Elections Intelligence

Nevada Governor

DEFENDED SEATToss-up

Joe Lombardo (R) has held this seat since 2023 and is running for re-election.

Aaron D. Ford Challenger
52¢
Party market · checked 2:09 PM ETView on Kalshi ↗
48¢
Joe Lombardo Incumbent

FTP Race Signal

FTP Race SignalA composite of market, polling and money. The prediction-market price anchors it; a polling average moves it: the last 30 days, or the three most recent pollsters when fewer polled. Polls paid for by a candidate, party or allied group move 2 points toward the other side and count half. When the three most recent independent pollsters each have the race within three points, it is a Toss-up unless the market is already decisive. Fundraising counts only at a five-to-one gap. Past results are context, not inputs. A rating changes only when the evidence clears the line.

A seat that went Republican by 2 points in 2022 is now priced dead even.

Toss-up
Safe DLikely DLean DToss-upLean RLikely RSafe R
Market · Toss-upD 52¢: traders' price for a Democratic win, a flip from Republican. Polling · Toss-upR+0.9 (average of 3 pollsters, Sep 26). Prior result · Toss-upR+1.51 in 2022.

Market favors Ford, but polls favor Lombardo.

The market moved 4¢ toward the Democrat in the last 7 days · polling moved 4.2 points toward the Republican over 18 days. As of October 12.

Market

BandPRICEToss-up50¢ to 65¢Lean65¢ to 82¢Likely82¢ to 95¢Safe95¢ and above
D 52¢

Kalshi party market · checked 2:09 PM ET

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Polling

BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 10Likely10 to 20Safe20 and above
R+0.9
Noble Predictive ↗ A- Sep 22 to 26 · n=708 LV R+2 Independent
Emerson College ↗ A+ Sep 5 to 8 · n=680 LV D+2.2 Independent
Tarrance Group ↗ B Jul 25 to 29 · n=555 LV R+7 Better Nevada PAC sponsor R+7 · Better Nevada PAC sponsor · counts as R+5 at half weight

Average of the latest poll from each of the 3 most recent pollsters; fewer than three polled in the last 30 days. Polls paid for by a candidate, party or allied group move 2 points toward the other side and count half.

Earlier polls · 10
POS ↗ A Jul 27 to 29 · n=600 LV R+9 Better Nevada PAC sponsor R+9 · Better Nevada PAC sponsor · counts as R+7 at half weight
Grassroots Tar. ↗ Jul 8 to 16 · n=2,500 LV R+12 Better Nevada PAC sponsor R+12 · Better Nevada PAC sponsor · counts as R+10 at half weight
PPP ↗ B Jul 15 to 16 · n=558 LV EVEN Democratic Governors Association sponsor EVEN · Democratic Governors Association sponsor · counts as R+2 at half weight
Wedgewood Polls ↗ Jul 9 to 12 · n=350 LV R+3 Independent
GSG ↗ B- May 5 to 11 · n=700 LV R+3 Ford sponsor R+3 · Ford sponsor · counts as R+5 at half weight
Noble ↗ A- Mar 10 to 13 · n=845 RV R+1 Independent
Hart Research ↗ A- Feb 11 to 17 · n=800 LV R+3 The Majority Institute sponsor R+3 · The Majority Institute sponsor · counts as R+5 at half weight
Emerson College ↗ A+ Nov 16 to 18 · n=800 RV EVEN Independent
Noble ↗ A- Oct 7 to 13 · n=766 RV R+3 Independent
VoteTXT ↗ May 15 to 19 · n=412 RV R+21 Independent

Prior result

BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 12Likely12 to 25Safe25 and above
R+1.5

Joe Lombardo (R)

48.8% to 47.3% · 2022 general election

def. Steve Sisolak (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

Fundraising

BandRATIO TO 1Parity1 to 5Lean5 and above
1.8 to 1

Raised Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026

Aaron D. Ford$4.92M ↗$2.63M cash
Joe Lombardo$9.09M ↗$9.20M cash

Total receipts, January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.