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| Primary:Pending General: November 3, 2026 |
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Nevada is holding an election forcontroller onNovember 3, 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 | ||||
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| 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
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