MIDTERMS 2026 - GOVERNOR
TOSS UP
R-held
Election day is Tuesday, November 3 - 7 days away.
Nevada attorney general, elected in 2018, who served six years in the state Senate before that. source
Governor since 2023 and a former Clark County sheriff with a 34-year law enforcement career. source
Only issues they disagree on. Each position is something the candidate said, voted for or published, linked to where.
Voter ID
FORD
Says there is not enough evidence of voter fraud in Nevada to justify a new requirement. source
LOMBARDO
Backed the 2024 voter ID ballot question and says he would take the vote directly to voters if the Legislature did not act. source
Felony theft threshold
FORD
Opposes lowering the $1,200 felony theft threshold. source
LOMBARDO
Proposed lowering the threshold to $750. source
Death penalty
FORD
Opposes it and says he would sign a repeal bill. source
LOMBARDO
Supports the death penalty. source
Data centers and power
FORD
Plans to introduce legislation requiring data centers to provide their own power. source
LOMBARDO
His campaign says the state already has measures in place to shield ratepayers. source
Right-to-work law
FORD
Says he would get rid of Nevada's right-to-work law if elected governor. source
LOMBARDO
Says he supports the right-to-work law and would not want to eliminate it. source
Noble Predictive Insights (Oct 7-13, 2026, 766 registered voters, +/-3.54): Lombardo 40%, Ford 37%, 23% undecided. source
How the state is doing going into the vote, from the people who count it.
JOBLESS RATE
4.7%
US: 4.2%
September 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary. Source: BLS
GAS, REGULAR
$5.29
US: $4.27
State average on 2026-10-27. Source: AAA
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Joe Lombardo by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Positions checked 2026-10-23. Things they agree on are left out on purpose. Spot something wrong? Use the feedback button and we will fix it.
