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 candidate bios, endorsements and race information, important dates, FAQs about voter registration, a voting site and drop box locator tool and all of our election-related stories. Questions or corrections? Email [email protected].
Important Dates
- 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
To sue or not to sue? Legal fights against feds a major theme in attorney general race
By Eric NeugeborenWith two years left in Trump's second term, the next attorney general will face a key question: Keep up the deluge of lawsuits against the federal administration or scale them back?
Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) and Marty O'Donnell (R) are facing off in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District. They explain their positions.
The seven-figure campaign brings Democratic ad spending in the race to more than $6 million this election cycle.
Trump administration subpoenas Nevada election officials
By Eric NeugeborenThe Nevada Secretary of State's Office has received seven voter-related Department of Justice subpoenas from the FBI over the past three months, it confirmed to The Nevada Independent on Thursday.
In rare GOP-leaning Assembly seat, candidates split on the blue wave — and everything else
By Piper HeathAssembly District 2 is the only genuinely competitive Nevada legislative seat that leans Republican this cycle. That distinction carries extra weight this year, as national polling has shown Democrats modestly favored heading into the midterms.
Nevada elections chief blasts Trump admin as "careless" as it enacts new mail voting rules
By Kate Reynolds, Tabitha Mueller, Associated PressA new whistleblower report warns thousands of mail ballots could go undelivered as plans are rushed into place. Nevada's secretary of state says he's concerned.