2026Election Stories

The Indy analyzed the various scenarios in which Nevadans will decide the next president, as well as control of the U.S. Senate.

Washoe County has received attention in recent weeks after turnover at the top of the elections office there.

During her relatively brief time as Washoe County's registrar of voters, Cari-Ann Burgess has faced conspiracies and vitriol, but she said she still hadn't intended to leave.

In a 50-minute discussion at IndyFest, panelists also addressed the potential of a voter ID requirement and concerns about post-election unrest.

Five of the high court's justices ruled that justices disagreed with Republicans' interpretation of the law at the center of the lawsuit and determined it would not be in the public interest to change the election procedures this late in the cycle.

Campaigns from both parties have traversed the Las Vegas Valley courting AAPI voters, a critical, growing bloc who could decide several of the state's close elections. As 12 percent of the Nevada electorate — with 45 percent population growth since 2012 — campaign outreach has reflected the significance and diversity of AAPI voters. 

For more than an hour, participants at the event expressed wide-ranging grievances with the current state of affairs.

Steven Kull of the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland said the public finds the political discourse "frustrating."

The event, hosted by Turning Point Action, was geared toward Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voters — the first Trump event geared toward the bloc in Nevada this cycle. 

The publisher for The Cook Political Report said at IndyFest 2024 any "October surprise" in the Presidential campaign is not relevant. Every month in the past four years has seen an October surprise.

In a meeting with county staff, including representatives of the DA's office, Burgess said she was forced to put a request for leave in writing despite her desire to stay.

A super PAC linked to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is planning to make its first expenditure in the Nevada Senate race, less than two weeks before the election.

Judicial races are usually characterized by roadside signs saying nothing, fluffy TV ads and flashy mailers providing little illumination for voters who are mostly unfamiliar with the incumbents or challengers. This project aims to change that.

Republicans in Nevada are asking poll observers to complete a more than 15-item checklist that mostly centers on voting machine security. Critics say it invites harassment against workers and sows distrust.

The Republican nominee for vice president held events in Las Vegas and Reno, where he encouraged early voting and blamed an influx of undocumented immigrants for many of the problems facing Americans.

South Point Casino Resort, which is closer in proximity to Henderson than it is to Las Vegas City Hall, made the maximum campaign contribution - $10,000 - to both candidates for Las Vegas mayor.

Brown's desire to represent Nevadans — to be a politician — was formed even before he arrived, in the destabilizing tribulations of a military leader with a belief in service whose near-death experience in Afghanistan left him without a constituency to guide and a conviction that his life has divine purpose.

A Republican pollster said Nevadans are confident their votes will be counted accurately in the general election. The comments came in the opening panel Friday at IndyFest 2024.

In a ruling issued Friday afternoon, Judge Cristina Silva determined that Republicans had again failed to establish standing while arguing that high voter registration rates in five Nevada counties had harmed their overall mission and campaign work.

In remarks lasting about 45 minutes, Obama touted Harris' record and proposals to address still-too-hig costs, while spending much of his speech denigrating Trump as a man who only looks out for himself.