The 2014 Nevada Secretary of State Election, a contest between State Senator Barbara Cegavske and Term-limited state treasurer Kate Marshall resulted in a narrow victory for Cegavske
Here, the limited discourse on the race placed Marshall, then a statewide elected and polling leader, as a modest favorite to win, despite this, due to the GOP wave in 2014—tsunami in Nevada—Cegavske was able to come out victorious.
That victory came because of Cegavske's monumental result in suburban Clark County—allowing her to win said county—Marshall was able to keep it close due to her strong result in the swingy Washoe County, and usually republican Mineral county,