Washoe County

Beat sitting commissioner Mike Clark by more than 1,000 votes in the primary, running on wildfire planning, growth and spending discipline. Backed by the sheriff's deputies association, the Public Safety Alliance, the Associated General Contractors and the conservative Washoe Freedom Coalition; he did not answer the Nevada Independent's candidate questionnaire.

Sources: Nevada Independent, Campaign site, Nevada Independent, 2 News

A lifelong Washoe County resident in his first run for office. He skipped the Nevada Independent's candidate questionnaire, so we found little on where he stands.

Sources: 2 News, Nevada Independent

Served on the county and regional planning commissions and wants growth to protect "the people who already call it home." Endorsed by Gov. Joe Lombardo, Rep. Mark Amodei, Sheriff Darin Balaam and police and firefighter groups.

Sources: 2 News, Campaign endorsements, Nevada Independent

Still on the ballot but has stopped actively campaigning. Wants to end jail time for victimless crimes and remove license plate reader cameras.

Sources: Campaign site, Campaign priorities

Spent 20 years at the sheriff's office and promises a review of clerk fees for marriage licenses and business filings. Endorsed by the deputies association and the Public Safety Alliance.

Sources: Campaign site, Nevada Independent, WCSDA

Worked her way up from account clerk and was the first woman elected to the job. Endorsed by the county GOP and also by the Northern Nevada AFL-CIO, CWA and the Culinary Union; says she will accept the results.

Sources: 2 News, CWA District 9, Ballotpedia

Beat 12-year DA Chris Hicks in the June Republican primary, promising to undo Hicks' strict charging policy. Backed by police groups and the AFL-CIO; the race turned nasty, with Duncan attacking Hicks over his wife's job as a senior prosecutor.

Sources: Nevada Independent, Nevada Independent, Nevada Newsmakers, Wikipedia

Took the Washoe County Republican Party's endorsement in this nonpartisan race. Runs on school choice and on parents' complaints about library books with sexual themes.

Sources: Nevada Independent, Nevada Globe, Nevada Independent

Cast the only council vote against a data center moratorium. Endorsed by Gov. Joe Lombardo, Rep. Mark Amodei, the Sierra Nevada Realtors and the police union.

Sources: Campaign site, Campaign endorsements

Took the Washoe County Republican Party's endorsement in this nonpartisan race, along with the homebuilders' association. Her campaign paid for a separate Facebook page running AI-generated ads that called Johnson a failed businessman.

Sources: Nevada Globe, Nevada Independent, 2 News

Says North Valleys growth has outrun roads and parks, and wants faster business permits and more police presence. Endorsed by the Washoe Education Association and the state teachers' union.

Sources: Campaign site, Nevada Independent, NSEA

Took the Washoe County Republican Party's endorsement in this nonpartisan race, plus the Washoe County Republican Assembly and the Washoe Freedom Coalition. Opposes property tax increases and wants developers to pay infrastructure fees sooner.

Sources: Nevada Globe, Campaign site, 2 News

Opposes tax breaks for data centers: "I will not sacrifice clean water, energy and clear air for AI." Works in real estate and is backed by the Associated General Contractors and the Las Vegas police union along with the AFL-CIO and the Culinary Union.

Sources: 2 News, Nevada Independent, Culinary Union

Pushed back on false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, but endorsed Donald Trump in 2024 and has Trump's endorsement this year. Set a state record for vetoes, and in 2025 paid $5,000 to settle an ethics complaint over using his sheriff's uniform and badge in campaign ads.

Sources: Campaign endorsements, Nevada Independent, Nevada Independent

No relation to Aaron Ford. A public education advocate running on schools, housing and health care, and wants local police to focus on serious crime instead of civil immigration enforcement.

Sources: Campaign site, Nevada Department of Education, BallotReady

The state ethics commission ruled he broke ethics law by using state resources to promote his task force to bar transgender athletes from women's sports. He sued the commission in July 2026 instead of accepting the ruling.

