2026 Nevada gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2026 United States gubernatorial elections.

2026 Nevada gubernatorial election

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Nominee Joe Lombardo Aaron Ford 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 Nevada. Republican incumbent Joe Lombardo is seeking a second term. He is being challenged by Democratic attorney general Aaron Ford.

Primary elections took place on June 9, 2026. ^[1] Lombardo won the Republican nomination with 91.0% of the vote. Ford won the Democratic nomination with 63.8% over Washoe commission chair Alexis Hill.

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.^{[ citation needed ]} 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

Nominee

• Joe Lombardo, incumbent governor (2023–present) ^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• Donald J. Beaudry Jr., AI executive ^[7]
• Irina Hansen, salon owner and candidate for mayor of Las Vegas in 2024 ^[8]
• M. Kameron Hawkins, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2022 ^[9]
• Matthew Winterhawk, businessman ^[9]
• Jose M. Zalaya ^[7]
• Barak Zilberberg, candidate for governor in 2022 ^[7]

Endorsements

Joe Lombardo

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present) ^[10]

Labor unions

• Clark County Education Association ^[11]

Party chapters

• Clark County Republican Party ^[12]

Organizations

• Turning Point Action ^[13]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Irina Hansen	Joe Lombardo	Matthew Winterhawk	Jose Zalaya	Undecided
Noble Predictive Insights [14]	March 10–13, 2026	306 (V)	± 5.6%	4%	60%	7%	4%	24%

Results

Results by county:

  Lombardo

•   70–80%
•   80–90%
•   >90%

Republican primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Lombardo (incumbent)	172,150	90.8
	None of These Candidates		4,367	2.3
	Republican	Irina Hansen	4,114	2.2
	Republican	Matthew Winterhawk	3,452	1.8
	Republican	Donald J. Beaudry Jr.	2,482	1.3
	Republican	M. Kameron Hawkins	1,230	0.7
	Republican	Jose M. Zalaya	1,095	0.6
	Republican	Barak Zilberberg	744	0.4
Total votes			189,638	100.0

Results by county

County [16]	Joe Lombardo		None of These Candidates		Various candidates [b]		Margin [c]		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Carson City	5,886	91.31%	178	2.76%	382	5.93%	5,708	88.55%	6,446
Churchill	3,035	90.44%	73	2.18%	248	7.39%	2,962	88.26%	3,356
Clark	88,894	91.45%	1,794	1.85%	6,516	6.71%	87,100	89.60%	97,204
Douglas	10,550	92.85%	278	2.45%	535	4.71%	10,272	90.40%	11,363
Elko	3,437	87.59%	106	2.70%	381	9.71%	3,331	84.89%	3,924
Esmeralda	189	80.43%	28	11.91%	18	7.66%	161	68.52%	235
Eureka	368	81.78%	25	5.56%	57	12.67%	343	76.22%	450
Humboldt	1,740	86.35%	66	3.28%	209	10.38%	1,674	83.07%	2,015
Lander	823	77.79%	102	9.64%	133	12.57%	721	68.15%	1,058
Lincoln	856	88.89%	36	3.74%	71	7.37%	820	85.15%	963
Lyon	7,860	90.58%	194	2.24%	623	7.20%	7,666	88.34%	8,677
Mineral	450	81.23%	26	4.69%	78	14.08%	424	76.54%	554
Nye	6,362	85.04%	186	2.49%	933	12.45%	6,176	82.55%	7,481
Pershing	651	81.99%	48	6.05%	95	11.97%	603	75.94%	794
Storey	789	89.35%	29	3.28%	65	7.36%	760	86.07%	883
Washoe	39,160	91.34%	1,143	2.67%	2,568	5.99%	38,017	88.67%	42,871
White Pine	1,100	80.88%	55	4.04%	205	15.07%	1,045	76.84%	1,360
Total	172,150	90.78%	4,367	2.30%	13,117	6.92%	167,783	88.48%	189,634

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Aaron Ford, Nevada attorney general (2019–present) ^[17]

