A Democrat has never won the Northern Nevada seat where Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) is retiring. The primary will decide the party's champion.

Nearly 2 million mail ballots have been sent out, and thousands have been accepted. We're wrapping up our primary previews, campaign ads are rolling in, and early voting starts Saturday.

The longtime lawmaker from Reno thinks 2026 is Democrats' best chance to flip Nevada's only GOP-held congressional seat.

Plus: Huge ad spending in the AG's race, a look at self-funded campaigns and the number of votes cast so far.

A growing share of challengers are putting up six-to-seven figures of their own money to run for office. One candidate was blunt: "It sucks."

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

Between attorney general candidates taking swings and a congressman calling out mudslinging, campaign season is getting personal.

The filing period ushered a few eyebrow-raising candidates into Nevada's competitive races.

Prominent politicians already support several contenders, setting up a hotly contested primary.

Democrats have never won the seat, but they say 2026 presents their best opportunity.

Amodei said concerns about Republicans losing the House in 2026 did not shape his decision. He is the latest of nearly three dozen House members to hang up their hats ahead of the midterms. 

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

It wasn't enough to want to do something, though. Lawmakers also needed to find and attract entrepreneurs willing to provide card processing services at lower costs to Nevada's businesses.

Like clockwork, the Federal Election Commission first quarter fundraising deadline came this week, reminding elected officials (and tired journalists) that the 2026 cycle is officially underway.

Members had different strategies for tackling their recess week, from town halls to roundtables to a massive Las Vegas rally with the two most famous people in left-wing politics: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

An intrepid columnist shares a satirical imagining of Michele Fiore's inauguration as Nevada's 32nd governor.

All three of Nevada's incumbent House Democrats have won re-election in their Las Vegas-based seats — an expected result after Democrats far outspent Republican candidates who were largely left to fend for themselves by national GOP groups, but uncomfortably close at times for Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV).

Trump or Harris? How do nonpartisans break? The Nevada Independent breaks down the most compelling storylines we're following on decision day.

From July through September, Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) raised about $3.5 million more than her GOP opponent, Sam Brown. In the three House races in Southern Nevada, Democrats raked in hundreds of thousands more than their opponents.

For the first time since 1998, no Democrat is running for the reliably Republican Northern Nevada district. Instead, Amodei is facing a nonpartisan challenge.