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2026 forecast · Nevada 2nd

David Flippo is very likely to win Nevada's 2nd District.

Teresa Benitez-Thompson vs David Flippo, an open seat. The model has Flippo ahead by 8.2 points, winning 91 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Likely RModel R +8.2Polls R +0.0Updated October 28, 2026
Teresa Benitez-Thompson
Democrat
44.8%
142,349 projected votes
David Flippo
Republican
53.0%
168,372 projected votes
91%Flippo
9%Benitez-Thompson
Flippo very likelyEach square is one simulated election night, Flippo wins about 91 of 100
RatingLikely R91% chance for Flippo
Model marginR +8.2Polls R +0.0
80 percent rangeR +0.4 to R +16.32,000 simulations
Projected votes317,812Flippo 53.0%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

Nevada districts

4 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations

Teresa Benitez-ThompsonDemocrat · 9% to win
44.8%
David FlippoRepublican · 91% to win
53.0%

Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.

Projected district vote

317,812 votes
CandidateVotesShare
David Flippo R168,37253.0%
Teresa Benitez-Thompson D142,34944.8%
Lynn Chapman I7,0912.2%
Total317,812100%

Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.

The trend

Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates

0%25%50%75%100%9% Benitez-Thompson91% Flippo18 updates agoToday

Polling

Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it

The Nevada governor polling average
36%38%40%42%44%46%48%50%52%54%MayJunJulAugSepOct44.3Ford44.6Lombardo
The line is the On Point average: a robust LOWESS fit through the polls, weighted by recency, sample, voter screen and pollster grade, refit three times so outliers count for lessDot size is each poll's weight todayHollow dot: a lean firm's poll as published; the filled dot is where the average counts it, after its measured lean is taken offHover or use the arrow keys to read any day
What moves the average today
Tarrance Group (R)Jul 29 · 519 LV · A18%Lombardo +7.0
RedBox Research (D)Oct 23 · 1,470 LV · NR18%Ford +3.0
Emerson CollegeSep 8 · 680 LV · Gold18%Ford +2.0
Global Strategy Group for Ford (D)Oct 13 · 700 LV · A- · D lean, counted Lombardo +2.9 in the average17%Lombardo +1.0
Noble Predictive InsightsSep 26 · 708 LV · C+14%Lombardo +2.0
Grassroots Targeting (R)Jul 8 · 500 LV · NR8.8%Lombardo +12.0
Every other poll together: 7.3%

This is the same On Point polling average as the full average page. The forecast reads the polls through its own Election Day projection, shown as the On Point average in the table below, and blends it with partisan lean and fundamentals.

Polls of the race

Full average
PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageR +0.0

Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.

Model margin
Flippo +8.2
Chance of winning
Teresa Benitez-Thompson9%
David Flippo91%
Simulated vote
Teresa Benitez-Thompson44.8%
David Flippo53.0%
Lynn Chapman2.2%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanD +14.0
FundamentalsR +11.4
With pollsR +8.2

How we got here

From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time

D +17R +17Partisan leanthe state's baselineD +14.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesR +11.4With pollsaverage R +0.0R +8.2
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Methodology
Every county is rebuilt by simulating voters going to the polls, 2,000 times, from On Point Polling survey data, past results, and the polling average. How the model works.