Primary Election Day came and went with little pizzazz — only a few snaking lines and no major snafus reported by the time polls closed Tuesday evening.
But for those who participated, the “I voted” stickers were out in full force, with design variations by county. Washoe County’s stickers featured a mountain landscape, for instance, while Churchill County opted for a patriotic red, white and blue theme with stars.
A sizable share of ballot-casting, however, occurred before the polls even opened Tuesday. Election officials said they had received roughly 260,000 ballots by mail or through in-person early voting ahead of the actual primary Election Day.
That didn’t stop canvassers from making a last-minute pitch to potential voters. The Culinary Union sent out more than 120 canvassers in Las Vegas early Tuesday morning.
Nevada’s primary races in this midterm election cycle included a number of competitive Republican contests, especially for governor and Senate, as well as a matchup between longtime Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) and her progressive challenger, Amy Vilela, in Congressional District 1.
If an election cycle is a dramatic production of sorts, consider the primary the curtain-raiser, setting the stage for the general election in November. The Nevada Independent’s photographers fanned out across and captured the primary festivities on Tuesday — voting stickers and all:
"I Voted" stickers at the Churchill County Convention Center on primary Election Day in Fallon on June 14, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Culinary Union canvassers Solade Romero, left, and Anna Diggs deliver door hangers and other campaign literature on primary Election Day in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Voting signage at the Churchill County Convention Center on primary Election Day in Fallon on June 14, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Poll worker Doris Joslyn helps voters at the Churchill County Convention Center on primary Election Day in Fallon on June 14, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Voters cast their ballots at the polling location inside the Galleria Mall on primary Election Day in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)The election observer area inside the voting center at Wooster High School on primary Election Day in Reno on June 14, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Storey County's "I Voted" stickers inside the voting center at the Mark Twain Community Center in Dayton on primary Election Day on June 14, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Election signs on Highway 50 on primary Election Day in Fallon on June 14, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Theresa Lyle drops off a ballot at the Mark Twain Community Center in Dayton on primary Election Day on June 14, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Culinary Union canvasser Anna Diggs delivers door hangers and other campaign literature on primary Election Day in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Voters cast their ballots at the polling location inside the Galleria Mall on primary Election Day in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)Washoe County's "I Voted" stickers at the Downtown Library in Reno on primary Election Day on June 14, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)The voting center at the Downtown Library in Reno on primary Election Day on June 14, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Used voter cards at the Downtown Library in Reno on primary Election Day on June 14, 2022. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)Clark County Commissioner Tick Sigerblom speaks with Culinary Union members during an Election Day canvassing kickoff event at the John Wilhelm Big Hall in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)A voter casts their ballot at the Doolittle Community Center voting location on Election Day in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)A poll worker organizes stickers at the Doolittle Community Center voting location on Election Day in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)
