Danielle Ford

Danielle Ford

No Political Party

Candidate, Governor of Nevada

Nevada State Board of Education District 3

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

1

Predecessor: Felicia Ortiz (Nonpartisan)

Prior offices:

Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F

Years in office: 2019 - 2023

Successor: Irene Bustamante Adams (Nonpartisan)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

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Profession

Marketing strategist

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Danielle Ford is a member of the Nevada State Board of Education, representing District 3. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Ford (No Political Party) is running for election for Governor of Nevada. She declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Danielle Ford lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her career experience includes working as a marketing strategist.

Elections

2026

See also: Nevada gubernatorial election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 9, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Governor of Nevada

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Nevada on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Christopher Battenberg (No Political Party)
	Submit photo	Max Beck (No Political Party)
		Danielle Ford (No Political Party)
	Submit photo	Jordan Koteras (No Political Party)
		Allen Rheinhart (No Political Party)
	Submit photo	Emilio Rodriguez (No Political Party)
	Submit photo	John Scott (No Political Party)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada on June 9, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Sunshine Arterburn
	Submit photo	Miqehl Bayfield
	Submit photo	Emile Bouari
	Submit photo	James Cooper
		Aaron Ford
		Alexis Hill

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Governor of Nevada

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Nevada on June 9, 2026.

		Candidate
		Joe Lombardo
	Submit photo	Donald Beaudry Jr.
		Irina Hansen
		M. Kameron Hawkins
		Matthew Winterhawk
	Submit photo	Jose Zelaya
		Barak Zilberberg

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2024

See also: Nevada State Board of Education election, 2024

General election

General election for Nevada State Board of Education District 3

Danielle Ford defeated incumbent Rene Cantu in the general election for Nevada State Board of Education District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danielle Ford (Nonpartisan)	51.6	145,973
		Rene Cantu (Nonpartisan)	48.4	137,031

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 283,004
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Nevada State Board of Education District 3

Danielle Ford and incumbent Rene Cantu defeated Jasmine Kurys in the primary for Nevada State Board of Education District 3 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danielle Ford (Nonpartisan)	45.7	31,903
✔		Rene Cantu (Nonpartisan)	42.2	29,434
		Jasmine Kurys (Nonpartisan)	12.2	8,492

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,829
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Clark County School District, Nevada, elections (2022)

General election

General election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F

Irene Bustamante Adams defeated incumbent Danielle Ford in the general election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Irene Bustamante Adams (Nonpartisan)	52.7	38,084
		Danielle Ford (Nonpartisan)	47.3	34,218

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,302
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F

The following candidates ran in the primary for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Irene Bustamante Adams (Nonpartisan)	22.0	6,136
✔		Danielle Ford (Nonpartisan)	18.1	5,059
		Jaylon Calhoun (Nonpartisan)	14.6	4,075
		Erica Neely (Nonpartisan)	12.5	3,496
		Kali Fox Miller (Nonpartisan)	11.6	3,237
	Submit photo	David Coram (Nonpartisan)	5.5	1,544
		Liam MacCaul (Nonpartisan)	5.3	1,465
	Submit photo	Tim Vicario (Nonpartisan)	4.9	1,358
	Submit photo	Tammi N. Musemici (Nonpartisan)	2.8	791
	Submit photo	Jamil Bey (Nonpartisan)	2.6	715

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,876
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2018

See also: Clark County School District elections (2018)

General election

General election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F

Danielle Ford defeated Kali Fox Miller in the general election for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danielle Ford (Nonpartisan)	60.3	51,191
		Kali Fox Miller (Nonpartisan)	39.7	33,742

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,933
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F

The following candidates ran in the primary for Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danielle Ford (Nonpartisan)	16.2	4,006
✔		Kali Fox Miller (Nonpartisan)	13.6	3,379
		David Gardner (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)	13.3	3,287
	Submit photo	Jacquelyn Trumbull (Nonpartisan)	13.2	3,276
		Michael Thomas (Nonpartisan)	12.5	3,095
	Submit photo	Mary E. Ballinger (Nonpartisan)	12.1	2,996
		Eileen Eady (Nonpartisan)	10.0	2,470
	Submit photo	Tammi N. Musemici (Nonpartisan)	4.7	1,157
	Submit photo	Johnny Wilson (Nonpartisan)	4.5	1,108

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 24,774
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Campaign website

Ford’s campaign website stated the following:

“	If elected I will work to: Provide oversight over Nevada’s public school districts, charter authority, and private schools Expand early education and pre-k programs throughout all school districts Reduce barriers for higher education throughout the state, ensuring every student graduates college and career-ready Rethink and modify the system in a way that supports the learning styles of neurodiverse students Empower parents to have more input and involvement at school sites Lessen the amount of state mandates that add unnecessary workloads for all educators and school staff Reform the teacher evaluation and student testing models to be less punitive and more whole-child focused	”
—Danielle Ford’s campaign website (2024)

2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Danielle Ford campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Nevada State Board of Education District 3	Won general	$4,019	$0
Grand total			$4,019	$0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Preceded by Felicia Ortiz	Nevada State Board of Education District 3 2025-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Clark County School District Board of Trustees District F 2019-2023	Succeeded by Irene Bustamante Adams

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