2026Election Stories

Polls have closed around the state after hundreds of thousands of Nevadans participated in the primary election distinguished by lively Republican contests to challenge incumbent Democrats for Senate and governor.

Under Nevada law, election officials are not allowed to release any vote totals until after all poll locations statewide have closed at 7 p.m.

The secretary of state's office reported that the number of active registered voters increased again in May — and it was Republicans who saw the largest increase.

Candidates in about a third of state legislative primaries have publicly cast doubt on the election process or expressed their support for the "Big Lie."

In the wake of their battle for equal access to the polls, the Walker River Paiute Tribe has been disappointed by low turnout during early voting — a trend seen across the state so far during the primary.

Still, the state Republican Party and several candidates, including Lombardo, have urged voters to ignore messaging from Patriot Freedom Fund.

The last-minute spending to boost Lucey and Leonard comes as the two face off against GOP primary rivals that are receiving a substantial boost from Robert Beadles, a far-right cryptocurrency millionaire with an active political presence in Washoe County.

Still, Lombardo — who declared in a debate late last month that "for all practical purposes, this primary is over" — appears well on track to win the primary election next week and proceed to the general election against Gov. Steve Sisolak.

Laxalt was viewed unfavorably by 17 percent of voters and Brown got a 10 percent unfavorable rating. Laxalt edged out Brown on favorability, 69 percent to 61 percent, respectively. 

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is endorsing underdog candidate Amy Vilela for Nevada's 1st Congressional District, calling her a "consistent champion" for the Medicare for All movement.

After touting former Attorney General Adam Laxalt's U.S. Senate bid for months, former President Donald Trump made a final push for Laxalt in a 10-minute long "tele-rally" with Laxalt on Wednesday evening ahead of the June 14 primary.

On Wednesday, attorneys representing Helton and Nevada Voters First, the group backing the so-called "Better Voting Nevada" initiative, made their final pitches to the court in oral arguments before the justices.

The Nevada Democratic Party touted the state's racial diversity, its competitiveness in recent elections to the Democratic National Committee as part of the process to refresh the presidential-nomination calendar.

During the roughly eight-week period captured in the FEC's pre-primary window, the three top Senate candidates combined to raise $5.8 million, with more than half, $3.6 million, coming from Cortez Masto alone.

A total of 40,159 ballots have been turned in from Clark and Washoe counties through June 1, since early voting began on May 28. 

"Cortez Masto has been around longer. She is a Latina. There's been a lot of investment and name ID from her campaign and from others around that. So, to me, it would be logical that she does perform better," said Andres Ramirez.

Both leading Republican candidates — former Attorney General Adam Laxalt and veteran Sam Brown — have sought to boost their primary profile with pro-gun messaging throughout the campaign. 

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sat down for an exclusive interview with The Nevada Independent to run through what infrastructure funding means for Nevada.  

Nevada is also one of only a handful of states where a clerk may cancel a voter's registration "if the county clerk has personal knowledge of the death of the person."

Nevada Independent reporters and photographers dropped by voting sites across the state on Saturday to talk with voters about what's driving them to the polls.