Live updates: Nevada's 2026 election results

We're finally here, folks.

Nevada's polls closed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, and The Nevada Independent will be calling races in the coming days as results come in. Follow along here for our calls on the biggest contests.

For updated numbers, click on our results page here.

Teresa Benitez-Thompson makes history, winning the 2nd Congressional District — 2:27 a.m.

Former Assembly Majority Leader Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D-Reno) has done what no Democrat has before, winning Northern Nevada's 2nd Congressional District. 

She defeated small-business owner David Flippo (R) in what became one of the nation's most stunning battlegrounds. President Donald Trump won the district by double digits in 2024. 

The former pageant queen, social worker and lawmaker worked for the attorney general when Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) announced his surprise retirement. She ran on "what we can afford and what we can't afford," promising to bring federal dollars back to Nevada. 

She benefited from Flippo's weaknesses. He originally ran for Congress in Las Vegas, moving to Reno this spring to pursue this seat. After a contentious primary in which the Trump-endorsed Republican defeated Amodei's preferred successor. The congressman shunned Flippo in the general election. 

Flippo failed to file a legally required financial disclosure — despite loaning his campaign seven figures — and inaccurately represented his military honors. National Republicans and super PACs spent millions to boost him, while national Democrats and outside groups did the same for Benitez-Thompson.

The race became the most expensive in the district's history. Ultimately, the investment paid off for Benitez-Thompson. 

The congresswoman-elect lives in Reno with her husband, a TV meteorologist. They have four children.

Ford ousts Gov. Joe Lombardo, will become Nevada's first Black governor — 2 a.m.

Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) prevailed in his gubernatorial bid and will become the first elected Black governor west of the Mississippi River.

The win came despite outsized ad spending from Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) and was propelled, in part, by anti-GOP sentiment as President Donald Trump (R) has received dismal approval ratings in recent months.

Ford ran on a platform that tied Lombardo to Trump and criticized the sitting governor for a range of record-breaking vetoes that Ford said would have better helped Nevadans weather the economic difficulties.

Lombardo emphasized on the campaign trail that he needed four more years to complete his agenda and better serve Nevadans, defending himself by pointing to his record on issues ranging from healthcare and education to housing and the economy.

Democrat Tya Mathis-Coleman will serve as Nevada's next treasurer — 12:48 a.m.

Democrat Tya Mathis-Coleman, a staffer in treasurer Zach Conine's office, will serve as Nevada's next treasurer. 

Mathis-Coleman had a significant fundraising advantage in the race, raising nearly twice as much as her opponent, policy analyst Drew Johnson. She also scored endorsements from Nevada's most powerful unions, including Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Southern Nevada Building Trades Union. 

Henderson mayor wins re-election campaign against former police chief — 12:45 a.m.

Henderson Mayor Michelle Romero fought off a challenge from former Henderson Police Chief Hollie Chadwick to keep her post. 

Romero, who has worked in Henderson government for almost two decades, will enter her second term as mayor. 

It was under her leadership that Chadwick was fired from her position as police chief, which was the subject of attack ads during the campaign. 

Romero was endorsed by three Henderson council members, the Vegas Chamber and Southern Nevada Building Trades Union. 

In terms of spending, Romero was ahead of Chadwick by quite a bit. Last cycle, she raised $178,425, spent $122,081 and had $287,591 on hand. In comparison, Chadwick spent $29,730, raised $28,138 and had $7,114 on hand. 

Henderson City Council challenger Jennifer Atlas takes seat from incumbent Carrie Cox — 12:45 a.m.

Jennifer Atlas bested Henderson Ward 3 city councilmember incumbent Carrie Cox in this year's general election. 

Atlas, who has not held Henderson public office before, works as a government relations director for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and has advocated for healthcare issues. 

Her opponent, Cox, had a complicated tenure on the city council, including several public fights and a felony charge for surreptitiously recording a colleague. Atlas was also ahead of Cox in the primary by 8 percentage points, or almost 1,000 votes. 

