2026 Nevada State Controller election

2026 Nevada State Controller election

November 3, 2026
 
Candidate Andy Matthews Michael MacDougall
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent State Controller

Andy Matthews
Republican



The 2026 Nevada State Controller election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the state controller of Nevada. The primary election was held on June 9. One-term incumbent Republican controller Andy Matthews is running for re-election.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Andy Matthews

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Michael MacDougall, teacher[4]

Eliminated in primary

  • Robert K. Blackstock, engineer[5]
  • Robert Tolle[6]

Results

Primary results by county:
  MacDougall
  •   30โ€“40%
  •   40โ€“50%
  Blackstock
  •   30โ€“40%
  •   40โ€“50%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael MacDougall 80,627 45.3
Democratic Robert K. Blackstock 58,895 33.1
None of These Candidates 21,111 11.9
Democratic Robert Tolle 17,388 9.8
Total votes 178,021 100.0

References

  1. โ†‘ Margiott, Kenzie (July 9, 2025). "Nevada Controller Andy Matthews announces 2026 re-election bid". KRNV. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  2. โ†‘ Hill, Jessica (July 10, 2025). "Nevada controller announces re-election bid for 2026". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  3. โ†‘ "On May 20th, the Clark County Republican Party voted unanimously to endorse State Controller Andy Matthews for re-election". ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ on Instagram. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  4. โ†‘ "Henderson teacher announces run for Nevada controller, becoming first Democrat in the race". The Nevada Independent. November 4, 2025. Archived from the original on December 5, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  5. โ†‘ "Election 2026: Tracking Nevada candidate filings". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  6. โ†‘ Seeman, Matthew (March 13, 2026). "Who is running for Nevada governor, attorney general and more? See full list". KSNV. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
Official campaign websites