2026Election Stories

With no statewide elections at the top of Nevada's 2020 ballot, the frequently bitter and increasingly expensive push to win the state's swingy 3rd Congressional District has come to consume and define the tug-of-war between Democrats and Republicans to wrest control of the state's most competitive seats.

The remaining hopefuls for a seat on the Board of Trustees have been busy keeping up with day-to-day life in the throes of the pandemic while campaigning for their last shot for a seat on the board this term.

The news of President Donald Trump's diagnosis with coronavirus threatened to swallow a campaign visit from Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris Friday as the California senator sought to energize Nevada voters with an impromptu drive-in rally in Las Vegas.

Two months after a report from the Associated Press revealed that his then-girlfriend twice called 911 on him in 2018 and a month after an advertising blitz from incumbent Democrat Susie Lee, a new ad from Republican congressional candidate Dan Rodimer is downplaying the incident as "a verbal argument, plain and simple."

Mailers recently sent by the U.S Postal Service (USPS) make two incorrect recommendations to Nevada voters, including direction to request a mail-in ballot at least 15 days before Election Day and to add a postage stamp.

President Donald Trump sought to undermine confidence in the electoral process in Nevada during a rally in Minden Saturday evening, falsely telling a packed crowd of supporters that Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak controls millions of votes, that mail-in ballots can be accepted without signatures and that Republicans likely wouldn't be sent mail-in ballots but dogs and dead people would.

Sharron Angle, a Republican former assemblywoman and failed U.S. Senate candidate, has filed a lawsuit against Nevada's Republican secretary of state in an attempt to stop the planned expansion of mail-in voting for the 2020 election.

It's the first prosecution related to double voting brought by Ford, a Democrat, since he's taken office in 2018, and just the third prosecuted case of double voting in the state since at least 2011.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce — normally a steadfast booster for Republican congressional campaigns — announced Wednesday that it was endorsing incumbent Democrat Susie Lee in the race for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District.

If voters prefer to personally deliver their mail-in ballots on Election Day, they will be able to do so at all 125 voting sites in Clark County.

The campaign for Democratic incumbent Susie Lee made its first foray into television advertising Monday with a slate of five ads, including three that take direct aim at Republican challenger Dan Rodimer.

When the pandemic forced the DMV to close in-person services and waive deadlines, license renewals slowed, vehicle registrations lapsed and voter registration numbers plummeted as people largely stopped interacting with the DMV.

A new poll shows that 76 percent of Nevadans do not know their preferred candidates' positions on addiction and mental health recovery, but one group is working to change that in the hopes that it will allow Nevadans who have been affected by addiction to better advocate for themselves and their loved ones.

AB4 was signed into law by Gov. Steve Sisolak during the second special session of 2020. The bill aims to continue the process of holding a primarily mail-in election come November, this time by mailing ballots to all active registered voters and providing more polling locations in the two urban counties than existed in June for the primary election.

Many of the poll topics correlate closely to items that will be on the agenda for the upcoming legislative special session. The formal proclamation was issued late Thursday by Gov. Steve Sisolak's office, and will include agenda items related to mail ballots and the general election, and protections for businesses against COVID-19 related lawsuits.

A few things are clear to Tom Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), during a period of time where uncertainty reigns: the unemployment system is inefficient, and President Donald Trump will make this campaign season difficult for the Democratic Party.

The most devastating economic downturn since the Great Depression has done little to slow Nevada's political fundraising machine as Democratic incumbents Susie Lee and Steven Horsford each reported record-setting numbers for the second quarter of 2020, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday.

With roughly 19 weeks before the general election, the campaign for former vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden named three top-level staffers in Nevada on Thursday, expanding the campaign's state-level operation as it looks to ramp up general election efforts in a handful of key battleground states.

Democratic Rep. Susie Lee's push for a change in the federal government's pandemic loan requirements that ultimately benefited her husband's company have given Republicans fresh ammunition — including an outside ethics complaint — as the race for District 3 begins.

In the bitter Republican race for Congressional District 3, ex-wrestler and one-time legislative candidate Dan Rodimer has sealed his victory, while the crowded GOP race in District 4 saw former Assemblyman Jim Marchant declare victory close to a week after Election Day.