Election results: Voters make picks in Henderson, Las Vegas lower court races

Clark County voters made selections in four local court races on the down-ballot. In Las Vegas Municipal Court Department 1, challenger Amanda Pellizzari, an attorney, held a 55 percent to 45 percent lead over incumbent Judge Matt Walker, a former prosecutor, according to early Wednesday results.

For the open Las Vegas Municipal Court Department 2 seat, pro tem judge Jessica Green led deputy city attorney Allycia Murphy with 55.2 percent of the early vote. In Henderson, prosecutors Michael Allmon and John Cory competed for the newly created Justice Court Department 4 seat, with Allmon ahead at 53.5 percent early Wednesday.

Henderson Municipal Court Department 1 incumbent Judge Alicia Albritton maintained a 60 percent lead over attorney Gary Thompson in early returns. Several of the races featured challengers running against judges who received low scores on the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Judicial Performance Evaluation.

Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal