LAS VEGAS-As filing period continues, PolitickerNV.com will be regularly updating our list of candidates and giving you a brief summary of the races we can look forward to this year.  Here's a list of newly filed candidates.

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LAS VEGAS-For the fourth straight month, Nevada Democrats have built on their voter registration edge over Republicans and now hold an advantage of more than 50,000 voters.

According to newly released numbers by the secretary of state's office, there are now 448,853 active Democratic voters in the Silver State. That's 43 percent of the electorate.  There are 398,039 active Republican voters, about 38 percent of the electorate.

LAS VEGAS-Since PolitickerNV.com last reported on filing Monday evening, a large number of incumbents and a few new challengers have tossed their hats into the proverbial political ring.  Here's a brief rundown of those newly filed candidates.

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Outgoing State Senate Minority Leader Dina TitusLAS VEGAS-State Senate Democrats will meet Friday in Las Vegas to discuss selecting a new caucus leader to replace outgoing Nevada Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus. Titus, who last week announced her candidacy for the 3rd Congressional District, has led the Democratic Caucus since 1993.

In the days leading up to the meeting, possible candidates are already working the phones, calling fellow members of the caucus and trying to whip up the needed votes.

"I've had colleagues call me to talk to me," said state Sen. Valerie Wiener Tuesday. Asked who she would support for the leadership role, Wiener said "I have no idea, but I'll see how it unfolds."

LAS VEGAS-For anyone who missed it, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night, plugging his new book, The Good Fight. Reid was unsurprisingly soft-spoken, as noted by Stewart, and revealed a little of his motives for writing the autobiography.

"I tried in the book to let the people of Nevada, since I was born there, went away to high school, to college, law school, practiced law, went into public service, about two and a half million people have moved to that sparsely populated state," said Reid. "They don't know who I am. They see little snippets about me on TV, on radio, on newspaper, people don't know who I am. I thought it was important to tell a story about really who I am and that in America if I can make it, anyone can."

Click here to watch Reid's appearance.

LAS VEGAS-Although there are still two weeks remaining to file, today's filings give a good early idea of what races will be competitive this year. Here's a brief rundown of candidate filings today. Note: We have omitted incumbent candidates that are yet unchallenged.