Shelley Berkley will be the next mayor of Las Vegas as Victoria Seaman drops out of the race

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Shelley Berkley will be the next mayor of Las Vegas after Councilwoman Victoria Seaman conceded the race on Thursday.

In a post on her Facebook page, Seaman congratulated Berkley on winning the competition and thanked her family and supporters.

“I am confident that she will lead our city with dedication, and I am ready to support her in every way possible as Ward 2 Councilwoman and work with her to advance the interests of all of our residents,” she wrote.

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As of Wednesday, Berkley was in the lead with 53.1% of the total vote.

She will succeed Carolyn Goodman, who has been mayor of Las Vegas since 2011. For the first time in 25 years, the city will have a mayor who is not a member of the Goodman family.

The two candidates made it to the general election after receiving the most votes in the June primary.

Although the Las Vegas mayoralty is a nonpartisan position, Berkley is a Democrat and Seaman is a Republican.

Berkley was previously a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Nevada's 1st Congressional District from 1999 to 2013. Before that, she served for a time as a Nevada legislator.

Seaman has been a city councilor for the second district since 2019. She also served as a Nevada legislator for two years.