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The 2022 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Nevada. Incumbent Democratic governor Steve Sisolak ran for re-election to a second term, but lost in the general election to Republican Joe Lombardo, the Clark County Sheriff. This was the first time since 1966 an incumbent Democratic governor lost reelection in Nevada.
Sisolak was the first Democrat to seek re-election to Nevada's governorship since Bob Miller in 1994, and was subsequently the only incumbent governor in the United States to lose re-election in 2022. Decision Desk HQ called the race for Lombardo on November 11.
Significantly, Lombardo's win marked the first time in the state's history that anyone had won the governorship without winning either Clark or Washoe counties, home to a combined 89% of the state's population. This was largely due to Lombardo's stronger performance in Clark, his home county; Sisolak's previous opponent, Adam Laxalt, lost the county by 13.3% there, while Lombardo only lost by 5.7%, a significant gain.
Political analysts have attributed Sisolak's defeat to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic; lockdowns during the pandemic proved unpopular in Nevada, which has a tourism-driven economy and a reputation for libertarian political leanings.
Amid a slate of failed gubernatorial pickup attempts, this was the only governorship Republicans flipped in the 2022 elections, as well as the only state governorship to flip to the party that did not carry that state in the 2020 presidential election. This was also the first time since Pat Quinn's defeat in the 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election that an incumbent Democratic governor lost re-election in any state.

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Steve Sisolak, incumbent governor (2019–present) and former Clark County Commissioner (2009–2019)

#### Eliminated in primary

* Tom Collins, former Clark County Commissioner (2005–2015) and former state assemblyman for the 1st District (1993–2001)

#### Declined

* Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Clark County Commissioner (2015–present)

### Endorsements

Organizations
* Human Rights Campaign
* NARAL Pro-Choice America
* Natural Resources Defense Council
Newspapers
* Las Vegas Sun
Labor unions
* Nevada AFL–CIO
* United Auto Workers

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steve Sisolak (incumbent) | 157,283 | 89.53% |
| | Democratic | Tom Collins | 12,051 | 6.86% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 6,340 | 3.61% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 175,674 | 100.0% |

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Joe Lombardo, Sheriff of Clark County (2015–present)

#### Eliminated in primary

* Seven Achilles Evans, businessman
* Gary "Radar" Evertsen
* Joey Gilbert, attorney and former boxer
* Eddie Hamilton, businessman and perennial candidate
* Tom Heck, retired air force officer and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 and 2018
* Dean Heller, former U.S. senator (2011–2019) and U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district (2007–2011)
* John Lee, Mayor of North Las Vegas (2013–2022)
* Stan Lusak, candidate for governor in 2018
* Guy Nohra, venture capitalist
* Edward O'Brien
* Fred J. Simon, small business owner and surgeon
* William "Dock" Walls, businessman and perennial candidate
* Amber Whitley
* Barak Zilberberg, real estate investor

#### Withdrew

* Michele Fiore, Las Vegas City Councilwoman (2017–2022) and former state assemblywoman for the 4th District (2012–2016) (ran for State Treasurer)

#### Declined

* Mark Amodei, U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district (2011–present) (ran for re-election)
* Heidi Gansert, state senator from the 15th district (2016–present)
* Rick Harrison, businessman and reality television personality
* Mark Hutchison, former lieutenant governor of Nevada (2015–2019) (endorsed Lombardo)
* Ben Kieckhefer, state senator from the 16th district (2010–2021), member of the Nevada Gaming Commission (2021–2023)
* Adam Laxalt, former Nevada Attorney General (2015–2019) and nominee for governor in 2018 (ran for the U.S. Senate)
* Derek Stevens, casino owner

### Debates

2022 Nevada gubernatorial Republican primary election debates :
| No. | Date | Organizer | Location | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Source |
| No. | Date | Organizer | Location | Michele Fiore | Joey Gilbert | Tom Heck | Dean Heller | John Lee | Joe Lombardo | Guy Nohra | Fred Simon | Barak Zilberberg | Source |
| 1 | January 6, 2022 | Nevada Commonwealth & Sierra Republican Club | Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno | P | P | P | P | P | A | P | P | P | |
| 2 | February 8, 2022 | Clark County Republican Club | Dragon Ridge Country Club, Henderson | P | P | N | P | P | A | P | P | N | |
| 3 | April 20, 2022 | Republican Women of Las Vegas | Las Vegas | W | P | N | P | P | A | P | P | N | |
| 4 | May 26, 2022 | 8 News Now | Las Vegas | W | P | N | P | P | P | P | N | N | |
* ↑ Minor candidates that didn't participate in any of the debates are omitted.

### Endorsements

Executive Branch officials
* Michael Flynn, retired United States Army lieutenant general and the 25th U.S. National Security Advisor
Organizations
* Nevada Republican Party
Organizations
* Nevada Police Union
Executive Branch officials
* Mike Pompeo, former U.S. Secretary of State (2018–2021)
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)
State officials
* Mark Hutchison, former lieutenant governor of Nevada (2015–2019)
Newspapers
* Las Vegas Sun