Eliminated in primary

• Sunshine Arterburn ^[9]
• Miqehl Bayfield ^[7]
• Emile Bouari, businessman ^[7]
• James Cooper ^[9]
• Alexis Hill, Washoe County commission chair (2023–present) from the 1st district (2021–present) ^[18]

Declined

• Sandra Jauregui, majority leader of the Nevada Assembly (2023–present) from the 41st district (2016–present) ^[19] (running for lieutenant governor; endorsed Ford) ^[20]
• Steve Yeager, speaker of the Nevada Assembly (2022–present) from the 9th district (2016–present) ^[19]

Endorsements

Aaron Ford

U.S. senators

• Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada (2017–present) ^[21]
• Jacky Rosen, Nevada (2019–present) ^[22]

U.S. representatives

• Steven Horsford, NV-04 (2013–2015, 2019–present) ^[23]
• Susie Lee, NV-03 (2019–present) ^[24]
• Dina Titus, NV-01 (2009–2011, 2013–present) ^[23]

State legislators

• Reuben D'Silva, AD-28 (2022–present) ^[25]
• Cecelia González, AD-16 (2020–present) ^[23]
• Sandra Jauregui, majority leader of the Nevada Assembly from AD-41 (2016–present) ^[25]
• Daniele Monroe-Moreno, speaker pro tempore of the Nevada Assembly (2023–present) from AD-01 (2016–present) and chair of the Nevada Democratic Party (2023–present) ^[23]
• David Orentlicher, AD-20 (2020–present) ^[25]
• Selena Torres, AD-03 (2019–present) ^[25]
• Fabian Doñate, SD-10 (2021–present) ^[26]

Labor unions

• Nevada State Education Association ^[27]
• Washoe Education Association ^[28]

Organizations

• End Citizens United ^[29]
• Giffords ^[30]
• Nevada Conservation League ^[31]
• Reproductive Freedom for All ^[32]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[33]

Alexis Hill

State legislators

• Chris Giunchigliani, AD-9 (1991–2006) ^[34]

Organizations

• Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada Action ^[35]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Aaron Ford	Alexis Hill	Other	Undecided
Change Research (D) [36] [A]	December 11–18, 2025	555 (LV)	± 4.3%	48%	13%	1% [d]	39%

Results

Results by county:

  Ford

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60-70%

  Tie

•   30–40%

Democratic primary results ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Ford	118,831	63.3
	Democratic	Alexis Hill	44,849	23.9
	None of These Candidates		7,502	4.0
	Democratic	James Cooper	6,657	3.5
	Democratic	Sunshine Arterburn	5,012	2.7
	Democratic	Emile Bouari	2,795	1.5
	Democratic	Miqehl Bayfield	2,172	1.2
Total votes			187,818	100.0

Results by county

County [37]	Aaron Ford		Alexis Hill		None of These Candidates		Various candidates [e]		Margin		Total
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Carson City	2,661	62.10%	1,122	26.18%	184	4.29%	318	7.41%	1,539	35.92%	4,285
Churchill	434	52.29%	239	28.80%	66	7.95%	91	10.95%	195	23.49%	830
Clark	87,450	66.15%	26,974	20.41%	5,147	3.89%	12,621	9.54%	60,476	45.74%	132,192
Douglas	2,357	64.43%	873	23.87%	166	4.54%	262	7.15%	1,484	40.56%	3,658
Elko	478	48.68%	304	30.96%	60	6.11%	140	14.26%	174	17.72%	982
Esmeralda	6	33.33%	5	27.78%	6	33.33%	1	5.56%	0	0.00%	18
Eureka	10	40.00%	2	8.00%	3	12.00%	10	40.00%	7	28.00%	25
Humboldt	209	49.06%	145	34.04%	33	7.75%	39	9.15%	64	15.02%	426
Lander	59	46.83%	32	25.40%	22	17.46%	13	10.32%	27	21.43%	126
Lincoln	55	49.55%	9	8.11%	29	26.13%	18	16.22%	26	23.42%	111
Lyon	1,412	56.89%	647	26.07%	160	6.45%	263	10.60%	765	30.82%	2,482
Mineral	135	54.22%	46	18.47%	40	16.06%	28	11.24%	89	35.75%	249
Nye	1,548	62.65%	473	19.14%	184	7.45%	266	10.77%	1,075	43.51%	2,471
Pershing	85	51.83%	48	29.27%	16	9.76%	15	9.15%	37	22.56%	164
Storey	163	54.88%	78	26.26%	15	5.05%	41	13.81%	85	28.62%	297
Washoe	21,655	55.17%	13,802	35.16%	1,333	3.40%	2,461	6.27%	7,853	20.01%	39,251
White Pine	114	45.42%	50	19.92%	38	15.14%	49	19.52%	64	25.50%	251
Total	118,831	63.27%	44,849	23.88%	7,502	3.99%	16,636	8.86%	73,982	39.39%	187,818

