Nevada Controller election, 2026
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| Filing deadline: March 13, 2026 |
| Primary: June 9, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
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Nevada is holding an election forcontroller onNovember 3, 2026. The primary is June 9, 2026. The filing deadline is March 13, 2026.
There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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Voting information
- See also:Voting in Nevada
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
- See also:Nevada Controller election, 2022
General election
General election for Nevada Controller
Andy Matthews defeatedEllen Spiegel andJed Profeta in the general election for Nevada Controller on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andy Matthews (R) | 50.1 | 504,703 |
 | Ellen Spiegel (D) | 45.9 | 463,092 | |
 | Jed Profeta (L) | 1.5 | 15,375 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 25,029 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,008,199 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada Controller
Ellen Spiegel defeatedAlex Costa in the Democratic primary for Nevada Controller on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Spiegel | 67.3 | 111,989 |
 | Alex Costa | 24.4 | 40,664 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 8.3 | 13,841 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 166,494 | ||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled.Andy Matthews advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada Controller.
2018
- See also:Nevada Controller election, 2018
General election
General election for Nevada Controller
Catherine Byrne defeated incumbentRon Knecht in the general election for Nevada Controller on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Catherine Byrne (D) | 50.6 | 487,068 |
 | Ron Knecht (R) | 46.2 | 445,099 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.2 | 30,500 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 962,667 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada Controller
Catherine Byrne advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada Controller on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Catherine Byrne |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nevada Controller
IncumbentRon Knecht advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada Controller on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Knecht |
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2014
| Nevada Controller, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ron Knecht | 52.5% | 282,674 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Martin | 37.6% | 202,573 | |
| Independent American | Tom Jones | 5.4% | 29,108 | |
| Independent | None of these candidates | 4.4% | 23,811 | |
| Total Votes | 538,166 | |||
| Election results viaNevada Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada's 1st | Dina Titus | D+2 |
| Nevada's 2nd | Mark Amodei | R+7 |
| Nevada's 3rd | Susie Lee | D+1 |
| Nevada's 4th | Steven Horsford | D+2 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris | Donald Trump |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada's 1st | 50.0% | 48.0% |
| Nevada's 2nd | 42.0% | 56.0% |
| Nevada's 3rd | 49.0% | 50.0% |
| Nevada's 4th | 50.0% | 48.0% |
| Source:The Downballot | ||
2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections:Solid,Trending,Battleground, andNew. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election,88.7% of Nevadans lived in one of the state's2 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and11.3% lived in one of15 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Nevada wasNew Republican, having voted forHillary Clinton (D) in 2016,Joe Biden (D) in 2020, andDonald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Nevada following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Nevada county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Democratic | 2 | 88.7% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 15 | 11.3% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 2 | 88.7% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 15 | 11.3% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Nevada presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 17Democratic wins
- 15Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Party | D | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | R |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Nevada.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also:Governor of Nevada
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Nevada.
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Nevada's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Nevada | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Nevada's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
|---|---|
| Governor | Joe Lombardo |
| Lieutenant Governor | Stavros S. Anthony |
| Secretary of State | Cisco Aguilar |
| Attorney General | Aaron Ford |
State legislature
Nevada State Senate
| Party | As of January 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 13 | |
| Republican Party | 8 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | |
Nevada State Assembly
| Party | As of January 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 27 | |
| Republican Party | 15 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | |
Trifecta control
Nevada Party Control: 1992-2025
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
The table below details demographic data in Nevada and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Nevada | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | United States | |
| Population | 3,104,614 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 109,859 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 53.2% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 9.4% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 8.7% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 11.8% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 14.8% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 29.2% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.4% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 27.4% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $75,561 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12.6% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere. | ||
