A bevy of nonpartisan races in Southern Nevada could be decided early in the primary process, likely leaving some voters wondering what happened to their preferred candidates in the run-up to November’s general election. Some contests already have an outright winner, like Las Vegas City Councilwoman Francis Allen-Palenske, who won re-election after no one filed to run for her seat. Mail ballots will be distributed in the coming weeks. In-person early voting kicks off May 23 for the June 9 primary election. The Las Vegas Review-Journal has compiled a list of most Clark County races that could be resolved in the primary, when voter turnout is traditionally low. How it works For some nonpartisan races, where an incumbent is the only candidate to file, that person is declared the outright winner early. That was the case for Allen-Palenske. If not an incumbent, the candidate’s name appears in primary ballots and requires only one vote to win the seat.…