Independent candidates

Candidates

• Danielle Ford, member of the Nevada State Board of Education ^{[38] [39]}

Did not qualify for ballot

• Christopher Battenberg ^[40]
• Max Beck, Lyon county deputy sheriff ^[40]
• Jordan Koteras ^[7]
• Allen Rheinhart, perennial candidate ^[40]
• Emilio R. Rodriguez ^[9]
• John T. Scott ^[9]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [41]	Tossup	October 29, 2026
Decision Desk HQ [42]	Tossup	November 2, 2026
Fox News [43]	Tossup	November 1, 2026
Inside Elections [44]	Tossup	October 29, 2026
NBC News [45]	Tossup	November 2, 2026
RealClearPolitics [46]	Tossup	November 1, 2026
Sabato's Crystal Ball [47]	Lean D (flip)	November 2, 2026
Silver Bulletin [48]	Tossup	November 2, 2026

Post-primary endorsements

Joe Lombardo (R)

Statewide officials

• Stavros Anthony, lieutenant governor of Nevada (2023–present) ^[49]

Individuals

• Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship ^[50]

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245 ^[51]

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business ^[52]
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[53]

Newspapers

• Las Vegas Review-Journal ^[54]

Aaron Ford (D)

Executive branch officials

• Kamala Harris, former vice president of the United States (2021–2025) ^[55]
• Barack Obama, former president of the United States (2009–2017) ^[56]

U.S. senators

• Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts (2013–present) ^[57]

Statewide officials

• Wes Moore, governor of Maryland (2023–present) ^[58]
• Gavin Newsom, governor of California (2019–present) ^[59]

Labor unions

• United Auto Workers ^[60]

Organizations

• Everytown for Gun Safety ^[61]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[62]

Newspapers

• Las Vegas Sun ^[63]

