2026 Nevada gubernatorial election
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The 2026 Nevada gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of the state of Nevada. Incumbent Republican Governor Joe Lombardo is running for re-election to a second term in office.
Background
[edit]Nevada is a purple state, where both parties have had success in recent years. Republicans currently hold the governorship after flipping the seat in 2022, and Trump carrying the state in the 2024 presidential election, a state not carried by Republicans since 2004.[1] However, both Senators in the state are Democratic[2][3] and Democrats maintain control of both branches of the state legislature.[4]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Joe Lombardo, incumbent governor (2023–present)[5]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Aaron Ford, Nevada Attorney General (2019–present)[6]
Publicly expressed interest
[edit]- Steve Sisolak, former governor (2019–2023)[7]
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[8] | Tossup | January 23, 2025 |
| Inside Elections[9] | Battleground | February 6, 2025 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Lean R | May 1, 2025 |
Polling
[edit]- Joe Lombardo vs. Aaron Ford
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Joe Lombardo (R) |
Aaron Ford (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote TXT[11][A] | May 15–19, 2023 | 412 (RV) | ± 4.7% | 51% | 30% | 7%[b] | 12% |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- Partisan clients
- ^ Poll commissioned by Nevada Newsmakers
References
[edit]- ^ Trump wins Nevada, capturing a state he lost in both 2016 and 2020, NBC News, November 8, 2024
- ^ Trump flips Nevada as Democrat Jacky Rosen holds on to state’s Senate seat, The Guardian, November 9, 2024
- ^ Democrats retain control of the Senate after holding Nevada seat, NPR, November 12, 2022
- ^ Nevada Democrats keep legislative control but fall short of veto-proof supermajority, AP News, November 12, 2024
- ^ Mueller, Tabitha (April 7, 2024). "'You have to grow into it:' Joe Lombardo's rise from beat cop to governor". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
Lombardo said he's looking forward to running for re-election in 2026.
- ^ Robison, Mark (February 12, 2025). "Too soon? 2026 Nevada gubernatorial race starts with Lombardo, Ford out of the gates first". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
Asked Wednesday to confirm his plans, his campaign team responded, 'Yes, General Ford does intend to run for governor in 2026.'
- ^ Browning, Kellen (April 11, 2025). "Swept Out of Office by Covid, a Democratic Governor Eyes a Comeback". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^ "2026 CPR Governor Race ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ "2026 Governor". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "Nevada Newsmakers Survey Spring 2023". Nevada Newsmakers. May 22, 2023. Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2025.