Atlas outspent and outraised Cox — last cycle, Cox raised $28,973 and Atlas raised $120,176. Atlas spent $96,492 compared to Cox's $49,000. However, she had $78,877 in total remaining funds while Atlas had $29,024. 

Teacher, environmental activist Vinny Spotleson wins open state Assembly seat — 12:35 a.m.

Democrat Vinny Spotleson bested Republican Kelly Chapman to win Assembly District 41, one of the most competitive legislative races of the cycle.

Spotleson, a teacher and former environmental activist, said he ran to show people that the government could improve working-class Nevadans' lives. 

His victory isn't surprising. The seat leans blue and was open this year after Assembly Majority Leader Sandra Jauregui (D-Las Vegas) opted to run for lieutenant governor. 

Chapman outraised Spotleson, bringing in $91,000 in the third quarter of 2026 compared to Spotleson's $75,000 haul. And outside GOP groups — including a secretive PAC affiliated with Assm. Lisa Cole (R-Las Vegas) — had aggressively spent on attack ads slamming Spotleson as a "radical." 

Spotleson joined the Las Vegas branch of the Democratic Socialists of America earlier this year but says he does not identify as a socialist. 

In the Assembly, he says he will push for the construction of municipal light rail in Las Vegas, a temporary moratorium on data centers and a ban on algorithmic price-fixing by landlords.

Assm. Shea Backus holds Las Vegas swing seat, fending off Clark County GOP chair — 12:35 a.m.

Assm. Shea Backus (D-Las Vegas) has won a fourth term in Assembly District 37, defeating Republican Jill Douglass, the Clark County Republican Party chair.

The seat has long been one of the most competitive in the Legislature, and it was one of a handful that could decide whether Democrats keep their supermajority in the Assembly. Backus first won the district in 2018 by 135 votes and lost it in 2020 to Republican Andy Matthews. She won it back in 2022 by 806 votes and in 2024 by 1,064 votes.

Backus, an attorney and Cherokee Nation citizen, held a significant fundraising advantage and was endorsed by the Las Vegas Police Protective Association and the Professional Firefighters of Nevada. 

Backus has chaired the Assembly Revenue Committee and served as vice chair of Ways and Means. She argued her experience will matter next session, as the Assembly loses more than a third of its budget committee members to retirement.

Joe Spica, hotel bellman and Culinary member, defeats sitting Republican Assemblymember in blue-leaning district — 12:35 a.m.

Joe Spica, a bellman at the Cosmopolitan Hotel who is a member of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, has defeated Assm. Rebecca Edgeworth (R-Las Vegas), in a painful loss for Republicans and a victory for the union.

Assembly District 35 is a blue-leaning seat in Henderson that Edgeworth won by 9 points in 2024, ensuring that Democrats were just one vote short of a veto-proof supermajority in the state Assembly. 

The race was a test of the power of organized labor in Nevada, especially that of the Culinary Union. Labor groups had rallied behind Spica and gave him thousands of dollars in donations. Spica raised $137,000 in the third quarter of 2026 while Edgeworth raised $180,000. Their race was the highest-fundraising Assembly race.

On the campaign trail, Spica slammed Edgeworth as a rubber stamp for Lombardo and "AI data centers" and tried to outfox her on healthcare, Edgeworth's signature policy issue given her day job as a doctor, by touting his work for the Culinary Union's free health centers. 

Spica ties his interest in politics to rising costs for his family and declining visitation to the Strip. He says that in the Assembly, he will seek to lower healthcare costs, block NV Energy's proposed daily demand charge and curb corporations' ability to buy up housing units. 

Progressive legislative candidate wins open Assembly seat in Henderson — 12:35 a.m.

Software developer Alex Pereszlenyi has won Assembly District 29, a blue-leaning seat in Henderson left open this year after Assm. Joe Dalia (D-Las Vegas) opted to run for state treasurer.

