Governor
Joe Lombardo
73.9%289
Aaron Ford
18.2%71
None Of These Candidates
5.1%20
Danielle Ford
2.8%11
Statewide: Aaron Ford wins. Called.
Esmeralda County, Nevada
2026 election results. Joe Lombardo (R) has 74% of the vote for governor in Esmeralda County, with about 75% of the expected vote counted.
2026 results in Esmeralda County
U.S. House: Nevada 4th District
Cody Whipple
77.0%294
Steven Horsford
18.8%72
Russell Best
3.1%12
William Johnson
1.0%4
Whole district: Steven Horsford wins. Called.
The leader in Esmeralda County 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, 1:23 AM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV Governor | R +60.6 | R +67.5 | Not yet |
| NV-04 | R +60.7 | R +67.5 | Not yet |
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 Esmeralda County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 16.1% | Donald Trump | 82.8% | R +66.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 15.2% | Donald Trump | 82.0% | R +66.8 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 15.4% | Donald Trump | 77.8% | R +62.4 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 21.1% | Mitt Romney | 72.9% | R +51.7 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 23.7% | John McCain | 69.0% | R +45.3 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 20.6% | George W. Bush | 76.3% | R +55.7 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 23.6% | George W. Bush | 67.8% | R +44.2 |
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 R +22.5.
Other counties in Nevada
Nevada resultsSources & 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.