A new poll suggests a tight race in Nevada ’s 2026 gubernatorial election, with Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat, trailing Republican incumbent Joe Lombardo by a narrow margin.

The latest Noble Predictive Insights survey, conducted between October 7-13, shows Lombardo leading Ford by 3 points—40 percent to 37 percent—with 23 percent of voters still undecided.

The race remains well within the survey’s 3.54 percent margin of error, underscoring how competitive the state remains heading into another high-stakes election year.

Newsweek has contacted the Ford and Lombardo campaigns via email for comment.

Why It Matters

Nevada remains one of the nation’s most pivotal battlegrounds—it narrowly backed President Donald Trump in 2024 after years of leaning Democratic. The tight race b

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