Race · November 3, 2026

Governor · Nevada

3 candidates on the ballot.^1,2,3

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Fact	Aaron D. Ford	Danielle Ford	Joseph Lombardo
Party on the ballot	DEM^1,2,3	NPP^1,2,3	REP^1,2,3,4
Status	Challenger	Challenger	Incumbent
Money	Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Contributions and expenses reports search — Nevada Secretary of State.⁵
State K-12 school funding	Increase state funding for public schools His campaign website says he supports raising Nevada's per-pupil education funding to meet or exceed the national average.⁶	Her campaign website says school funding should reflect the real cost of serving students, including special education and English learners.⁷	Increase state funding for public schools His campaign website says he would raise per-pupil school funding while raising expectations for results.⁸
Data centers and electricity costs	Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need His campaign website says data centers must pay for the energy they use and the grid upgrades needed to deliver it, use clean energy and water-saving cooling, and get no new tax abatements until audits show they have kept their commitments.^9,10	Her campaign website says data centers should not get more tax abatements until their effects on water, energy, the power grid, emissions, jobs and utility rates are known.⁷	Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need His campaign website says no Nevada resident or business should lose power or see rates rise to subsidize data center growth, that tax incentives should be tied to standards for power, water and local jobs, and that a share of data center revenue should go to K-12 education and workforce training.⁸
Selling or transferring federal lands	Sell limited amounts of federal land, such as near towns for housing His campaign website says he would work with Nevada's congressional delegation and federal agencies so federal land sales prioritize affordable housing, with part of any released land set aside for conservation.¹¹	Not found in the public sources we checked	Sell limited amounts of federal land, such as near towns for housing His campaign website says he will keep working with federal partners to release more federal land for attainable housing.⁸
Help for first-time homebuyers	His campaign website says he would expand down payment assistance through refundable tax credits for first-time buyers, teachers, first responders, military families and veterans.¹¹	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he would expand down payment help under the state's Attainable Housing Program for nurses, teachers, military families and first responders.⁸
Large investors buying single-family homes	His campaign website says he would limit how many homes corporate investors can buy each year, create a registry of corporate landlords and give tenants the first chance to buy a home before it is sold.¹¹	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says Nevada families buying a home should compete with each other, not with out-of-state investors and corporate buyers.⁸
Zoning and new housing	His campaign website says he would work with state and local agencies to cut red tape and speed permits for affordable housing, set statewide goals while giving local governments flexibility, and help develop vacant land.¹¹	Not found in the public sources we checked	Give extra state or federal money to communities that allow more homes His campaign website says he would cut red tape, streamline permitting and pair public and private money to build homes, through incentives that reward reform.⁸

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Aaron D. Ford — 8 issues

Collective bargaining for public employees
His campaign website says he supports collective bargaining rights for public workers, including graduate student workers and other non-classified employees of Nevada's higher education system.^6,12
Tariffs
His campaign website says that as attorney general he took legal action to block tariffs that are raising costs, and that as governor he would look for every legal way to blunt their effect on Nevada families and builders.¹¹
Union fees and right-to-work laws
His campaign website says he would repeal Nevada's right-to-work law.¹²
Child care costs
His campaign website says he would expand access to early childhood education and child care, including by creating a state Department of Early Childhood.¹²
Federal Medicaid funding
His campaign website says he will fight to protect Medicaid from federal cuts and look for ways to soften the effect on Nevadans who lose coverage.¹³
Medicare drug price negotiation
His campaign website says he would cap the cost of many prescription drugs at the Medicare-negotiated rate.¹³
Children and social media
Require safer designs and settings for minors, and parental consent for younger users
His campaign website says he would support policies that curb the addictive design of social media for children, give parents more control, require stronger safety standards for platforms used by minors and bar the sale of student data.⁶
Rules for artificial intelligence
Set rules for specific risks and uses, such as deepfakes, hiring decisions and safety disclosures
His campaign website says he would bar health insurers from using artificial intelligence alone to deny prior authorization requests and ban landlords from using algorithms to set rents.^11,13

Danielle Ford — 6 issues

Abortion law
Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
Her campaign website says she supports Nevada's current law protecting abortion access through 24 weeks, with later care when a doctor determines it is medically necessary to protect the patient's life or health, as well as access to contraception, miscarriage, fertility and emergency care.⁷
Campaign finance rules
Her campaign website supports clearer disclosure of major donors, outside spending and lobbying, and says public financing of campaigns should be examined.^7,14
Proof of citizenship to register to vote
Her campaign website says only eligible U.S. citizens should vote and that she supports secure elections, accurate voter rolls, identity checks and audits, but that any ID or document rule must be constitutional, paid for, accessible and phased in carefully so that eligible voters can still take part.⁷
Background checks for gun sales
Her campaign website says she supports lawful gun ownership along with background checks, crisis intervention, training, safe storage and enforcement of existing restrictions.⁷
State and local role in immigration enforcement
Her campaign website says immigration enforcement is mainly a federal job, that the state should set clear policies on data sharing, warrants and subpoenas, and that local police should stay focused on serious crime.^7,14
State government spending
Her campaign website says new taxes are not the first answer, that she would first examine contracts, procurement loopholes, no-bid deals, tax abatements and waste, and that she is open to studying a state lottery.⁷

Joseph Lombardo — 3 issues

Police funding
His campaign website says officers should get the pay, training and support needed to recruit and keep the best.⁸
Vouchers and education savings accounts
His campaign website says that when a public, charter or private school is a better fit for a child, the child should have the opportunity to attend it.⁸
State sales taxes
His campaign website says he will keep his commitment to no new taxes and push for an annual sales tax holiday around back-to-school season.⁸

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.

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