Governor
Aaron Ford
52.1%107,503
Joe Lombardo
43.5%89,638
Danielle Ford
3.0%6,146
None Of These Candidates
1.4%2,948
Statewide: Aaron Ford wins. Called.
Washoe County, Nevada
2026 election results. Aaron Ford (D) has 52% of the vote for governor in Washoe County, with about 97% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 8.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.
2026 results in Washoe County
U.S. House: Nevada 2nd District
Teresa Benitez-Thompson
58.5%119,980
David Flippo
36.9%75,709
Lynn Chapman
4.5%9,277
Whole district: not called; Teresa Benitez-Thompson leads.
The leader in Washoe 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 10, 12:09 PM.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV Governor | D +9.1 | D +1.0 | D +8.0 |
| NV-02 | D +22.6 | D +1.0 | D +21.6 |
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 Washoe County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 50.1% | Donald Trump | 49.1% | D +1.0 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 50.8% | Donald Trump | 46.3% | D +4.5 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 46.4% | Donald Trump | 45.1% | D +1.2 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 50.8% | Mitt Romney | 47.1% | D +3.7 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 55.2% | John McCain | 42.6% | D +12.6 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 47.0% | George W. Bush | 51.3% | R +4.2 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 42.6% | George W. Bush | 52.0% | R +9.4 |
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 +10.5.
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.