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Lincoln County, Nevada

Nevada Assembly District 36

2 candidates are tracked for Nevada Assembly District 36 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Gregory T. Hafen II and Jon Penn Junejo. Candidate information follows official Lincoln County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Gregory T. Hafen II (Republican), Jon Penn Junejo (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Nevada Assembly District 36; Gregory T. Hafen II is the sitting member, per the Nevada Legislature's current member roster (leg.state.nv.us). Republican and Democratic nominees were chosen at the June 9, 2026 primary (or are unopposed filers, per the Secretary of State's filing list, when no primary contest was recorded); Independent American Party, Libertarian Party of Nevada, and No Political Party filers advance straight to November without a primary. Field per the Secretary of State's Aurora candidate filing list, as read September 11, 2026, applying the official primary results at https://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2026StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx; the SOS certified general-election list settles any filing-to-ballot discrepancy. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Gregory T. Hafen II, is on the ballot.

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Gregory T. Hafen II

Republican Incumbent

Biography

Gregory Hafen II is a utility manager who has represented Assembly District 36, covering parts of Clark, Lincoln and Nye counties, since 2018, per Nevada Legislature official profile. He serves as Assembly Minority Floor Leader and holds a business management degree from UNLV, per Nevada Legislature official profile. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's filing list is the only verifiable source for Gregory T. Hafen II.

Jon Penn Junejo

Democratic

Top priorities
  • Expanding access to mental health and primary care and reducing wait times
  • Strengthening public schools through better resources and teacher support
  • Addressing rising housing and utility costs relative to wage growth

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Jon Penn Junejo holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice with a specialization in psychiatry and is board certified, per campaign site. He works as an inpatient consult psychiatry provider for a telehealth company serving Nevada and is in the process of starting his own practice serving Clark and Nye counties, per Pahrump Valley Times. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's filing list is the only verifiable source for Jon Penn Junejo.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Nevada Assembly District 36 in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Nevada Assembly District 36 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Gregory T. Hafen II and Jon Penn Junejo. Candidate information follows official Lincoln County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Nevada Assembly District 36 election in Nevada?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Nevada are on the Nevada election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate profiles
Gregory T. Hafen II, full profileJon Penn Junejo, full profileOfficial Nevada election office