2026Election Stories

Key priorities for newly elected Democrats include a legislative push to reverse cuts to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid, and to lower insurance premiums and drug prices.

Several incumbents on K-12 and higher education boards are projected to win re-election.

Across the board, Northern Nevada gave way to the blue tsunami that engulfed the U.S. and Nevada, even in ruby red districts and despite Democratic candidates often raising much less money than their Republican opponents.

After polling site delays, results show that Democrats fared well in Southern Nevada — even in races where partisan policy stances weren't in play.

Ford will make history as not only the first Black governor elected in Nevada but of any state west of the Mississippi River.

Judges Jerry Wiese and Bill Henderson lost Tuesday while Judge Jacob Reynolds led after trailing early. Also, an open Reno District Court seat was filled.

Former Assm. Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D-NV) joined the state's three Democratic incumbents in a clean sweep of the state's House races.

Nevada Democrats had their best election night in decades on Tuesday, flipping seats up and down the ballot. The Nevada Independent's reporters break down their top takeaways from election night in Nevada.

Aaron Ford will be the state's first Black governor, which means Democrats will hold all statewide offices for the first time since JFK was president.

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

Follow The Indy for updates throughout the day as the end of election season approaches.

The state's Republican governor has walked a fine line between appeasing President Donald Trump and pitching himself as a moderate. Will voters buy it?

With the 2026 midterms nearly over, potential candidates have swarmed the state to sharpen and show off their messages.

Plus: Big spending in Nevada's congressional races from environmental groups, a pro-AI super PAC and Trump's MAGA Inc. have gone largely uncovered — until now.

At least three shadowy outside groups are spending money in support of the third-party candidate in the state's most competitive congressional district.

The Trump administration called it "a robust and efficient tool to verify citizenship or immigration status." But in Missouri, it mistakenly identified hundreds of American voters as noncitizens, and in Texas, there were at least 87 errors.

Political contributions from companies with a data center footprint in Nevada are on the rise ahead of a legislative session where the industry is likely to face unprecedented scrutiny.

A loophole in Nevada law allows political groups that register weeks before the election to avoid disclosing their donors for months. Now, some of these groups are sending misleading ads.

Ford's role in the nine-member board that approves the clemency process is all over the airwaves — but he is not the sole decision-maker.

The Indy separates fact from fiction in the ballot counting discourse.