Pereszlenyi defeated Joe Ludwig, a guest services representative at a spa chain.

Pereszlenyi didn't take corporate donations and argues Nevada has become unaffordable because it prioritizes the wealthy over the working class. He wants to raise taxes on billionaires, hold data centers accountable and boost the state's per-pupil spending amount.

The race became a litmus test on Henderson's political leanings. While the seat has been held almost exclusively by Democrats for decades, Ludwig argued that the race was winnable because Pereszlenyi — a member of the Las Vegas branch of the Democratic Socialists of America — was too progressive for the district. 

Pereszlenyi significantly outraised Ludwig, bringing in $117,000 from January through September compared to Ludwig's $36,000. Pereszlenyi's win in the Democratic primary in June was somewhat of an upset — he defeated two establishment-adjacent candidates, but afterwards he received big-ticket endorsements from groups such as the Culinary Union and the AFL-CIO.

Progressive Democrat takes home win; beats Republican and nonpartisan candidates — 12:35 a.m.

Democrat Minja Yan rode the blue wave to a win over Assm. Heidi Kasama (R-Las Vegas) and former Republican state Sen. Becky Harris (NP) to represent District F on the Clark County Commission. 

Her victory comes in a strong showing from Democratic voters in Clark County. Yan could shift the largely Democratic county commission leftward as she pushes a more progressive agenda. 

Yan's win is also notable as she is a political newcomer who defeated two women who have held public office before. 

Yan, who had declined taking corporate donations, had $5,400 on hand after spending around $110,200 the whole cycle. She was outraised by Harris and Kasama who raised, respectively, $192,000 and $153,000.

Former District F Commissioner Justin Jones (D), who won against his Republican challenge by only 336 votes in 2022, decided not to run for re-election after his involvement in a contentious legal dispute between a developer and Clark County. 

Reno teacher Selena La Rue Hatch wins third term, holding swingy Assembly seat — 12:35 a.m.

Assm. Selena La Rue Hatch (D-Reno) has won a third term in Assembly District 25, defeating Michael Ginsburg (R).

The Northwest Reno district has a slight Democratic voter registration advantage of 2.3 percentage points. La Rue Hatch first took the seat in 2022, succeeding Republican Jill Tolles, who did not run again.

La Rue Hatch, a fourth-generation Nevadan who grew up on a ranch near Pyramid Lake, teaches world history and geography in the Washoe County School District. In the 2025 session, she carried a bill to exempt Nevada from daylight saving time and pushed to expand paid family and medical leave. She led Ginsburg in fundraising throughout the race.

Ginsburg, an NV Energy manager endorsed by Gov. Joe Lombardo (R), previously chaired the Reno Parks and Recreation Commission. He ran for state Senate in 2024, losing the general election to now-Sen. Angie Taylor (D-Reno).

Assemblymember, Democrat party chair wins North Las Vegas mayoral seat against councilmember — 12:35 a.m.

Assm. Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D-North Las Vegas) has defeated North Las Vegas Councilmember Scott Black to serve as mayor of the city. 

Monroe-Moreno led Black in the primary votes and went on to beat him again in the general. She assumed office in the Assembly in 2016. She is also a former correctional officer. 

She was endorsed by former Vice President Kamala Harris, as well Attorney General Aaron Ford and both U.S. senators from Nevada, Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV). 

Black spent $474,307 this past quarter, after raising $204,781. He had outspent Monroe-Moreno by quite a bit — she put in $156,054 and raised $89,314 this last cycle. Black also had $271,655 on hand while Monroe-Moreno had $159,476. 

After a tough financial period out of the 2008 recession, North Las Vegas is on the upswing economically. 

Marzola to return to Legislature, set to take up role as Assembly speaker — 12:35 a.m.

Assm. Elaine Marzola (D-Las Vegas) will return to the Assembly and is set to become the chamber's next leader.

