2026Election Stories

The former acting chief of the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) says he blames the governor's office for actions that slowed down Nevada's response to a torrent of unemployment claims during the pandemic.

In the race for Nevada secretary of state, former Republican assemblyman and one-time congressional candidate Jim Marchant has cut a national profile as a prominent denier of the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election and vocal critic of the state's election administration. 

Aguilar is running against Republican Jim Marchant, a former state assemblyman and congressional candidate in 2020 who is among the most prominent election-deniers in Nevada.

Lt. Gov. Lisa Cano Burkhead's journey to the state's executive branch has been untraditional, especially compared to her predecessors who had established themselves in politics before entering the office.

Former five-term Democratic Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel says she has a big vision for the less well-known position of state controller.

Rural voters could still prove pivotal in an election that remains within the polling margin of error, with a strong — or weak — rural performance changing the dynamics in urban Clark or Washoe counties. 

Not impressed with the state's Pre-K-12 education system, Republican gubernatorial candidate and Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo has released his priorities for Nevada schools if elected. 

According to filings with the secretary of state's office, Fiore — now the Republican nominee for state treasurer — and Barlow filed business registration paperwork in July 2020.

Lumped together, voters who registered as nonpartisans or members of minor political parties account for 37 percent of the Nevada electorate.

While Republican gubernatorial nominee Joe Lombardo has shied away from using abortion as a campaigning message, his campaign expense reports show he has quietly supported anti-abortion groups.

Chattah filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske and the Libertarian candidate, John Kennedy, seeking to disqualify Kennedy from the ballot because he is not a member of the State Bar of Nevada.

Three Sparks City Council incumbents are facing challengers in November for a chance to shape the future of a city that started as a railroad hub but has evolved into a major Northern Nevada shopping and residential destination with its share of growing pains.

The council oversees how land is used in the city — a critical function as Southern Nevada's population is expected to flourish while facing historic drought and cuts to the state's allotment of Lake Mead. Council members vote on development plans, business licenses, property taxes and how to split its $814 million budget between public safety, community programs and other projects.

As two members move to pursue higher office, Las Vegas voters will decide in November which new faces they want to fill those pivotal city council positions and make decisions about development, public safety and the future of Nevada's largest city.

In the tight race for governor, a plurality of voters 50 and older identified economic issues as their top concern, including 24 percent who selected "inflation and rising prices" and 11 percent who picked "jobs and the economy."

The ad from the Republican Governors Association is part of a $2.5 million statewide television buy, one of the largest independent expenditures in Nevada's gubernatorial race this cycle.

Question 3 will ask voters whether they want to overhaul the state's election system and fundamentally change the way people cast votes.

The same poll found that only 25 percent believed religious leaders should tell their members which candidates and policies to vote for, and the rest opposed that practice.

The group touched on mental and physical health concerns, fear of people no longer caring about the military, the country's international ties and allies, culture within the military and depolarizing the force and its issues.

In the order, Gall wrote that neither party had addressed the crux of the issue — whether Nevada's public records law applied to records (emails) sent from a government account but that are personal in nature.