Advertisers have spent about $14 million on airtime so far this year, but more than one-third of those dollars are from groups whose funders' identities aren't public information.

Kate Marshall's campaign is confident that a campaign finance complaint filed by the Nevada Republican Party will be tossed out.

Nevada Gold Mines donated $500,000 to a PAC affiliated with Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) in March.

The Indy broke down the numbers in notable races, including two incumbent state lawmakers down to union-backed challengers and close contests in Washoe County.

Gov. Joe Lombardo has a commanding fundraising advantage, while battles are emerging in contests for other statewide seats.

The haul places the cash on hand for Lombardo's campaign and PAC at about $14 million.

About $1.9 million of Lombardo's fundraising total came from donors who easily and legally skirted contribution limits by sending donations through different names. This made up about 44 percent of his campaign's haul

Potential presidential candidates have continued to sprinkle cash into Nevada House races.

Nevada campaign finance reports released last week provide the most extensive look to date on the strength of candidates for statewide, legislative and local government races up in 2026. 

Campaign finance reports show Conine raised most money in attorney general race; incumbents for secretary of state, lieutenant governor have a lead.

Republicans think one legal change might position them to win the state's competitive races.

We analyzed years of political food spending — just in case you want to try some of your representatives' favorite restaurants this holiday season.

Looser campaign finance rules enable legislative PACs to receive unrestricted funds to funnel directly to lawmakers and allied groups.

The Nevada Justice Association, through its political arm, donated more than $320,000 directly to state lawmakers during the 2024 cycle, in addition to nearly $500,000 to PACs associated with prominent Democratic legislators.

The pharmaceutical industry was responsible for about $300,000 of the total contributions, while health care groups — defined as anything from hospitals and insurers to patient advocacy groups — donated about $1.4 million.

The total represents an increase from the amount of money given to state legislators during the 2022 election cycle. Similar to prior election cycles, organized labor overwhelmingly donated to Democrats.

It is the second straight cycle where the industry was the second-highest category of donor to state lawmakers, slotting in behind gaming groups, but this year's haul had much more of a Republican lean than the 2022 cycle.

It's the first time since the 2018 cycle that casinos and other gaming groups donated more than any other industry, and the most they have donated in a single cycle since The Indy began tracking contributions to lawmakers in the 2016 election cycle.

Legislators raised more than $17.3 million from high-dollar donors in the 2024 election cycle, with Democrats making up more than two-thirds of the haul.

The secretary of state's office is eyeing reforms to the process, as the only way that state officials could force the fines to be paid is through a resource-intensive lawsuit.