2026Election Stories

Democrats competing in the Congressional District 2 primary have poured tens of thousands of dollars into the race in the hopes of pulling off a historic first: winning a Northern Nevada seat no Democrat has ever won.

The Nevada Independent is taking a closer look at candidates in a few major races, sitting down for a one-on-one conversation and breaking down where they stand on a few of the most pressing issues of the 2020 election. Today: An interview with Nye County Commissioner and Republican candidate for Congressional District 4 Leo Blundo.

The Nevada Independent is taking a closer look at candidates in a few major races, sitting down for a one-on-one conversation and breaking down where they stand on a few of the most pressing issues of the 2020 election. Today: An interview with veteran, ex-congressional staffer and Republican candidate for Congressional District 4 Charles Navarro.

The Nevada Independent is taking a closer look at candidates in a few major races, sitting down for a one-on-one conversation and breaking down where they stand on a few of the most pressing issues of the 2020 election. Today: An interview with business owner and Republican candidate for Congressional District 4 Randi Reed

The June 9 primary is being conducted mostly by mail, a new experience for many Nevada voters. If you are wondering about security, the state has put in place several safeguards to ensure every vote is validated and counted. One of those safeguards is that a voter must sign a ballot and then have the signature verified. But if a voter forgets to sign a ballot or if the signature does not match the state voter files, what then? Deputy Secretary of State for Elections Wayne Thorley talked with The Nevada Independent's Joey Lovato to explain how to "cure" a signature error for a mail-in ballot.

Fifteen candidates, including incumbents Scott Kelley and Angela Taylor, will appear on the ballot as hopefuls for the Washoe County School Board — a panel that will have its hands full with both budget and personnel issues.

The Nevada Independent is taking a closer look at candidates in a few major races, sitting down for a one-on-one conversation and breaking down where they stand on a few of the most pressing issues of the 2020 election. Today: An interview with veteran, insurance agent and Republican candidate for Congressional District 4 Sam Peters. 

With few to no debates and only scattered advertisements and social media posts amid the coronavirus pandemic, it can be difficult to distill what candidates stand for and what they'd like to do if they win the office. That's why The Nevada Independent is taking a closer look at candidates in a few major races, sitting down for a one-on-one conversation and breaking down where they stand on a few of the most pressing issues of the 2020 election.

As Reno navigates a housing shortage, the stress on city finances during a pandemic that devastated local revenues and a burgeoning population driven in part by global companies setting up shop in the region, candidates in four City Council races are battling to determine who will help guide the city through the next four years.

The Nevada Independent is taking a closer look at candidates in a few major races, sitting down for a one-on-one conversation and breaking down where they stand on a few of the most pressing issues of the 2020 election. Today: An interview with former assemblyman and Republican candidate for Congressional District 4 Jim Marchant.

Thirty people are vying for four school board seats up for grabs in Clark County, a situation that will dramatically change the makeup of the seven-member governing body that oversees the nation's fifth-largest school district.

For Republican congressional candidate Lisa Song Sutton, the June 9 primary is not just a chance to be on the ballot; it will also mark her first-ever vote in any Nevada election since moving to the state 10 years ago.

A raw count from the secretary of state's office said Fight for Nevada gathered 33,105 signatures in the 90-day period allowed for the petition. The group needed to gather 243,995 signatures to move forward.

As the presidential caucus has drifted into the past and with no statewide offices up for grabs in 2020, a pair of hotly contested congressional primaries on June 9 may draw battle lines for the coming push by the major parties to take or keep control of the House in November.

As the presidential caucus has drifted into the past and with no statewide offices up for grabs in 2020, a pair of hotly contested congressional primaries on June 9 may draw battle lines for the coming push by the major parties to take or keep control of the House in November.

Judge Richard Boulware issued the order on Friday denying Fight for Nevada's request to indefinitely extend the 90-day period set in state law to gather signatures to recall Sisolak. The lawsuit was initially filed on Monday, days before the deadline for the group to turn in the needed 243,995 signatures to qualify the measure for the ballot.

Three key Nevada lawmakers who have endorsed presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden's bid for president say they are satisfied with his response to an allegation that he sexually assaulted staffer Tara Reade in 1993.

Nevada's congressional Democrats continued to open up a wide lead in the fundraising race through the first quarter of 2020, even as widespread shutdowns amid the coronavirus pandemic largely shuttered campaign efforts in March.

The Nevada secretary of state's office reported that "Fight for Nevada," the group that filed the recall petition, had 15,897 signatures statewide by the halfway point in the signature-gathering period. It needs about 243,995 signatures by mid-May to qualify the petition.

Candidates must appear in person, pay a filing fee, show identification and sign paperwork to complete the transaction. For seats within a single county, candidates file at that county clerk's office; for multi-county seats, they file with the Nevada Secretary of State.