Welcome to The Nevada Independent’s election results live blog!

During election night and the rest of the week, The Indy will be using this page to track results and declare winners in Nevada’s presidential and congressional races, and the key contests in the state Legislature. We’ll also be bringing you results for important ballot questions.

Polls have now closed in Nevada, but anyone who is still in line at a polling place is still allowed to vote. That could be as long as three hours in rural Nye County.

To follow our work before results are ready, check out our Election Day live blog.

Soon after the final person in line has voted, state election officials are expected to release the results for all in-person early voting and mail votes received before Election Day, a total of more than 1 million ballots that should exceed 70 percent of the total turnout this year.

For details on the ballot counting timeline, read our explainer here.

— Eric Neugeboren, 7 p.m.

Horsford wins

Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) has won a fourth consecutive term to represent Congressional District 4 — and his fifth term overall.

Horsford, who was the 4th District’s first representative when it was created ahead of the 2012 election and then lost his seat in the 2014 red wave, made a political comeback in 2018 and has held the seat ever since. Having served as the chairman of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus for the past two years, he grew his national profile, amplifying his fundraising power and making Republicans hesitant to spend any money on the race.

That contributed to his significant financial advantage over his opponent, former North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee, in the district, which encompasses Democrat-heavy North Las Vegas and northern Clark County, as well as much of rural central Nevada.

In the general election, Horsford and allied Democratic groups outspent Lee — who received virtually no outside advertising support — by $4.5 million on the airwaves, per ad tracking firm AdImpact.

Horsford was recently reappointed to the powerful Ways & Means Committee, the House panel that writes tax policy and will be the critical battlefield for debates over the expiring Trump tax cuts. If Democrats win the House, his position on the committee is safe — if they lose, the margins will determine whether he keeps his perch or not, though retirements will likely make his position safe barring large Republican pickups. 

Control of the House has yet to be determined, with several districts still tabulating votes.

Question 3 fails

Nevada voters have rejected the most significant proposed change to the state’s election system since mail-in ballots were implemented in 2020.

After the release of results from early voting and mail ballots received before Election Day, Question 3, which proposed to implement open primaries and ranked-choice voting, was behind by a substantial margin 

Only two states — Maine and Alaska — have widespread ranked-choice voting.

Though the measure failed this year, it passed in 2022 by a narrow 6 percentage points. The proposal’s failure came amid vehement opposition from the state’s top Democrats and Republicans. 

Question 6 passes

Nevadans have taken the first step to enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution after overwhelmingly passing ballot Question 6.

For more than a year, advocates have sought to further shore up abortion rights in Nevada, part of a nationwide effort to bolster abortion access through ballot questions since the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.

If voters pass the question again in 2026, the state Constitution would be rewritten to include that Nevadans have a fundamental right to abortion.

Abortion is already legal through 24 weeks into a pregnancy in Nevada, and that would not change with this ballot question. However, it would make it harder to overturn, as existing law can be changed by a one-time majority vote of the people, while two majority votes would be necessary to remove the right from the state Constitution.

Question 7 passes

Nevada is one step closer to requiring voter ID after voters overwhelmingly passed ballot Question 7.

The measure now heads to the 2026 ballot, when another affirmative vote would enshrine a voter ID requirement in the state’s Constitution.

The initiative would require all in-person voters in Nevada to present a valid photo identification — such as a driver’s license, passport, student ID card or concealed weapon permit — before voting. People voting by mail would have to include part of a personally identifiable number — such as their driver’s license or Social Security number — alongside their signature.

The measure’s success is hardly a surprise, as limited polling showed strong support for a voter ID requirement. Republicans have been trying to enact voter ID in the state dating back to at least 2015, but have been stymied by Democrats.

Supporters of the ballot question significantly outraised opponents, and Democrats put few resources toward opposing the question, likely given the public’s overwhelming support.

Amodei wins

Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) won a seventh full term to the U.S. House in Congressional District 2, defeating self-funded Greg Kidd, who ran as a nonpartisan.

Amodei has represented the Northern Nevada-based district since 2011. If he finishes out his term, he will be the district’s longest-serving representative, overtaking former Rep. Barbara Vucanovich (R-NV). 

The Carson City native had never lost an election by a margin closer than 15 percentage points. While some of the vote is still outstanding, Amodei’s margin looks to be similar to previous election cycles.

Kidd spent more than $2 million of his own money on the race and spent far more on the airwaves than Amodei. But the incumbent, who has been involved in Northern Nevada politics since 1996 and never lost a race, still won.