2026Nevada Voter Guide
Your comprehensive guide to the candidates and races shaping Nevada's future.
The Nevada Independent is here to help with our updated 2026 Election Guide, featuring our candidate announcement tracker, important dates and all of our election-related stories. This page will be updated with additional features in the future.
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Important Dates
- Early voting for the primary election begins Saturday, May 23, 2026 and runs through Friday, June 5, 2026.
- The primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
- Early voting for the general election begins Saturday, October 17, 2026 and runs through Friday, Oct. 30, 2026.
- The 2026 general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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Election Stories
Kamala in Las Vegas attacks Trump for 'war that nobody wants'
By Tabitha Mueller, Mini Racker, Kate Reynolds, Eric Neugeboren, Isabella AldreteIn today's edition: Kamala comes to Vegas, mail ballots are being sent out, the most competitive primaries are heating up and Nevada keeps waiting for a U.S. attorney.
A federal wire charge conviction was wiped away by Trump's pen. Could a clear primary win against three opponents help end her troubles with judicial overseers?
A Reno mayor candidate kept old donations for her campaign. It opened a can of legal worms.
By Eric NeugeborenKate Marshall's campaign is confident that a campaign finance complaint filed by the Nevada Republican Party will be tossed out.
North Las Vegas is on the rebound. But who will lead it next?
By Oona MillikenAfter decades of economic rebuilding, elected officials say North Las Vegas is coming into its own as a city. Read more about the candidates who want to lead the ascent.
Both candidates have taken drastically different approaches to the role. Drew Johnson pointed to his background as a policymaker — he founded a conservative think tank in Tennessee and worked as a policy analyst for the National Taxpayers Union — while Jeff Carter touted his time as a trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Should Nevada elections be overhauled? Here's what GOP secretary of state hopefuls say.
By Eric NeugeborenThe race features a well-funded political newcomer who has questioned the trust, but not the security, of elections, squaring off against a trio of repeat candidates who have all made unproven claims of mass voter fraud.