Election Day is almost here. To call it a wild ride would be an understatement. The presidential race is hogging most of the attention — with good reason — but the Las Vegas mayoral race is uniquely historic.
For the first time in more than 25 years, Las Vegas won’t have a mayor named Goodman in office. With that in mind, we reached out to all the registered candidates in this year’s race — and the vast majority responded to our questionnaires and joined our podcast to explain their respective visions for the city.
“I would like to sincerely thank City Cast for giving our campaign a platform to reach locals,” former candidate Kara Jenkins told us. “Since making the top five in the primary election and not advancing to the general election, my platform has been used to strongly encourage city residents to vote on or before November 5.”
The race is now down to former congresswoman Shelley Berkley and City Council member Victoria Seaman. Third-place finisher Cedric Crear publicly endorsed Berkley. Eric Medlin was the only other former candidate to share an endorsement with us. He's going with Berkley too.
“She was the only candidate who came up and talked to me after a veterans event we attended with the other candidates,” Medlin recalls. “She said, ‘You're funny — in a good way,' and gave me her number if I needed anything. I appreciated that. Shelley, if you read this, I need a job. You took the one I wanted.”
Eric added an “lol” after that last sentence before adding that he'd be eager to work with a new administration to help veterans or the unhoused.
“I initially ran because it only cost $100 (to file). I did it for fun,” Medlin says. “But after meeting the other candidates, and the glowing review I got after doing your podcast — I won the much coveted ‘Sweetie Pie’ endorsement — I now wish I had taken it more seriously early on. I learned so much researching the issues and found out that I actually had things to say of consequence. All in all, I had fun.”
After the primary, our Mayoral Mondays series spoke to both Shelley Berkley and Victoria Seaman about homelessness, one of the most important issues in Las Vegas right. We continued to cover and compare both candidates and discuss why the mayor's race matters to everyone in Southern Nevada, whether living in city limits or not.
Beyond choosing a mayor, we did our best to keep you informed on:
- The congressional races.
- The ballot questions facing Nevada voters this year.
- Why Nevada has “none of these candidates” on the ballot.
- Debunking myths about voting by mail.
- The security of Nevada’s election system.
- The latest from former mayor Oscar Goodman.
- Thoughts from current mayor Carolyn Goodman.
- The most famous fake mayor in Las Vegas.
- Our takes on the mayoral primary.
- Why judicial races matter and how to become knowledgeable about the candidates.
- How to be a poll worker.
- And of course, the best election night pizza.
🗳️ And more! The latest: A last-minute guide to Election Day in Southern Nevada. City Cast Las Vegas co-hosts Sarah Lohman and Dayvid Figler welcome first-time voter Bertha Gutierrez to discuss the importance of casting a ballot, the latest polls, and how Nevada is playing a major role in the presidential race. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
