Assembly District 25:

Assemblyman Pat Hickey, R-Reno, declined to seek reelection making way for a crowded Republican field. University of Nevada, Reno professor Jill Tolles, former Ron Paul presidential campaign staffer Jennifer Terhune, realtor and home school advocate Kime King and tissue recovery coordinator Clint Jamison all filed to run as Republicans.

On the Democratic side, Eli Smith, a Black Rock Solar employee, said he’s running to advocate for solar workers and customers across the state after the Public Utilities Commission voted to phase in higher rates for solar customers leading to statewide layoffs.

Republicans hold a voter advantage in the district of around 5,000.

Assembly District 26:

Assemblyman Randy Kirner, R-Reno, decided to not seek reelection. Former Reno Recreation and Parks Commissioner and current Truckee Meadows Community College political science professor Lisa Krasner will look to take the seat she narrowly lost to Kirner in 2014 by 11 votes. Reno lawyer Jason Guinasso has the backing of Hickey, Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison and Assembly Majority Leader Paul Anderson, R-Las Vegas.

The two will not have an opponent from either party, meaning the primary will decide who takes the seat.

Assembly District 27:

Incumbent Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez-Thompson, D-Reno, has won all three of her elections relatively handily and is in leadership as the co-assistant minority leader. She drew an opponent in former Washoe County Commissioner Bonnie Weber. Weber previously ran for Reno City Council, changing her residence from her longstanding Cold Springs address to one within city limits. The house is in Benitez-Thompson's district.

Democrats have a voter registration edge by about 2,000 in the district.

Weber did not respond to requests for comment.

Assembly District 30:

Incumbent Assemblyman Mike Sprinkle, D-Sparks, will face Republican businesswoman Lauren Scott in a rematch of 2014. Sprinkle won the race by nearly eight points and the district leans Democratic.

Assembly District 31:

This district is a rematch of 2014 between Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, R-Sparks, and former Assemblyman Skip Daly, D-Sparks. Dickman and the Republicans hold a voter registration edge but Daly has plenty of name recognition. Dickman beat Daly by nearly 2,000 votes in 2014.

Assembly District 32:

Incumbent Assemblyman Ira Hansen, R-Sparks, does not have an opponent.

Assembly District 39:

Incumbent Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, R-Minden, resides in a heavily Republican rural district. He bested his Republican challenger in the 2014 primary by 25 points.

Still, home caregiver Alexander Dunn filed to run as a nonpartisan candidate against Wheeler in the general election. Dunn is a registered Republican but said he disliked party politics and wants to focus on limited government and fixing what he called the "war on solar energy" in Nevada.

Assembly District 40:

District 40 is also one of the most crowded in the area with incumbent Assemblyman P.K. O’Neill, R-Carson City, taking on at least three primary opponents in former Carson City Treasurer Al Kramer, veteran and physician's assistant Sam England and contract attorney Chris Forbush. O’Neill is a freshman lawmaker who won by more than 1,000 votes in 2014, but has faced some criticism from certain sects of the Republican Party for voting in favor of Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval's commerce tax plan.

The winner will face Democrat Michael L. Greedy and Independent American Party candidate John Wagner in the general election of a heavily Republican district. Greedy and Wagner did not respond to requests for comment.