Marzola handily defeated her opponent, Patsy Carvalho, an elementary school teacher in Las Vegas, to represent Southern Nevada's Assembly District 21.

An attorney and Brazilian immigrant, Marzola has held her Assembly seat since 2020. She was the top legislative fundraiser in the third quarter of this year and helped financially boost other Democratic candidates running for seats in the lower house.

Though Democrats hold a majority of seats in the Assembly, the party's supermajority power rides on gaining one seat in the chamber. 

Assm. Max Carter wins rematch to keep East Las Vegas Assembly seat for Democrats — 12:35 a.m.

Assm. Max Carter II (D-Las Vegas) has won a third term in Assembly District 12, defeating Nancy Roecker (R) for the second election in a row.

The race was a rematch of 2024, when Carter beat Roecker, a technology consultant in Las Vegas, by 277 votes. The district covers the eastern side of the Las Vegas Valley, including Sunrise Manor and Lake Las Vegas, and the race for the seat has been close before. Carter first won the open seat in 2022 with 51 percent of the vote.

Carter's win helps Democrats protect their Assembly majority. The party entered the election one seat short of a two-thirds supermajority, which would allow lawmakers to override vetoes without Republican support.

A third-generation Las Vegan, Carter worked as an electrician and spent the last 15 years of his career negotiating union contracts for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 357. After his wife died in 2017, he began volunteering with the nonprofit Trauma Intervention Program and teaching trauma yoga before friends encouraged him to run for office.

Democrat Ryan Hampton wins Assembly District 9 race, filling spot of retiring Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager — 12:35 a.m.

Democrat Ryan Hampton, a nationally known recovery advocate, has won the competitive Assembly District 9 race.

Hampton had a significant fundraising advantage over his opponent, small-business owner Erica Neely (R). Hampton was one of the best-funded legislative candidates this cycle, raising more than $438,000 in donations. He also had the backing of national organizations such as the Next 50, a national group that invests in the "next generation of Democratic leaders."

That doesn't mean the competition wasn't heated. Neely had the backing of prominent local conservatives, such as politico Chuck Muth. In October, Neely's campaign paid for flyers with endorsements from a group called the "Nevada Independent Voter Coalition," which is not a registered PAC, according to the secretary of state's website. 

She also reportedly sent a package to Hampton's house, something which Hampton called "intimidation 101."

Hampton's win is part of a larger power shake-up in the Legislature. Early on in the cycle, he scored the endorsement of retiring Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas), who previously held the AD9 seat. His win helps maintain Democrats' control over the Assembly as they vie for a supermajority.

Kate Marshall wins race for Reno mayor, ensuring new face will lead city council — 12:30 a.m.

Kate Marshall, the former Nevada treasurer and lieutenant governor, will become the next Reno mayor, the first time Renoites have elected a new mayor in a dozen years.

Marshall defeated Reno City Councilmember Kathleen Taylor, who will remain on the council representing Ward 1. As mayor, Marshall, who has never held city office, will lead the seven-member city council. Her voting powers are the same as any other council member.

It comes as the Biggest Little City is facing a host of challenges, including a precarious budget situation, rising housing prices and increased public scrutiny of city decisions on topics such as data centers and automatic license plate cameras.

Her campaign focused on bringing greater scrutiny to the city's spending and opposition to data centers within city limits.

Marshall spent and raised much less money than Taylor this year but had a much higher share of small-dollar donations. 

UNR employee defeats construction executive for open Reno City Council seat — 12:30 a.m.

Matt Johnson, the former owner of a local brewery and current UNR employee, won the race to represent Ward 2 on the Reno City Council, which spans across southeastern Reno.

Johnson defeated Summer Pellett, the co-founder of a local construction company. He was previously the director of the Nevada Conservation Corps, which focuses on environmental restoration, and now works on a team at UNR focused on workforce development. He previously said he plans to make the city council his full-time job.

