Nevada State Board of Regents election, 2026

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Nevada State Board of Regents
Election details
Filing deadline: March 13, 2026
Primary: June 9, 2026 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 five of 13 seats on the Nevada State Board of Regents on November 3, 2026.

A special election is being held for the District 8 seat to fill the unexpired term of Michelee Crawford, who resigned in November 2024. Peter Goicoechea was appointed to the seat in the interim.

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

District 2

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

District 3

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

District 5

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

District 8

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

District 10

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Nevada

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Nevada State Board of Regents election, 2024

District 1

General election candidates

• Matthew Bowen  (Nonpartisan)
• Carlos Fernandez  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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Primary candidates

• Matthew Bowen  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Carlos Fernandez  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Ida Zeiler  (Nonpartisan) 

Did not make the ballot:

• Nathaniel Waugh

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District 4

General election candidates

• Aaron Bautista  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Tonia Holmes-Sutton  (Nonpartisan)

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Primary candidates

• Donald Sylvantee McMichael Sr.  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
• Aaron Bautista  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Richard Carrillo  (Nonpartisan)
• Tonia Holmes-Sutton  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Shawn Stamper  (Nonpartisan)

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District 9

General election candidates

The general election was canceled.

Primary candidates

• Carol Del Carlo  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Bret Edward Delaire  (Nonpartisan) 
• Gary T. Johnson  (Nonpartisan)

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District 12

General election candidates

• Amy Carvalho  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Jonathan Maxham  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and these candidates advanced:

• Amy Carvalho  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Jonathan Maxham  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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2022

See also: Nevada State Board of Regents election, 2022

District 6

General election candidates

• Heather Brown  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Jeanine Dakduk  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Heather Brown  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Karl Catarata  (Nonpartisan) 
• Jeanine Dakduk  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Brandin Manwill  (Nonpartisan)

Did not make the ballot:

• Joe Pitts

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District 7

General election candidates

• Susan Brager  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• David Crete  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Susan Brager  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• David Crete  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• M.J. Ivy  (Nonpartisan)
• Hieu Le  (Nonpartisan) 
• Aury Nagy  (Nonpartisan)

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District 8

General election candidates

• Michelee Crawford  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• John Patrick Rice  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Jonathan Baltera  (Nonpartisan)
• Michelee Crawford  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Aaron Manfredi  (Nonpartisan)
• Elmer Porter  (Nonpartisan) 
• John Patrick Rice  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Stacy Smith  (Nonpartisan)

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District 11

General election candidates

• Jeffrey Downs  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Steve Laden  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Jeffrey Downs  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• John Gwaltney  (Nonpartisan)
• Steve Laden  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• Emily Ellison

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District 13

General election candidates

• John Moran  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) 
• Stephanie Goodman  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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Primary candidates

• John Moran  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Jennifer M. Bandiero  (Nonpartisan) 
• Stephanie Goodman  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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2020

See also: Nevada State Board of Regents election, 2020

District 2

General election candidates

• Lois Tarkanian  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Bret Whipple  (Nonpartisan)

Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and these candidates advanced:

• Lois Tarkanian  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Bret Whipple  (Nonpartisan) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Bonnie McDaniel

District 3

General election candidates

• Byron Brooks  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Swadeep Nigam  (Nonpartisan) 

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Primary candidates

• Byron Brooks  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Lachelle Fisher  (Nonpartisan)
• Swadeep Nigam  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Stephen Silberkraus  (Nonpartisan)

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District 5

General election candidates

• Patrick Boylan  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Nick Spirtos  (Nonpartisan)

Primary candidates

• Patrick Boylan  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Kevin Child  (Nonpartisan)
• Nick Spirtos  (Nonpartisan) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Sam Lieberman (Incumbent)

District 10

General election candidates

• Joseph Arrascada  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Kevin Melcher  (Nonpartisan)

Primary candidates

• Joseph Arrascada  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Andrew Diss  (Nonpartisan)
• Vince Lombardi  (Nonpartisan) 
• John McKendricks  (Nonpartisan)
• Kevin Melcher  (Nonpartisan) ✔

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External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Nevada State Board of Regents official website

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