2026Election Stories

Republican candidate Mark Robertson believes that residents of Nevada's Congressional District 1 may want a change from longtime Democratic Rep. Dina Titus. 

Republican state treasurer candidate Michele Fiore is facing allegations of violating campaign finance law by her Democratic opponent, who claims she took donations exceeding the state's $10,000 maximum contribution limit.

As of Sept. 21, the candidates and outside groups had spent $25 million in the battleground district, the most of any "toss-up" House race in the country, according to data from the political ad tracking firm AdImpact.

Gov. Steve Sisolak is running for re-election in a tight race against his Republican challenger, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo. Here is where he stands on a variety of policy issues.

The three-page letter, obtained by The Nevada Independent, does not mention Laxalt by name or his Senate campaign, focusing instead on praising Cortez Masto.

The country's largest gun safety advocacy organization is jumping into Nevada's 2022 gubernatorial election with a $3.6 million media campaign attacking Republican Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo.

Peters said he would not vote for a national ban on abortion. But according to his website, Peters would, if elected, "re-introduce and sponsor … the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," a measure that would criminalize abortions performed past 20 weeks.

The Clark County Education Association announced Tuesday that it would not be endorsing any candidate in the governor's race, marking a departure from the previous election cycle when the union backed now-Gov. Steve Sisolak.

The ad uses Marchant's own words describing his behind the scenes work "to try to fix 2020" and his desire to "get rid of the early voting," and ends with Aguilar saying, "I will defend your right to vote."

As Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo has campaigned for governor, he has cast himself as a moderate Republican who has devoted his life to protecting Nevadans.

But the majority of his remarks disregarded Nevada entirely. Trump repeatedly attacked Democratic President Joe Biden, lamented the United States as a "failing nation" and denounced investigations into his conduct as political attacks — including the Department of Justice's investigation into classified documents Trump took after leaving office.

The lawyer and one-time gubernatorial hopeful is now among one of the most well-positioned Republican candidates nationwide, amid an economy wracked by high inflation and surging gas prices. 

By nearly all metrics, Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is one of — if not the most — vulnerable incumbents in the entire country, running in one of just a handful of races that could decide control of the U.S. Senate. 

In May 2021, Lombardo forwarded a press release from the governor's office to Erwin with the message "for opp. research." The press release highlighted bills signed by Sisolak meant to provide physical and mental health support to first responders.

After narrowly losing a bid for Clark County Commission last year, Las Vegas City Councilman Stavros Anthony is back on the ballot as the Republican contender for lieutenant governor.

The new September poll instead surveyed likely voters, a more Republican-leaning group, and found that opposition had swelled significantly, outweighing support for the changes by a 4-point margin (42 percent opposed to 38 percent support).

Lt. Gov. Lisa Cano Burkhead said her role is much bigger than the official position description, saying it's about "paving the path" for future generations and a voice to speak up for Nevada's families. 

In a statement, her campaign touted individual donations from more than 170,000 contributors in the third quarter, with an average donation amount of $44.

The Ward 1 and Ward 3 seats are up for election in November, and though voters across the city can help select the new supervisors, the candidates must reside in the ward they would represent for the four-year terms.

The nearly 90-minute, town hall-style debate — moderated by The Nevada Independent CEO Jon Ralston on Sunday morning — comes less than three weeks before the start of early voting.