The 2026 Nevada Secretary of State election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Secretary of State of Nevada. Primary elections were held on June 9. Incumbent Democratic secretary of state Cisco Aguilar is running for a second term. He will face Republican Jim Marchant in the general election, making this election a rematch of the 2022 race, where Aguilar narrowly defeated Marchant.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Cisco Aguilar, incumbent secretary of state
Endorsements
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jim Marchant, former state assemblyman from the 37th district (2016–2018), nominee for Secretary of State in 2022, and perennial candidate Eliminated in primary Sharron Angle, former state assemblymember (1999–2007) and perennial candidate Shirley Folkins-Roberts, businesswoman Socorro Keenan, candidate for Nevada State Assembly District 16 in 2024
Results
Independent and third party candidates
Candidates
Declared
John T. Kennedy (Libertarian Party) Brad Lee Barnhill (Independent American Party)
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball September 9, 2026
Post-primary endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof errorCiscoAguilar (D)JimMarchant (R) Other UndecidedNoble Predictive InsightsSeptember 22–26, 2026800 (RV)± 3.5%41%32%8%19%708 (LV)± 3.7%44%37%6%12%
Aguilar vs. Folkins-Roberts Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error CiscoAguilar (D) Shirley UndecidedRightCount Nevada (R)February 23–26, 2026600 (RV)± 4.1%49%47%4%
Results
Notes
References
External links Official campaign websites Cisco Aguilar (D) Sharron Angle (R) Shirley Folkins-Roberts (R) Socorro Keenan (R) Ronda Kennedy (R) Jim Marchant (R) Brad Lee Barnhill (IA)