Nevada
22. Cisco Aguilar
After Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske could not seek reelection in 2022 due to term limits, Aguilar threw his hat in the ring, announcing his candidacy to succeed her. He faced the controversial Republican nominee Jim Marchant who expoused the ‘Big Lie’ about the 2020 election had been stolen from former U.S. President Donald Trump and repeatedly promoted false conspiracy theories about elections in Nevada.
Although it was a narrow victory for Aguilar, the people of Nevada can rest easy as he defeated election denier Marchant to become the first Latino elected secretary of state of Nevada.
