Nevada Voter Guide 2026

Joe Lombardo is Nevada's incumbent governor and the Republican nominee for a second term, winning his June 2026 primary with about 91% of the vote. A former Clark County sheriff and Army veteran, his first term has emphasized public safety, education accountability and school choice, and holding the line on taxes. National analysts rate his race against Aaron Ford among the most competitive governor contests of 2026.

Priorities: Keep taxes low and manage state budgets conservatively · Expand school choice and education accountability · Strengthen public safety with law-enforcement experience

Aaron Ford is Nevada's attorney general and the Democratic nominee for governor, winning his June 2026 primary with about 64% of the vote. Raised in a working-class family that relied on food stamps and Medicaid, he became a teacher, earned five degrees, led the Nevada Senate, and as attorney general took on opioid companies and corporate landlords. His campaign centers on housing affordability and the cost of living

Priorities: Make housing more affordable and take on corporate landlords · Lower the cost of living for Nevada families · Invest in public safety, schools, and good-paying jobs

Danielle Ford is an independent candidate for Nevada governor, a member of the Nevada State Board of Education and former Clark County School District trustee, and a marketing consultant. She is not related to Democratic nominee Aaron Ford. Her public profile centers on education accountability and parent engagement in Nevada's schools.

Priorities: Overhaul education accountability in Nevada schools · Bring an outsider, parent-focused voice to state government · Increase transparency in state and school district spending

Nicole Cannizzaro is the Democratic nominee for Nevada attorney general, the majority leader of the Nevada Senate, and a career prosecutor in the Clark County district attorney's office. A lifelong Nevadan, she won the June 2026 primary with about 62% of the vote, and her campaign emphasizes public safety, reproductive rights, and taking on big corporations.

Priorities: Prosecute crime and strengthen public safety · Protect reproductive rights in Nevada law · Take on big corporations and fight federal overreach

Adriana Guzmán Fralick is the Republican nominee for Nevada attorney general, an attorney and chair of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board. Endorsed by Governor Lombardo and President Trump, she won the June 2026 primary with about 60% of the vote, and her campaign emphasizes backing police, getting tough on crime, and protecting families.

Priorities: Back law enforcement and get tough on crime · Protect Nevada families and communities · Increase transparency in the attorney general's office

Stavros Anthony is Nevada's incumbent lieutenant governor and the Republican nominee for re-election, running unopposed in his June 2026 primary. A retired Las Vegas police captain and former city councilman, his campaign emphasizes law and order, election integrity, and fiscal responsibility.

Priorities: Support law and order across Nevada · Strengthen election integrity · Promote fiscal responsibility and tourism

Sandra Jauregui is the Democratic nominee for Nevada lieutenant governor and the majority leader of the Nevada Assembly. A survivor of the 1 October shooting who became a leading gun-safety advocate, her legislative record includes expanding affordable housing, capping insulin costs, and protecting wages. She outraised the incumbent in early 2026 fundraising.

Priorities: Expand affordable housing and lower costs · Advance commonsense gun safety laws · Lower health care costs for Nevada families

Janine Hansen is the Independent American Party nominee for Nevada lieutenant governor, the state party's chair, and a native Nevadan who has advocated for families and taxpayers at the Nevada Legislature for decades. Her platform emphasizes protecting families and taxpayers, keeping Nevada taxes low, and expanding tourism and outdoor recreation, especially in rural counties.

Priorities: Protect families and taxpayers from government expansion · Keep Nevada taxes low to grow the economy · Expand tourism and outdoor recreation in rural Nevada

Ed Uehling is an independent candidate for Nevada lieutenant governor, a Las Vegas consultant and frequent candidate for public office. His campaign emphasizes government reform and independent representation outside the two major parties.

Priorities: Reform state government operations · Expand citizen access to government decisions · Bring nonpartisan business experience to the office

Cisco Aguilar is Nevada's incumbent secretary of state and the Democratic nominee for re-election, running unopposed in his June 2026 primary. An attorney and former Andre Agassi Foundation counsel, his first term emphasized modernizing Nevada's election and business-filing systems, election worker protections, and transparency. The general election is a rematch of 2022 against Jim Marchant.

Priorities: Keep Nevada elections fair, free, and transparent · Modernize business filings and state services · Protect election workers and voter access

Jim Marchant is the Republican nominee for Nevada secretary of state, a former state assemblyman and the party's 2022 nominee for this office, setting up a rematch with Cisco Aguilar. He has promoted claims that recent elections were fraudulent, and his platform calls for voter ID with proof of citizenship, paper ballots with hand counting, ending universal mail ballots, and repealing the commerce tax.

Priorities: Require voter ID with proof of citizenship and paper ballots · End universal mail-in ballots and re-register voters · Make Nevada more business-friendly, including repealing the commerce tax

Brad Barnhill is the Independent American Party nominee for Nevada secretary of state, a paralegal, Navy veteran, and the party's 2024 nominee for state Senate. His platform emphasizes constitutional principles and election accountability.

Priorities: Increase election accountability and transparency · Apply constitutional principles to state administration · Bring veteran and legal-support experience to the office

John Kennedy is the Libertarian Party nominee for Nevada secretary of state and was the party's 2022 nominee for attorney general. His candidacy offers a Libertarian, limited-government approach to the state's elections and business-services office.

Priorities: Reduce regulatory burdens on Nevada businesses · Protect individual liberty in state administration · Apply Libertarian limited-government principles to the office

Dr. Tya Mathis-Coleman is the Democratic nominee for Nevada state treasurer, winning the June 2026 primary with about 54% of the vote. A Las Vegas native and deputy treasurer for college savings, she oversees Nevada's prepaid tuition, 529, and student loan programs and directs the Millennium Scholarship, which has served more than 177,000 students. Outgoing treasurer Zach Conine endorsed her campaign.

Priorities: Protect and grow Nevada's college savings programs · Manage state funds with proven financial stewardship · Expand financial literacy and opportunity for Nevada families

Drew Johnson is the Republican nominee for Nevada state treasurer, narrowly winning the June 2026 primary. A government-waste analyst, think tank founder, and columnist who was the party's 2024 nominee in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, he has built a career exposing waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer money.

Priorities: Protect taxpayer dollars and expose government waste · Increase transparency in state finances · Manage state investments responsibly

Andy Matthews is Nevada's incumbent state controller and the Republican nominee for re-election, running unopposed in his June 2026 primary. A former Nevada Policy Research Institute president and former state assemblyman, his tenure has emphasized fiscal transparency, publishing state spending data, and collecting debts owed to the state.

Priorities: Publish and expand transparency of state spending · Collect debts owed to Nevada taxpayers · Promote fiscal responsibility in state government

Michael MacDougall is the Democratic nominee for Nevada state controller, a high school social studies teacher at the Adelson School and former Mob Museum educator. A Nevadan since 1998 with two master's degrees, his campaign emphasizes transparent state accounting, civic participation, and building a Nevada that works for everyone.

Priorities: Keep Nevada's books transparent and accessible · Bring an educator's accountability to state finances · Invest in civic participation and the next generation