2026 Election Recap – Initial Results for Nevada
Disclosure: These general election results are unofficial. We will periodically update these results. Mail ballots post marked by Election Day and received by 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 7 will be counted. Additionally, mail ballots with an unclear or no post mark that are received by Friday, November 6 at 5 p.m. will be counted. Voters who need to cure their ballots have until Monday, November 9 to do so. Presently there are approximately 7,400 ballots statewide in this category.
The canvas by boards of county commissioners from all state counties and the Secretary of State must be completed on or before the 10th day following the election, which is November 13, 2026. Results will be official on November 24, 2026, when the State Supreme Court meets with Secretary of State to canvass the vote and Governor issues certificates of election (NRS 293.395).
As of November 1, 2026, statewide, voter registration numbers (ALL – active and inactive) are as follows:
| Democrat | 685,629 |
| Republican | 661,590 |
| Nonpartisan | 1,005,927 |
| Independent American | 103,138 |
| Libertarian | 17,952 |
| Other | 40,130 |
Preliminary voter turnout for the November 3, 2026, General Election was 51.99%, and it’s broken down as follows:
| Active Registered as of November 1 | 2,103,563 |
| Total Turnout | 1,093,573 |
| Election Day Turnout | 209,251 |
| Early Turnout | 308,023 |
| Mail Turnout | 576,299 |
RACES WE WATCHED CLOSELY
Last night’s election results showed a blue wave across the country, and Nevada Democrats had their strongest night in the state in decades, winning nearly every competitive race. Note: Figures below are unofficial results as of Friday morning, November 6. Ballots are still being counted, so margins may shift before the results are certified.
Nevada’s U.S. House delegation remains largely unchanged, with Representatives Dina Titus, Susie Lee, and Steven Horsford holding their seats. The exception is Congressional District 2, which had never been won by a Democrat. In Northern Nevada, CD 2 produced one of the biggest upsets in the state’s history: Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson defeated Republican David Flippo to become the first Democrat to win the seat.
The governor’s race was also closely contested. Attorney General Aaron Ford defeated incumbent Republican Governor Joe Lombardo 52% to 44%, according to the Nevada Secretary of State. The race had been rated a true toss-up, with tight polling and strong favorability numbers for Lombardo. With his win, Ford becomes Nevada’s first Black governor and the first Black governor elected west of the Mississippi River. Democrats also swept all six of Nevada’s constitutional offices. No party had done that since Republicans in 2014, and it is the first Democratic sweep since 1962.
Assembly Democrats secured a two-thirds supermajority in the 42-seat Assembly, regaining the veto-proof margin they lost in 2024. Democrats flipped Assembly Districts 2, 4, 13, and 35, and lead in District 22. Kamilah Bywaters leads in AD 2, which was held by Heidi Kasama, who ran unsuccessfully for Clark County Commission. Eileen Eady leads in AD 4, previously held by Lisa Cole, and Daniel Andrews leads in AD 13, previously held by Brian Hibbetts. In AD 22, previously held by Melissa Hardy, Shenea Booth leads by 61 votes; the race is still too close to call, but Democrats remain optimistic. In AD 35, culinary union member Joe Spica won with 58.5% of the vote, taking back the seat Rebecca Edgeworth flipped during the 2024 red wave. Democrats also held several other competitive seats. In AD 41, a purple district previously held by Majority Leader Sandra Jauregui, Democrat Vinny Spotleson defeated Republican Kelly Chapman with roughly 60% of the vote, keeping the seat in Democratic hands. In AD 9, Democrat Ryan Hampton defeated Republican Erica Neely with roughly 61% of the vote. And in AD 37, one of the most purple seats in the state, Democratic incumbent Shea Backus won with 57.5% of the vote.
In the state Senate, Democrats remain one seat short of a supermajority, keeping their current 13–8 majority. Democrats won all of the most closely watched races, including Senate Districts 8, 9, and 12. Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro’s election as Attorney General opens her Senate seat. Clark County officials will now appoint her replacement, and Senate Democrats have chosen Edgar Flores as the new caucus leader for the 2027 legislative session.
Notably, women will remain a majority of the state legislature. Votes are still being counted, and we will provide updates as results become certified.
