Lombardo and Republican-aligned groups have spent more than $13 million on ads since December 2025, while Democrats have spent only about $77,000.

While most respondents said that healthcare costs will influence whom they vote for in November, the issue was more pressing among Democrats and independents.

In today's Indy Elections: Rep. Susie Lee talks up her bill to help drone pilots and Gov. Joe Lombardo keeps releasing ads.

Left-leaning candidates face an uphill battle in Nevada, especially against incumbents, who have fundraising advantages and pre-tested coalitions. But in 2026's open races, progressives saw more success.

Assm. Howard Watts (D-Las Vegas), seeking his fifth term, narrowly lost to challenger Miguel Dávila, who was backed by unions and articulated a new vision of local politics.

Because Jim Marchant has already run for office many times — appearing on a ballot in every election cycle for the past decade — he didn't need yard signs or TV ads to get his name out there.

Unions representing construction workers and other building trades boosted candidates running in open races and against incumbent lawmakers. On Election Day, most lost.

In today's Indy Elections: Catherine Cortez Masto addresses Democrats' chances in NV-02 and the team shares what surprised them most during the primaries.

Although most of the Republican governor's backed candidates won their races, his picks in some of the biggest races fell short.

He rallied Washington's Trumpiest voices, poured in his own money and went straight for the jugular. That approach trounced James Settelmeyer's legacy campaign.

Fundraising, name recognition and messaging strategies all contributed to the more than 40-percentage-point gap between the top two Democratic contenders for governor.

As of Thursday afternoon, about 40,000 more Nevadans voted in this year's primary versus 2024. The overall turnout rate was only about 20 percent, slightly above last cycle. It's the first primary since 2020 in which turnout increased.

Meanwhile, two Washoe County School Board incumbents faced no opponents in the primary, and scored an easy win.

Northern Nevada's local government primary saw the longtime top prosecutor in the state's second largest county lose to his first ever challenger.

Curious about the results of the Clark County local elections? Read The Nevada Independent's breakdown of the results so far.

Despite a presidential pardon following her conviction of federal fraud charges, the former GOP lawmaker trails two opponents for the rural Nevada seat.

Did Trump pick winners? Did film tax foes survive? The Indy's reporters break down the most important results you need to know from Tuesday.

We detail the races we're following most closely.

Throughout the day, Nevada Independent reporters will be tracking everything from voter turnout and issues at the polls to what voters are thinking about this primary season.

Follow our results live blog after polls close to see which races The Nevada Independent has called.