2026 Nevada gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2026 United States gubernatorial elections.

2026 Nevada gubernatorial election
November 3, 2026
 
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Governor

Joe Lombardo
Republican



The 2026 Nevada gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Nevada. The primary elections will take place on June 9, 2026.[1] Incumbent Republican governor Joe Lombardo is running for re-election to a second term in office.

Background

Nevada is considered to be a purple to slightly blue state at the federal and state levels, with neither party having control of all three branches of government. Apart from the governor, Nevada's lieutenant governor and state controller are Republicans. Nevada's attorney general, treasurer, and state secretary of state are Democrats. Donald Trump won the state in 2024, becoming the first Republican presidential nominee to win the state since 2004.[2]

The Nevada Legislature is controlled by members of the Democratic Party, with a majority in both the state assembly and senate. The lieutenant governor, a Republican, serves as the president of the state senate but only votes in the case of a tie. At the federal level, both United States Senators and three out of four members of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada are Democrats.[3][4]

With the exception of 2018, Republicans have won every gubernatorial election in the state since 1998.[5]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Joe Lombardo
Executive branch officials
Labor unions
  • Clark County Education Association[11]
Organizations

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Aaron Ford
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Aaron
Ford 		Alexis
Hill 		Other Undecided
Change Research (D)[28][A] December 11–18, 2025 555 (LV) ± 4.3% 48% 13% 1%[b] 39%

Independent candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Danielle Ford, member of the Nevada State Board of Education[30]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[31] Tossup September 11, 2025
Inside Elections[32] Tilt R August 28, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[33] Lean R September 4, 2025
Race to the WH[34] Tossup November 25, 2025

Polling

Joe Lombardo vs. Aaron Ford

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation 		Dates
administered 		Dates
updated 		Joe
Lombardo (R) 		Aaron
Ford (D) 		Other/Undecided[c] Margin
Race to the WH[35] May 15 – November 18, 2025 November 24, 2025 41.1% 39.5% 19.4% Lombardo +1.6%
RealClearPolitics[36] October 7 – November 18, 2025 November 24, 2025 40.5% 39.0% 20.5% Lombardo +1.5%
Aggregate 40.8% 39.25% 19.95% Lombardo +1.55%


Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Joe
Lombardo (R) 		Aaron
Ford (D) 		Other Undecided
Emerson College[37] November 16–18, 2025 800 (RV) ± 3.4% 41% 41% – 18%
Noble Predictive Insights[38] October 7–13, 2025 766 (RV) ± 3.5% 40% 37% – 23%
Vote TXT[39][B] May 15–19, 2023 412 (RV) ± 4.7% 51% 30% 7%[d] 12%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Would not vote" with 1%
  3. ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  4. ^ "Some other candidate" with 7%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by Hill's campaign
  2. ^ Poll commissioned by Nevada Newsmakers

References

  1. ^ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". NCSL. May 9, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "Trump turns Nevada red in presidential race for first time in two decades". ABC3340. November 6, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  3. ^ "Election Results, 2022". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Election Results, 2024". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on December 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Mueller, Tabitha; Golonka, Sean; Solis, Jacob (November 11, 2022). "Lombardo defeats Sisolak; Democrats win attorney general, secretary of state races". The Nevada Independent. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Election 2026: Tracking Nevada candidate announcements". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  7. ^ "Irina Hansen announces candidacy for Nevada governor in 2026 race". KSNV. June 18, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Election 2026: Tracking Nevada candidate announcements". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  9. ^ Aldrete, Isabella; Adams, Kiara; Neugeboren, Eric (September 15, 2025). "Joe Lombardo launches re-election bid for Nevada governor". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  10. ^ Robison, Mark (November 6, 2025). "President Trump endorses Lombardo in Nevada governor's race". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  11. ^ "Major Clark County teachers union endorses Republican Joe Lombardo for Nevada governor". Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  12. ^ "Endorsements". Turning Point Action. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  13. ^ Seeman, Matthew (July 28, 2025). "Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford formally launches campaign for governor". KSNV. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  14. ^ "Washoe County Commission Chair Alexis Hill officially enters Nevada Governor's race". KTVN. September 4, 2025. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  15. ^ a b Neugeboren, Eric; Aldrete, Isabella (August 11, 2025). "Top two Democrats in Nevada Assembly won't run for re-election, may seek other offices". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  16. ^ Margiott, Kenzie (October 20, 2025). "Assembly majority leader Sandra Jauregui launches campaign for Nevada lieutenant governor". mynews4.com. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  17. ^ Chouinard, Kyle (July 24, 2025). "Sen. Cortez Masto endorses Attorney General Ford for Nevada governor". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  18. ^ Sheridan, Kevin (July 28, 2025). "Rosen endorses Ford for Governor". KOLO-TV. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  19. ^ a b c d Hill, Jessica (July 28, 2025). "Attorney General Aaron Ford launches bid for Nevada governor". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  20. ^ Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (July 29, 2025). "Morning Digest: Trumpworld wanted him to run for Senate. Now they're furious at him". Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  21. ^ a b c d Chouinard, Kyle (September 15, 2025). "Nevada Dems coalescing around Ford for governor". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  22. ^ Gentry, Dana (July 28, 2025). "Ford promises 'you matter' state government if elected to top spot". Nevada Current. Retrieved November 22, 2025. Doñate, who has endorsed Ford, said he considered the wisdom of making a commitment at this early stage of the race, but says he likely would have heard from other interested candidates.
  23. ^ "NSEA Endorses Aaron Ford for Governor". NSEA. October 23, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  24. ^ Sheridan, Kevin (November 14, 2025). "Washoe Education Association endorses Ford for Governor". KOLO. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  25. ^ "End Citizens United Endorses Aaron Ford for Governor of Nevada". endcitizensunited.org. October 28, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  26. ^ "Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Aaron Ford for Governor and Nicole Cannizzaro for Attorney General". Reproductive Freedom for All. August 29, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  27. ^ "New JDCA Endorsees". Jewish Democratic Council of America. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  28. ^ Racker, Mini (December 22, 2025). "Poll: Alexis Hill trailing in Nevada gov race, but campaign attractive to primary voters". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
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  30. ^ "Candidate Filing List". nvsos.gov.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  32. ^ "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  33. ^ "2026 Governor". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  34. ^ "Governor Forecast - 2026-2026". Race to the WH. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  35. ^ "2026 Governor Polling". Race to the White House. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
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  37. ^ "Nevada 2026 Poll: Dead Heat for Governor, U.S. Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto Underwater". Emerson College. November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
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  39. ^ "Nevada Newsmakers Survey Spring 2023". Nevada Newsmakers. May 22, 2023. Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
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