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Nevada governor

Candidates include Joe Lombardo (R), Aaron Ford (D) and Danielle Ford. Campaign figures come from each candidate’s filings with the Nevada Secretary of State. Each figure shows the date it runs through.

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Candidates · what each campaign reported

Joe Lombardo (R)

Incumbent

Raised
$5.9M
Spent
$12.1M
Cash on hand
$2.8M

Jan. 1, 2026 through Sept. 30, 2026. State filing.

He also got $236,179 in donated goods and services, which isn’t counted as raised. Cash on hand includes money raised before 2026.

Outside money

  • For$10K

Aaron Ford (D)

Raised
$5.0M
Spent
$5.2M
Cash on hand
$1.4M

Jan. 1, 2026 through Sept. 30, 2026. State filing.

Cash on hand includes money raised before 2026.

Outside money

  • For$8K

Also on the ballot: Danielle Ford (No party). Their fundraising isn’t tracked here.

Outside money · groups spending for or against the candidates

$18K from the groups below. In governor races, much outside money goes to the campaign or to a committee the candidate controls, so the table says how each dollar got into the race.

GroupFor or againstHowAmountWhen
RGA Right Direction PAC · a Republican Governors Association committee; two gifts on July 31, all since the June 9 primaryFor Joe LombardoGave to campaign$10,000July 31, 2026 to Sept. 30, 2026
Democratic Governors Association · given June 16, after the June 9 primary; Ford’s report for July through September shows no moreFor Aaron FordGave to campaign$8,000June 16, 2026 to Sept. 30, 2026

About these numbers

  • Nevada groups file every three months, and their reports don’t say which candidate an ad is about, so outside spending can’t be tied to a candidate from the filings.
  • Raised and spent cover January through September 2026.
  • Better Nevada PAC raised $30.4 million from January through September, including $14.5 million from the Republican Governors Association and $3 million from RGA Nevada PAC on Sept. 9. It spent $26.5 million, much of it marked as independent spending. Its reports don’t name a candidate. Lombardo’s campaign gave it $3,491 in goods and services in March.
  • Next report: Report 4, covering through Dec. 31, 2026, due Jan. 15, 2027. We’ll update this page once it’s filed.
  • Governor campaigns file with the state, not the FEC, so these numbers come from the Nevada Secretary of State and are read by hand after each state deadline, so a new filing can take a few days to show up here. National groups like the Republican and Democratic Governors Associations report to the IRS; their transfers are listed when they appear in state or IRS filings.
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Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. All governor races · How this works.