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MIDTERMS 2026 - GOVERNOR

Nevada

TOSS UP R-held

CALLED: Democrat wins

DEMOCRAT

Aaron Ford

Newzino coverage of Ford

Nevada attorney general, elected in 2018, who served six years in the state Senate before that. source

REPUBLICAN - INCUMBENT

Joe Lombardo

Newzino coverage of Lombardo

Governor since 2023 and a former Clark County sheriff with a 34-year law enforcement career. source

Where they differ

Only issues they disagree on. Each position is something the candidate said, voted for or published, linked to where.

Voter ID

FORD

Says there is not enough evidence of voter fraud in Nevada to justify a new requirement. source

LOMBARDO

Backed the 2024 voter ID ballot question and says he would take the vote directly to voters if the Legislature did not act. source

Felony theft threshold

FORD

Opposes lowering the $1,200 felony theft threshold. source

LOMBARDO

Proposed lowering the threshold to $750. source

Death penalty

FORD

Opposes it and says he would sign a repeal bill. source

LOMBARDO

Supports the death penalty. source

Data centers and power

FORD

Plans to introduce legislation requiring data centers to provide their own power. source

LOMBARDO

His campaign says the state already has measures in place to shield ratepayers. source

Right-to-work law

FORD

Says he would get rid of Nevada's right-to-work law if elected governor. source

LOMBARDO

Says he supports the right-to-work law and would not want to eliminate it. source

Latest polling

Noble Predictive Insights (Oct 7-13, 2026, 766 registered voters, +/-3.54): Lombardo 40%, Ford 37%, 23% undecided. source

Nevada right now

How the state is doing going into the vote, from the people who count it.

JOBLESS RATE

4.7%

US: 4.2%

September 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary. Source: BLS

GAS, REGULAR

$5.29

US: $4.27

State average on 2026-10-27. Source: AAA

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Joe Lombardo by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Positions checked 2026-10-23. Things they agree on are left out on purpose. Spot something wrong? Use the feedback button and we will fix it.