Shannon Nordstrom declares victory in Las Vegas Ward 2 council race after Luke McCarthy concedes by phone

What happened

Shannon Nordstrom, a former Las Vegas Municipal Court judge, declared victory in the race for the Las Vegas City Council's Ward 2 seat in a Facebook post on Saturday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. She told the newspaper that her opponent, longtime Clark County firefighter Luke McCarthy, called her Friday evening to concede.

Nordstrom also said McCarthy delivered her a bottle of champagne to celebrate. "He was very gracious, congratulated us on the win," Nordstrom told the Review-Journal on Sunday. McCarthy did not respond to the newspaper's request for an interview on Sunday.

As of Sunday, fewer than 200 votes separated the two candidates, with more than 32,000 votes counted in the race, according to the Review-Journal. The paper described it as one of the closest elections in Clark County. For more on how voting went across the county, see our coverage of Clark County election lines, turnout and close races.

About Ward 2 and the race

Ward 2 is home to more than 116,000 Las Vegans and covers parts of the west valley, including Summerlin, the Review-Journal reported. The winner will represent those residents on the City Council.

A rematch of a close primary

The general election was not the first tight contest between the two. McCarthy finished ahead of Nordstrom by 355 votes in the June primary, but he did not reach 50 percent of the vote, which would have won him the seat outright, according to the Review-Journal.

How Nordstrom says she closed the gap

Nordstrom credited her campaign's ground game, saying she knocked on thousands of doors after June. "I wore out many pairs of sneakers," she told the Review-Journal. She said she also used her community recognition at many events and pointed to one-on-one conversations at voters' doors and her years of volunteer work.

What Nordstrom says she will focus on

Nordstrom said she plans to work on issues she hears about from constituents. She named opening up lanes near construction zones where no construction appears to be happening, along with misuse of e-bikes and e-scooters.

She said she is entering City Hall "with an open mind and an open heart" and wants to understand the priorities of both the city and its residents. "I'm still on the outside looking in, but I'm a collaborator," Nordstrom told the Review-Journal.

The only closer race in Southern Nevada

According to the Review-Journal, only one Southern Nevada contest was closer: State Assembly District 22, which covers parts of the southern valley and Henderson. Democrat Shenea Booth led Republican incumbent Melissa Hardy by 77 votes with more than 34,000 votes counted as of Sunday. Neither candidate had publicly declared victory over the weekend.

Where the count stands

The Nevada secretary of state's office continues to count votes statewide, the Review-Journal reported. Mail ballots had to be received by the county election official by 5 p.m. Saturday and postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted.

A deadline for some mail voters

Mail ballot voters who were contacted by their county election official about a missing or mismatched signature have until 5 p.m. Monday to cure their ballots. Voters can track mail ballots at myballot.nv.gov and find signature curing information at cure.nv.gov. More results coverage is in our elections section.

What to watch next

• The deadline for voters to cure mail ballots with signature problems is 5 p.m. Monday.
• County and city governing bodies must review and certify their election returns on or before Friday.
• A statewide election canvass is scheduled for Nov. 24.
• The Assembly District 22 race between Shenea Booth and Melissa Hardy remained undeclared as of Sunday.