Johnson has touted himself as well-equipped to handle the city's precarious budget situation. He has also expressed openness to making the city's data center moratorium permanent and prioritized finding ways to cool down Reno, which is the nation's fastest-warming city. 

Johnson raised much less money than Pellett, but he had a much higher share of small-dollar donations. He finished first in the June primary.

Ballot Question 6 passes, codifying abortion rights into Nevada Constitution — 12:18 a.m.

Ballot Question 6 passed on Tuesday night, enshrining Nevada's existing abortion law — which permits the procedure through 24 weeks of pregnancy — directly into the state Constitution. 

The state's abortion laws are not changing, but the ballot question's passage makes it harder to challenge the 24-week standard going forward. It will take another ballot question approved twice to make any changes to those rules.

Abortions are permitted past 24 weeks if the life or health of the pregnant woman is endangered.

In 2024, the same ballot question passed with 64 percent of the vote. It needed approval again from voters this year to become part of the state Constitution.

Supporters of the ballot question far outraised opponents this year. Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom brought in $1.5 million between January and September, while the two opposition PACs — Protect Our Girls and Students for Life Action Ballot PAC — raised less than $70,000 combined.

Ballot Question 7 passes, requiring Nevadans to show photo ID before voting — 12: 18 a.m.

Voters have passed Ballot Question 7, meaning Nevadans will now be required to prove their identity via photo ID or a personal identification number before they vote.

It amends the Nevada Constitution to require all in-person voters to present a valid photo identification — such as a driver's license, passport, student ID card or concealed weapon permit — before voting. Those voting by mail will be required to verify their identity using part of a personally identifiable number — such as their driver's license number or Social Security number — alongside their signature.

Nevada already required ID to register to vote, but relied on voters' signatures to verify their identity after they were registered. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 36 states have laws requesting or requiring voters to show some form of ID when casting a ballot.

The ballot question was widely expected to pass after Nevada voters backed the same ballot question by a 73-26 split in 2024. 

Republicans have long pushed for voter ID, arguing it's a common-sense reform to reassure Nevadans about the security of elections. Dark money groups spent big on pushing for the ballot question, and Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) repeatedly encouraged voters to approve it.

Many Democrats opposed the ballot question, arguing Nevada's elections are already secure and that the requirement will disenfranchise residents who lack a photo ID.

Progressive state Sen. Melanie Scheible wins re-election against well-funded Republican opponent — 12:15 a.m.

State Sen. Melanie Scheible (D-Las Vegas) has won re-election against a well-funded Republican opponent, Maria Thompson, in a blue-leaning Senate seat covering parts of Summerlin and Spring Valley. 

Scheible was elected to represent state Senate District 9 in 2018. She is a defense attorney in Las Vegas who formerly served as a deputy district attorney in Clark County. She is considered one of the Legislature's more progressive members, voting against the film tax credits bill in 2025 and sponsoring a bill providing protections to incarcerated transgender people in 2023. However, her background as a prosecutor also makes her more moderate on some criminal justice issues.

Scheible's opponent, Thompson, is also an attorney and was one of the best-funded challengers to an incumbent lawmaker this cycle. In the third quarter of 2026, Scheible and Thompson brought in roughly equivalent fundraising hauls, with Scheible bringing in roughly $200,000 and Thompson roughly $190,000. 

Both candidates were endorsed by the Clark County Education Association.

Scheible's victory brings Democrats closer to gaining a supermajority in the state Senate, which they were one seat short of after 2024.

Democrat Julie Pazina wins re-election in Senate District 12 — 12:15 a.m.

Julie Pazina (D) will continue to represent Senate District 12 after fending off a challenge from small-business owner Rafael Arroyo (R) this cycle. 

