2026Election Stories

The races that The Indy is monitoring closely include a Culinary-backed nurse and state regent taking on veteran legislators, and a Bachelorette contestant against a former A's lobbyist.

Republicans say the extra processing time violates federal law on Election Day deadlines.

Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) has put his thumb on the scale in Congressional District 3 once again, endorsing video game music composer Marty O'Donnell in the Republican primary to take on Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV).

After so many unsuccessful pulls at the electoral slot machine, have national House Republicans moved on from Las Vegas?

Former Reno City Councilman Paul McKenzie, a Democrat, has filed an election complaint to the Nevada Secretary of State's Office alleging that far-right activist Robert Beadles failed to report recent political expenses through his PAC.

The fundraising lead is split in the 10 competitive races where both parties' establishments have endorsed candidates.

The establishment-backed candidate in all but one of the important primaries identified by The Nevada Independent had a fundraising lead in the first quarter.

Uber and the Clark County Education Association gave millions to back initiatives related to teacher strike laws and attorney fees. Left-leaning "dark money" groups gave more than $750,000.

The high court approved a ballot initiative to enshrine the right to "reproductive freedom" in the state Constitution. But the group behind that effort is still moving forward with a narrower version instead.

Several Republican challengers have made six figure loans to their own campaigns, as they try to catch up to the massive war chests of the Democratic incumbents.

The Nevada Secretary of State's Office has referred 14 cases of potential election fraud for criminal prosecution since 2020 out of hundreds of reports received.

A year after taking back the helm, "DMM" has overseen the rebuilding of the state party through the hiring of permanent staffers, the implementation of quarterly weekends of service to engage volunteers and the all-important task of raising money. Her leadership has marked a return to the practices that former Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and the eponymous Machine he implemented and ran for nearly two decades.

Supreme Court justices will weigh arguments about whether proposed ballot measures contain unfunded mandates and issue a decision in the coming months.

One week later, Gunter's campaign has still not actually placed the ad reservations, according to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filings checked mid-day Wednesday.

A Nevada Independent analysis found that the four locations are closed and now host other businesses.

Rosen's $5 million quarter was not just her best of the cycle; it's the best first quarter in U.S. Senate history in Nevada, beating out the record Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) had set in 2022 with $4.4 million.

Sam Brown, the front-runner in the race, wants to minimize the role of the agency but stopped short of calling for its elimination, a stance he held in 2022 and one taken by his farther-right opponents.

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) placed a $14 million ad reservation for the Las Vegas and Reno media markets Thursday, a massive buy portending another expensive Senate race this cycle.

Democratic Assembly candidate Sharifa Wahab clarified that she believes the decision to have an abortion should be left up to a patient and their doctor.

Rosen is kicking off her seven-figure television ad investment with a 30-second spot in Las Vegas and Reno that focuses on her willingness to toe the party line.