It happens every election cycle.

Accusations fly that a candidate took campaign contributions either from a nefarious source or did the bidding of a donor while in office.

Separating fact from fiction during campaigns, especially when it comes to campaign finance, can be difficult to suss out — but we want to make it easier.

That’s why between now and Election Day, The Nevada Independent will be launching searchable databases of all political contributions made to major state-level candidates running for office in 2018. Although the Nevada secretary of state maintains a full database of campaign finance reports, it can be difficult to know what exactly to look for, or to scan through the hundreds of donations made in big-ticket races.

The database below is searchable by contributor name and sortable by donation amount and the day of the reported contribution. Under Nevada law, individuals and organizations can donate up to $10,000 to a single candidate every election cycle.

We’ll also be cross-posting these databases on our Elections 2018 page, which also has information on candidates, polling, recent articles and voter registration.

Next up? Secretary of state candidates including incumbent Barbara Cegavske, a Republican, and Democratic challenger Nelson Araujo, who have combined to raise more than $656,000 since the start of 2015.

The following database includes every contribution over $50 made to Cegavske or Araujo since January 1, 2015, and includes all contributions reported between then and the last reporting deadline of June 7, 2018.