Nevada Democrats Unseat Socialist State Party Chair in Campaign to Repair Party Rift

Campaign signs are shown near voters waiting in line at Desert Breeze Community Center on Election Day in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 8, 2022. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

The Nevada Democratic Party has elected Nevada State Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno to lead the party, ousting the incumbent chair Judith Whitmer, a self-styled democratic socialist.

Democratic Party members elected Monroe-Moreno by a vote of 314–99 over Whitmer on Saturday.