2026Election Stories

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.

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Hill, a Washoe County commissioner, says she's running to take on corporations. Her platform includes an ambitious tax reform plan.

Democrats in Nevada are betting that Latinos' growing dissatisfaction with the Trump administration can help them win back some of the voters they lost in the 2024 election.

Sen. Lisa Krasner (R-Reno) was one of the few legislators in Northern Nevada who voted in favor of a proposal to expand Nevada's film tax credit program this fall, much to the chagrin of Nevada conservatives.

The most competitive Dem primary this cycle includes accusations of killing a ballot initiative and advancing MAGA crypto priorities.

In a 33-minute hearing in Carson City, justices pressed both sides over whether the question itself, as well as a description of the proposal included on signature gathering forms, passed legal muster.

State Sen. James Ohrenschall, 53, is fending off a challenge from 29-year-old Junior Romero, who has taken more centrist positions on homelessness and public safety.

Ford opposes new taxes amid an affordability crisis, supports repealing the death penalty and declines to commit to a position on incentives for data centers.

The allegations and a confusing court report have complicated the competitive GOP primary for Northern Nevada's open House seat.

President Donald Trump has endorsed lawyer Adriana Guzmán Fralick in the Republican primary for Nevada attorney general.

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Nevada's closest election in 2024 was in this district, which outgoing Assm. Sandra Jauregui (D-Las Vegas) won by just 250 votes.

Advertisers have spent about $14 million on airtime so far this year, but more than one-third of those dollars are from groups whose funders' identities aren't public information.

Though he faces a challenge from Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill (D), Ford's campaign has effectively ignored the primary, focusing instead on Lombardo.

David Flippo has been locked in a hotly contested House primary with former state Sen. James Settelmeyer, who has Lombardo and Amodei endorsements.

At the Las Vegas event, national and Nevada-based Democratic insiders said the party had lost ground in virtually every state in 2024 because it moved too far left.

In the GOP-leaning open seat, the June primary is likely to decide the state's newest member of Congress.