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Joe Lombardo (R)	Aaron Ford (D)	Other/Undecided [f]	Margin
270toWin [64]	September 5–26, 2026	October 20, 2026	42.0%	42.0%	16.0%	Tie
Decision Desk HQ [65]	through October 25, 2026	October 27, 2026	44.8%	43.5%	11.7%	Lombardo +1.3%
FiftyPlusOne [66]	through October 25, 2026	October 27, 2026	44.8%	45.5%	9.7%	Ford +0.7%
RealClearPolitics [67]	September 5–26, 2026	October 6, 2026	42.0%	42.0%	16.0%	Tie
Silver Bulletin [48]	through October 25, 2026	October 27, 2026	45.1%	44.6%	10.3%	Lombardo +0.5%
Average			43.7%	43.5%	12.8%	Lombardo +0.2%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Joe Lombardo (R)	Aaron Ford (D)	Other	Undecided
Noble Predictive Insights [68]	October 26–28, 2026	487 (LV)	± 4.4%	47%	47%	2% [g]	4%
Hart Research (D) [69] [B]	October 20–25, 2026	950 (LV)	± 3.5%	45%	49%	—	6%
RedBox Research (D) [70]	October 20–23, 2026	1,407 (LV)	± 3.6%	43%	46%	8%	4%
Global Strategy Group (D) [71] [C]	October 8–13, 2026	700 (LV)	± 3.7%	48%	47%	—	5%
Concord Public Opinion Partners (D) [72] [D]	September 26–30, 2026	565 (LV)	± 4.1%	43%	42%	7%	8%
Noble Predictive Insights [73]	September 22–26, 2026	800 (RV)	± 3.5%	38%	37%	12% [h]	13%
		708 (LV)	± 3.7%	42%	40%	10% [i]	9%
Emerson College [74]	September 5–8, 2026	680 (LV)	± 3.7%	42%	44%	2% [j]	11%
Tarrance Group (R) [75] [E]	July 25–29, 2026	— (LV)	± 4.3%	50%	43%	—	7%
Public Policy Polling (D) [76] [F]	July 15–16, 2026	558 (LV)	± 4.2%	44%	44%	–	12%
Grassroots Targeting (R) [75] [E]	July 8–6, 2026	— (LV)	—	52%	40%	—	8%
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [75] [G]	June 27–29, 2026	— (LV)	± 4.0%	51%	42%	—	7%
	June 9, 2026	Primary elections
Global Strategy Group (D) [77]	May 5–11, 2026	700 (LV)	± 3.7%	45%	42%	5% [k]	8%
Noble Predictive Insights [14]	March 10–13, 2026	845 (RV)	± 3.4%	39%	38%	6% [l]	17%
Hart Research (D) [78] [H]	February 11–17, 2026	800 (LV)	–	46%	43%	–	11%
Emerson College [79]	November 16–18, 2025	800 (RV)	± 3.4%	41%	41%	–	18%
Noble Predictive Insights [80]	October 7–13, 2025	766 (RV)	± 3.5%	40%	37%	–	23%
Vote TXT [81] [I]	May 15–19, 2023	412 (RV)	± 4.7%	51%	30%	7% [m]	12%

Hypothetical polling

Irina Hansen vs. Aaron Ford

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Irina Hansen (R)	Aaron Ford (D)	Other	Undecided
Noble Predictive Insights [14]	March 10–13, 2026	845 (RV)	± 3.4%	32%	37%	8% [n]	23%

Matthew Winterhawk vs. Aaron Ford

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Matthew Winterhawk (R)	Aaron Ford (D)	Other	Undecided
Noble Predictive Insights [14]	March 10–13, 2026	845 (RV)	± 3.4%	31%	37%	8% [n]	24%

Jose Zalaya vs. Aaron Ford

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Jose Zalaya (R)	Aaron Ford (D)	Other	Undecided
Noble Predictive Insights [14]	March 10–13, 2026	845 (RV)	± 3.4%	30%	36%	9% [o]	25%

Results

2026 Nevada gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joe Lombardo (incumbent)
	Democratic	Aaron Ford
	Independent	Danielle Ford
	None of These Candidates
Total votes				100.0

See also

• 2026 United States elections
• 2026 Nevada elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Combined totals of multiple different candidates.
3. Margin given is Lombardo total minus "None of These Candidates" total.
4. "Would not vote" with 1%
5. Combined totals of multiple different candidates.
6. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
7. Danielle Ford (I) with 1%; "Another candidate not listed" with 1%
8. Danielle Ford (I) with 7%; "None of these candidates" with 4%; "Another candidate" with 1%
9. Danielle Ford (I) with 7%; "None of these candidates" with 2%; "Another candidate" with 1%
10. Danielle Ford (I) with 2%
11. "None of these candidates" with 5%.
12. "A third-party candidate" with 6%.
13. "Some other candidate" with 7%
14. "A third-party candidate" with 8%.
15. "A third-party candidate" with 9%.

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Hill's campaign
2. Poll sponsored by A More Affordable Nevada, which supports the Democratic Governors Association
3. Poll sponsored by Aaron Ford's campaign
4. Poll sponsored by Education Reform Now Advocacy
5. Poll sponsored by Better Nevada PAC and the Republican Governors Association, both of which support Lombardo
6. Poll sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association
7. Poll sponsored by the Republican Governors Association, which supports Lombardo
8. Poll commissioned by The Majority Institute, a Democrat-aligned firm
9. Poll commissioned by Nevada Newsmakers

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External links

Official campaign websites

• Aaron Ford (D)
• Joe Lombardo (R)
• Danielle Ford (I)