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Carson City, Nevada

2026 election results. Joe Lombardo (R) has 51% of the vote for governor in Carson City, with about 97% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 4.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Carson City

Governor

Joe Lombardo
50.8%12,656
Aaron Ford
44.2%11,034
Danielle Ford
3.3%828
None Of These Candidates
1.7%419
97% counted

Statewide: Aaron Ford wins. Called.

U.S. House: Nevada 2nd District

Teresa Benitez-Thompson
50.8%12,572
David Flippo
42.6%10,534
Lynn Chapman
6.6%1,638
98% counted

Whole district: not called; Teresa Benitez-Thompson leads.

The leader in Carson City is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 4, 4:20 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NV GovernorR +6.8R +11.6D +4.7
NV-02D +8.8R +11.6D +20.4

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Carson City has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris43.8%Donald Trump55.2%R +11.530,550
2020Joe Biden42.8%Donald Trump54.2%R +11.429,736
2016Hillary Clinton38.4%Donald Trump52.5%R +14.125,016
2012Barack Obama44.1%Mitt Romney53.1%R +9.023,319
2008Barack Obama49.1%John McCain48.2%D +0.923,680
2004John Kerry40.9%George W. Bush57.0%R +16.123,106
2000Al Gore37.8%George W. Bush57.0%R +19.219,452

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +7.7.

Other counties in Nevada

Nevada results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Nevada certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Nevada's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.