Pazina has made a name for herself in Carson City as one of Nevada's most effective legislators, despite her relatively short time in office. Her endorsements speak to her legislative success: Pazina scored the endorsement of nearly every major union in Nevada this cycle from the Clark County Education Association to the Southern Nevada Building Trades.

Throughout the cycle, Pazina raised more than twice as much money as Arroyo, finishing the race with about $239,000 cash on hand to his $115,000. 

Still, Arroyo represented a notable threat to Pazina. In 2024, Arroyo nearly ousted Majority Leader Sandra Jauregui (D-Las Vegas) in a state Senate run, frequently appearing at local events with President Donald Trump (R). SD12 has also historically been a swing district and was held by a Republican nearly five years ago. 

State Sen. Marilyn Dondero Loop, long-serving and powerful lawmaker, wins re-election — 12:15 a.m.

State Sen. Marilyn Dondero Loop (D-Las Vegas), a longtime presence in the state Legislature, has won re-election to the swingy Summerlin seat she has represented since 2018.

Dondero Loop is one of the Senate's most powerful members and served as chair of the Finance Committee over the past two sessions. She formerly represented an overlapping Assembly seat from 2008 to 2014.

Her Republican opponent was businessman and activist George Harris, who had touted himself as capable of bringing a business mindset to the Nevada Legislature, which he said needed "adult supervision."

Dondero Loop is one of the strongest legislative fundraisers, and her race was one of this year's most expensive. It got ugly on both sides. Dondero Loop ran ads calling Harris a "failed businessman," while Senate Minority Leader Robin Titus (R-Wellington) paid for a website that slammed Dondero Loop's brother for working at one of the state's top lobbying firms.

The senator is set to play a key role in the 2027 legislative session, where she says she plans to focus on education policy and affordable housing. Her win brings the Democratic caucus one seat closer to a veto-proof supermajority in the upper chamber.

Dina Titus wins re-election in the 1st Congressional District — 12:06 a.m.

Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) has won another term representing her Las Vegas-based congressional district.

She defeated state Sen. Carrie Buck (R-Henderson), who thrilled national Republicans by repeatedly outraising the Democrat. But money wasn't enough. 

Ahead of the midterms, Titus got out in front of some of the most politically motivating issues in her district, including the fight to restore a gambling tax deduction Republicans eliminated in their megabill last year and the push to regulate data centers' water use.

She also hammered President Donald Trump for focusing on White House upgrades instead of improving the economy, capitalizing on his low approval ratings. 

The congresswoman, a former state senator and UNLV professor, has represented the district spanning the Strip, Downtown, Henderson and Boulder City for 13 years. She is set to become dean of the state's congressional delegation following Rep. Mark Amodei's (R-NV) retirement.

Susie Lee wins re-election to Nevada's most traditionally competitive House seat — 12:06 a.m.

Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) will serve a fifth term representing southern Las Vegas and southwestern Clark County in the state's 3rd Congressional District.

She defeated video game composer Marty O'Donnell (R), who poured $4 million into his unique campaign. 

In the final weeks before Election Day, Republicans seemed to sense their chances slipping away, with a group tied to President Donald Trump scrapping $3 million in planned ad spending for O'Donnell. Meanwhile, national Democrats grew so confident in her chances, they stopped running TV ads on her behalf.

Lee won what has traditionally been Nevada's most competitive House battleground thanks to voter anger at the president and powerhouse fundraising, plus hundreds of thousands of dollars in outside spending. 

She is considered one of the most bipartisan members of Congress. This year, she has focused on issues such as ensuring veterans exposed to radiation get benefits and boosting the state's solar industry in the face of opposition from the Trump administration.

Steven Horsford wins re-election in Nevada's 4th Congressional District — 12:06 a.m.

Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) secured re-election in Nevada's 4th Congressional District.

He defeated rancher and small-business owner Cody Whipple (R), who ran without President Donald Trump's endorsement as he shunned Washington insiders. 

Horsford enjoyed a financial advantage over Whipple thanks, in part, to his national connections. The Nevada congressman is the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and a close ally of Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). 

