2026 forecast
Nevada Secretary Of State forecast
Cisco Aguilar vs Jim Marchant, with Cisco Aguilar running again. The model has Aguilar ahead by 9.7 points, with a 94 percent chance of winning.
County forecast
17 counties · 2 lean DemocraticD +40R +40Hover a county for its projected vote
How the model gets there
statewide margin at each step| Top of ticket, governor | D +4.1 |
| Down ballot history, moved to 2026 | D +12.5 |
| Blend of every leg | D +7.3 |
| With incumbency and primary unity | D +10.7 |
| With polls, 17% weight | D +9.7 |
Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between D +17.8 and D +1.7.
Polls of the race
1 poll| Pollster | Sample | Ended | Aguilar | Marchant | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Predictive Insights (Nevada Public Opinion Pulse) | 708 LV | 2026-09-26 | 44 | 37 | D +7.0 |