Sources: Elko Daily Free Press, Wikipedia

A frequent third-party candidate who ran for secretary of state in 2022 and U.S. Senate in 2024. Says "less government, not more" is the answer to high prices. No record in office to judge.

Sources: 2News, iVoterGuide

Endorsed by Donald Trump and Gov. Lombardo, and says Trump has done a "really good job." Runs on retail crime, drug trafficking and opposing sanctuary city policies.

Sources: Nevada Independent, Nevada Independent, Campaign site

Claims he and Trump were both cheated by fraud in 2020, organized with the alternate electors, and says he would not have certified Biden's win in Nevada. Wants to end mail ballots and hand-count every paper ballot.

Sources: Ballotpedia News, Wikipedia, Campaign site

Running on carrying out the photo voter ID in Question 7 and repealing the Commerce Tax. Has run for state Senate and county assessor before. No record in office to judge.

Sources: Campaign site, The Ballot Brief

Has no campaign website or platform for this race. In 2022 a judge took him off the ballot for attorney general because he wasn't a member of the Nevada bar.

Sources: Nevada Independent, Elections Daily

Says the treasurer shouldn't "play politics" with investments and that done well, "people don't know if you're Republican or Democrat." Proposes ending the 23-cent gas tax and letting people pay taxes in gold.

Sources: Nevada Independent, Campaign site, Wikipedia

Put the state checkbook online in 2024 so anyone can see state spending, and wants an inspector general to audit groups that get tax money.

Sources: Campaign site, Controller's office

Won the primary with Donald Trump's endorsement, and retiring Republican Rep. Mark Amodei still won't back him. Mother Jones found he repeatedly claimed a Bronze Star "for valor" he never received.

Sources: Nevada Independent, Nevada Independent, Mother Jones

Her party's platform calls for strict border enforcement, an end to collective bargaining for public employees and gold and silver as legal tender. We found no campaign of her own to judge.

Sources: Nevada Independent, IAPN

Has run for this seat, county treasurer and the state Board of Education before. Endorsed by the county GOP; we found little on his positions.

Sources: Nevada Independent, Campaign resume, Nevada Globe

Ran for this seat in 2018 and has no campaign website or platform this year.

Sources: Nevada Independent, KUNR

Wrote the 2017 law extending the time child sex abuse victims have to sue and a 2021 bill requiring police use-of-force policies. Endorsed by Gov. Lombardo and the county GOP, and drew a primary challenge from the right over her vote to expand film tax credits.

Sources: Wikipedia, Nevada Independent, Nevada Independent

Lost a 2024 state Senate race. Calls his opponent the "most liberal legislator in the state" and says he will "remove radical politics" from the Legislature; endorsed by Gov. Lombardo and the county GOP.

Sources: 2 News, Nevada Independent

Spent 16 years on the state Commission on Mineral Resources, seven as chair. Endorsed by the NFIB, the NRA (A rating) and Western Way Action.

Sources: Nevada Legislature, NRA-PVF

Puts public safety first and wants AI and data center projects held accountable. Endorsed by the county GOP, and says she will accept the results.

Sources: 2 News, Nevada Globe

Running for county commission in 2024, she told KUNR she doubted the 2020 results. Endorsed by the county GOP.

Sources: KUNR, Nevada Globe, Campaign site

After the 2020 election she posted that "every Nevadan should be concerned about our election process" and shared claims of voter registration fraud. Voted against making universal mail voting permanent in 2021.

Sources: KUNR, Wikipedia

Won a four-way primary. Puts law enforcement and first responders first; endorsed by Gov. Lombardo, Rep. Amodei and the Public Safety Alliance.

Sources: Nevada Independent, 2 News

Defended the 2024 tuition increase of 9 to 12 percent. In 2023 he compared an effort to strip regents from the constitution to "an election denier" refusing to accept voters' choices.

Sources: Nevada Independent, Nevada Independent