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.

Likely DModel D +9.7Polls D +8.2Updated October 17, 2026

County forecast

17 counties · 2 lean Democratic
D +40R +40Hover a county for its projected vote

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, governorD +4.1
Down ballot history, moved to 2026D +12.5
Blend of every legD +7.3
With incumbency and primary unityD +10.7
With polls, 17% weightD +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
PollsterSampleEndedAguilarMarchantMargin
Noble Predictive Insights (Nevada Public Opinion Pulse)708 LV2026-09-264437D +7.0