Nevada 2026 elections

Contests on the board in Nevada

The general-election contests the Ledger tracks in Nevada, each with the raters' current call, the newest public polling and the money reported.

Candidate profiles from Nevada

NV-2 · Nevada

David Flippo

Retired Air Force officer, financial adviser and 2026 Republican nominee for Nevada's 2nd District: career, primaries, campaign finance and priorities, sourced.

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Key dates and deadlines

Read from the Nevada Secretary of State on Sep 17, 2026. The authority's own page, linked beside each date, is the final word — confirm it before you act.

• Voter registration deadline (by mail or in person)October 6, 2026 — the close of standard registration, the fourth Tuesday before Election Day — is the last day to register to vote, or to update an existing registration, by mail or in person at a county election office. A form sent by mail must be postmarked no later than that day, the 28th day before Election Day. After October 6, registration continues online and through same-day registration, which have their own rules (listed separately). clarkcountynv.gov
• Online registration: last day to register or update and still be sent a mail ballotOctober 20, 2026 — the 14th day before Election Day — is the last day to register, or to update a registration, and still be sent a mail ballot. After standard registration closes, the Clark County Election Department lists October 7 through October 20, 2026 as online-only extended registration on the Secretary of State's website, RegisterToVote.NV.gov (in-person same-day registration starts with early voting on October 17). Online registration stays open from October 21 through Election Day, November 3, 2026, but it then counts as same-day registration and the voter may vote only in person. clarkcountynv.gov
• Same-day registrationNevada offers same-day registration: an eligible person may register, or update a registration, in person at an early voting site from October 17 through October 30, 2026, or at an Election Day vote center on November 3, 2026, and then votes in person. The Clark County Election Department also lists same-day registration online from October 21 through November 3, 2026, with in-person voting only. Bring an unexpired Nevada driver's license, Nevada identification card or tribal ID, plus proof of residence if the ID does not show your current address. clarkcountynv.gov
• Mail ballots sent to voters in NevadaCounty election offices mail ballots to active registered voters who live in Nevada on or after the fifth Monday before Election Day and not later than the fourth Monday before Election Day — October 5 through October 12, 2026, as listed by the Clark County Election Department. Ballots for voters who live outside Nevada go out no later than 40 days before Election Day, September 24, 2026. No request is needed. clarkcountynv.gov
• Early voting beginsSaturday, October 17, 2026 — the third Saturday before Election Day. Early voting sites, days and hours are set by each county election office. washoecounty.gov
• Early voting endsFriday, October 30, 2026 — the Friday before Election Day. Hours differ by county and by site, so check your county election office's list before you go. washoecounty.gov
• Deadline to return a mail ballot (postmarked by Election Day AND received by the fourth day after)A mail ballot returned through the post office must be postmarked on or before Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and must also be received by the county election office no later than 5 p.m. on the fourth day after Election Day — Saturday, November 7, 2026. A ballot whose postmark cannot be determined counts only if it arrives by 5 p.m. on the third day after Election Day, Friday, November 6, 2026. A voted ballot may instead be handed in at a ballot drop box, an early voting site or an Election Day vote center; county election offices ask voters to return it as soon as possible. clarkcountynv.gov
• Election DayTuesday, November 3, 2026. washoecounty.gov
• Polling place hours on Election Day7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The county pages print no time zone. washoecounty.gov

Official voting tools

These links go to the state's own tools. The Ledger does not collect registrations or ballots.

Rules to know

• What to bring

  A voter who is already registered checks in by giving his or her name and residential address and signing for signature verification, as the Washoe County Registrar of Voters describes it. The official pages read describe two situations in which identification is required. First, if the information on your registration application did not match the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Social Security Administration and you did not answer the letter about the discrepancy, you must show identification when you vote; without it you may vote only a provisional ballot (in Clark County the words “ID Required” on the sample-ballot address label flag this). NRS 293.2725, as printed in Assembly Bill 321 (2021), says that a person who registered by mail or computer and has not previously voted in a federal election in Nevada — unless an exception applies — may vote at a polling place only after presenting a current and valid photo identification that shows his or her physical address, or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck or document issued by a governmental entity that shows the name and address; a voter registration card does not count. Second, for same-day registration you must show an unexpired Nevada driver's license, Nevada identification card or tribal ID (Clark County also lists a Nevada DMV interim document); if the ID does not show your current residential address, also bring proof of residence such as a utility bill, bank statement or document issued by a government agency. Read from: clarkcountynv.gov

• Voting by mail

  Nevada is a mail ballot state: every active registered voter is automatically sent a mail ballot unless the voter has opted out, and no request is needed. A person who registers or updates a registration no later than the 14th day before Election Day (October 20, 2026) is also sent one. The deadline to opt out for the November 3, 2026 general election — 60 days before Election Day, September 4, 2026 — has passed. Mark the ballot, place only your own ballot in your own return envelope and sign the outside of the envelope where indicated; the signature is required for verification. Return it by mail, or hand it in at a ballot drop box, an early voting site or an Election Day vote center. Getting a mail ballot does not oblige you to use it: to vote in person instead, surrender the mail ballot at the voting site or, if you do not have it, sign an affirmation at the voting site that you have not already voted in this election. Read from: washoecounty.gov

• Early voting in person

  Early voting runs from Saturday, October 17 through Friday, October 30, 2026. Each county election office chooses its own early voting sites, days and hours, so check your county's list before you go: the Washoe County Registrar of Voters, for example, lists all of its early voting locations as open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. In Clark County and in Washoe County a registered voter may use any early voting site or Election Day vote center in the county. Early voting sites also take voted mail ballots during voting hours, and same-day registration is available there. Read from: clarkcountynv.gov

• Fixing a missing or mismatched signature

  A mail ballot may be signature challenged if the return envelope is missing a signature or if the signature cannot be verified against the signatures on file. The voter then has until 5 p.m. on the sixth day after Election Day — Monday, November 9, 2026 — to cure the signature, or the ballot is not counted. How to cure is set by each county election office (the Washoe County Registrar of Voters, for example, accepts a phone call, an office visit, a text message, an online form or a signed affidavit), so contact your county clerk or registrar of voters as soon as you are notified. Read from: washoecounty.gov

• Track your mail ballot

  Mail ballots can be tracked through the Nevada Secretary of State's Ballot Tracking Portal at MyBallot.nv.gov, where a voter can sign up for text, email or voice alerts about the status of the ballot. Read from: washoecounty.gov

• Voting after a felony conviction

  In Nevada the right to vote is restored automatically and immediately when a person convicted of a felony is released from prison; there is no waiting period and nothing to file, and it applies even if the person is still on parole or probation. A person who is serving a felony sentence in prison cannot register or vote. Someone whose registration was canceled because of a felony conviction may register again after release, online, by mail or in person, and no proof of restored rights is required. Read from: washoecounty.gov

On the statewide ballot

Offices on the November 3, 2026 statewide ballot, per the Nevada Secretary of State:

Governor · Lieutenant Governor · Secretary of State · State Treasurer · State Controller · Attorney General · Justice of the Supreme Court, Seat B · Justice of the Supreme Court, Seat D

Questions and answers