Though his congressional race was expected to be the state's least competitive, he got hundreds of thousands of dollars of support from pro-AI and pro-crypto groups. He is Nevada's only representative open to a federal data center moratorium and to curbing U.S. assistance to Israel. His plan to restore the gaming tax loss deduction has advanced the farthest in Congress.

The congressman could be a kingmaker in the 2028 presidential race. Last month, he was the only Nevada member of Congress to campaign with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) during her rare visit to Nevada. 

Cannizzaro wins attorney general race, bringing longtime lawmaker to state's top law enforcement role — 12:06 a.m.

Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (D-Las Vegas) will become Nevada's next attorney general, ensuring a Democrat will continue serving as the state's top law enforcement officer.

She defeated Adriana Guzmán Fralick, a lawyer and political newcomer who has held positions across state and local government. In campaign ads, Cannizzaro touted herself as a tough-on-crime prosecutor and said she would stand up to the Trump administration. 

Democrats also called Guzmán Fralick "MAGA Adriana," with a focus on her past comments that the state should "roll with the punches" when it comes to data centers.

The result could have implications for Nevada's dynamic with the Trump administration. Under the first two years of Trump's tenure, Nevada has often sued — and won — lawsuits against the Trump administration, something Cannizzaro has said she would continue.

It concludes Cannizzaro's decade-long career in the state Senate and seven years leading the Senate Democratic caucus, a tenure during which she emerged as one of the most powerful figures in state politics.

Democrat Cisco Aguilar secures re-election for Nevada secretary of state — 12:06 a.m.

Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar (D) will serve a second term as the state's top elections official.

For the second straight cycle, Aguilar defeated Jim Marchant (R), who is one of the most vocal critics of the state's election system. Marchant was the only Republican statewide candidate to not receive Gov. Joe Lombardo's (R) endorsement and raised significantly less money than Aguilar.

Aguilar's campaign largely focused on his first term, especially his standing up against the Trump administration's efforts to interfere in state-run elections and the release of a new statewide voter registration and election management system. He also oversaw the rollout of a new business licensing system.

Aguilar is against many big-picture changes to Nevada's mail ballot system, such as accepting ballots after Election Day. But he supports some smaller changes, including allowing voters to insert their mail ballots into a ballot reading machine, which is currently reserved for in-person voters.

Aguilar is also focused on the implementation of voter ID, which is widely expected to pass via ballot initiative during this year's general election. He has not said whether he voted in support of the ballot question. 

Assm. Sandra Jauregui defeats incumbent Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony with help from national orgs — 12:06 a.m.

Assm. Sandra Jauregui — the third highest ranking Democrat in the state Assembly — will become Nevada's next lieutenant governor. 

She defeated incumbent Stavros Anthony (R), a staunch conservative who has made the participation of transgender female athletes a key policy issue during his tenure.

Jauregui's campaign caught the attention of national heavy hitters, including former Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ.) Late in the cycle, Jauregui's campaign received a $1.75 million boost from the Democratic Lieutenant Governor's Association, which ran several attack ads on Anthony. 

As lieutenant governor, Jauregui is first in line to lead the state if the governor can not fulfill their duties. She will also sit on the board of several state commissions, including chairing the Nevada Commission on Tourism. 

As a survivor of the October 1 mass shooting, Jauregui has said she would reform firearm dealer licensing and create a new state office dedicated to that cause. 

High school teacher Michael MacDougall unseats Nevada's chief financial officer — 12:06 a.m.

Clark County high school teacher Michael MacDougall, a Democrat who had never run for office before, won the election for Nevada controller, unseating incumbent Andy Matthews (R).

The victory came despite MacDougall raising much less money than Matthews.

The controller — likely Nevada's least-known statewide position — leads an office of about 45 people and is tasked with overseeing the state's accounting system and collecting debts, among other responsibilities.