Nevada Controller election, 2026

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Nevada Controller
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Nevada
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Nevada is holding an election for controller on November 3, 2026.

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Candidates and election results

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Nevada

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Nevada Controller election, 2022

General election

General election for Nevada Controller

Andy Matthews defeated Ellen Spiegel and Jed Profeta in the general election for Nevada Controller on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Matthews (R)	50.1	504,703
		Ellen Spiegel (D)	45.9	463,092
		Jed Profeta (L)	1.5	15,375
		Other/Write-in votes	2.5	25,029

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,008,199
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada Controller

Ellen Spiegel defeated Alex Costa in the Democratic primary for Nevada Controller on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Spiegel	67.3	111,989
		Alex Costa	24.4	40,664
		Other/Write-in votes	8.3	13,841

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 166,494
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Andy Matthews advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada Controller.

2018

See also: Nevada Controller election, 2018

General election

General election for Nevada Controller

Catherine Byrne defeated incumbent Ron Knecht in the general election for Nevada Controller on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Catherine Byrne (D)	50.6	487,068
		Ron Knecht (R)	46.2	445,099
		Other/Write-in votes	3.2	30,500

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 962,667
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Nevada Controller

Catherine Byrne advanced from the Democratic primary for Nevada Controller on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Catherine Byrne

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Nevada Controller

Incumbent Ron Knecht advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada Controller on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ron Knecht

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2014

See also: Nevada down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Nevada Controller, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ron Knecht	52.5%	282,674
	Democratic	Andrew Martin	37.6%	202,573
	Independent American	Tom Jones	5.4%	29,108
	Independent	None of these candidates	4.4%	23,811
Total Votes				538,166
Election results via Nevada Secretary of State

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