Nevada residents are kicking off 2025 with a special election. Longtime city councilman Brian Hanson was appointed and sworn in Monday to be Nevada’s next mayor, but a petition was filed for a special election for the open mayoral position as well as the Ward 2 seat on the council.

Reno council member Kathleen Taylor spent more than any other candidate in a local race: $46 per vote received. Sen. Jacky Rosen spent $71.

Gov. Joe Lombardo addresses school choice, crime, childcare and government efficiency in State of State. Democratic response covers abortion, guns.

The Nevada GOP has announced the re-election of Michael McDonald as Western Regional Vice Chair. McDonald was re-elected by unanimous vote. McDonald will continue to serve on the RNC Executive Committee and work with other western states to elect Republicans in 2026.

CARSON CITY — Gov. Joe Lombardo will give his 2025 State of the State Address at 6 p.m. today in Nevada’s capital, where he will share his goals and priorities ahead of the upcoming legislative session.

The influx of mail-in ballots collected on Election Day led to delays in tabulation across Nevada, not the number of ballots received in the days after, Democratic Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said ahead of the legislative session.

Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar is proposing a handful of bills in the upcoming legislative session that would modernize the Silver State's election sys

A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty to attempting to vote twice in the 2020 general presidential election and sentenced to probation, Nevada authorities announced Monday. Mark Stewart White pleaded guilty to attempting to vote in Las Vegas and in Kingman, Arizona.

Nevada named Brian Hanson its new mayor during a city council meeting Monday night. Hanson served on the Nevada City Council for 18 years before resigning in 2024 when he moved out of his previous ward. Hanson will lead the city until a special election later this spring.

Nevada’s Republican governor extended a hand Wednesday to the Democratic-controlled state Legislature , saying they need to come together to find solutions for urgent issues like affordable housing and access to adequate health care.

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is off to a strong start in building campaign funds, raising about $3.4 million over the past year, according to mandatory campaign filing reports.

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo has raised almost $3.4 million in the past year, building up a significant war chest for his re-election campaign, according to campaign filing reports submitted Monday evening.