### Polling

Graphical summary
| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Joey Gilbert | Dean Heller | John Lee | Joe Lombardo | Guy Nohra | Fred Simon | Other | Margin |
| Real Clear Politics | April 25 – June 7, 2022 | June 10, 2022 | 18.3% | 14.7% | 11.5% | 33.0% | 7.5% | 3.5% | 11.5% | Lombardo +14.7 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michele Fiore | Joey Gilbert | Dean Heller | John Lee | Joe Lombardo | Guy Nohra | Fred Simon | None of These Candidates | Other | Undecided |
| OH Predictive Insights | June 6–7, 2022 | 525 (LV) | ± 4.4% | – | 21% | 10% | 10% | 34% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 7% |
| University of Nevada Reno | May 17–27, 2022 | 368 (LV) | ± 5.9% | – | 12% | 14% | 9% | 47% | 2% | 3% | – | 13% | – |
| OH Predictive Insights | May 10–12, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | – | 15% | 11% | 9% | 35% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 14% |
| Emerson College | April 30 – May 2, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | – | 14% | 11% | 10% | 33% | 4% | 2% | – | 3% | 25% |
| The Trafalgar Group (R) | April 25–28, 2022 | 1,071 (LV) | ± 3.0% | – | 18% | 18% | 13% | 26% | 9% | 3% | – | 7% | 6% |
| | March 17, 2022 | Fiore withdraws from the race | Fiore withdraws from the race | Fiore withdraws from the race | Fiore withdraws from the race | Fiore withdraws from the race | Fiore withdraws from the race | Fiore withdraws from the race | Fiore withdraws from the race | Fiore withdraws from the race | Fiore withdraws from the race | Fiore withdraws from the race | Fiore withdraws from the race |
| WPA Intelligence (R) | March 13–15, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 5% | 9% | 22% | 13% | 28% | 1% | – | – | 2% | 17% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | March 7–8, 2022 | 580 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 26% | 1% | – | – | – | 27% |
| OH Predictive Insights | January 19–26, 2022 | 230 (RV) | ± 6.5% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 28% | 1% | 2% | – | 1% | 36% |
| The Tarrance Group (R) | November 7–9, 2021 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | 5% | 37% | 0% | 3% | – | 1% | 37% |
| The Mellman Group (D) | September 15–22, 2021 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | – | 11% | 31% | 3% | 23% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 27% |
| The Tarrance Group (R) | July 2021 | – (LV) | – | – | 7% | 27% | 13% | 22% | 1% | – | – | – | 28% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe Lombardo | 87,761 | 38.40% |
| | Republican | Joey Gilbert | 61,738 | 27.01% |
| | Republican | Dean Heller | 32,087 | 14.04% |
| | Republican | John Lee | 17,846 | 7.81% |
| | Republican | Guy Nohra | 8,348 | 3.65% |
| | Republican | Fred J. Simon | 6,856 | 3.00% |
| | Republican | Thomas Heck | 4,315 | 1.89% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 4,219 | 1.85% |
| | Republican | Eddie Hamilton | 1,293 | 0.57% |
| | Republican | Amber Whitley | 1,238 | 0.54% |
| | Republican | William Walls | 833 | 0.36% |
| | Republican | Gary Evertsen | 558 | 0.24% |
| | Republican | Seven Achilles Evans | 475 | 0.21% |
| | Republican | Edward O'Brien | 422 | 0.18% |
| | Republican | Barak Zilberberg | 352 | 0.15% |
| | Republican | Stanleigh Lusak | 229 | 0.10% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 228,570 | 100.0% |

## Libertarian primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Brandon Davis, advertising agency owner

## Independent American primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Ed Bridges, nominee for Nevada's 3rd congressional district in 2020

## Independents
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Bradley Beck, geologist
* Austin Billings, logistics professional
* Monique Richardson, pastor

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Tossup | March 4, 2022 |
| Inside Elections | Tossup | September 23, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean R (flip) | November 7, 2022 |
| Politico | Tossup | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP | Tossup | January 10, 2022 |
| Fox News | Tossup | May 12, 2022 |
| 538 | Lean R (flip) | November 7, 2022 |
| Elections Daily | Lean R (flip) | November 7, 2022 |

### Post-primary endorsements

Executive Branch officials
* Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017)
U.S. senators
* Catherine Cortez Masto, U.S. senator from Nevada (2017–present)
Organizations
* AAPI Victory Fund
* AFSCME Local 4041
* Building & Construction Trades Council of Northern Nevada
* Clark County Black Caucus
* Defend the Vote PAC
* Everytown for Gun Safety
* Giffords
* IATSE Local 720
* Jewish Dems
* League of Conservation Voters - Nevada
* National Democratic Redistricting Committee
* National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
* National Organization for Women
* Nevada Faculty Alliance
* Nevada Recovery PAC
* NextGen America
* Planned Parenthood
* Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada
* SEIU of Nevada
* Silver State Equality
* Somos Votantes
* Southern Nevada Building Trades Unions
* United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
* Vegas Chamber
Labor unions
* Culinary Workers Union
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
* Iron Workers Union
Governors
* Glenn Youngkin, Governor of Virginia (2022–present)
Individuals
* Robert Bigelow, businessman
* Joey Gilbert, attorney, former boxer, and candidate in the Republican primary
Newspapers
* Las Vegas Review-Journal
Organizations
* Las Vegas Police Protective Association
* Nevada Police Union
* NRA Political Victory Fund

### Polling

Aggregate polls
| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Steve Sisolak (D) | Joe Lombardo (R) | Undecided | Margin |
| Real Clear Politics | September 26 – November 6, 2022 | November 6, 2022 | 44.3% | 46.9% | 8.8% | Lombardo +2.6 |
| FiveThirtyEight | September 15, 2021 – November 6, 2022 | November 6, 2022 | 44.9% | 46.6% | 8.5% | Lombardo +1.7 |
| Average | Average | Average | 44.6% | 46.8% | 8.6% | Lombardo +2.2 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steve Sisolak (D) | Joe Lombardo (R) | None of These Candidates | Other | Undecided |
| The Trafalgar Group (R) | November 5–7, 2022 | 1,089 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 46% | 49% | – | 3% | 2% |
| Research Co. | November 4–6, 2022 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 45% | 47% | – | 3% | 5% |
| Data for Progress (D) | November 2–6, 2022 | 1,100 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 46% | 48% | 2% | 5% | – |
| InsiderAdvantage (R) | November 4, 2022 | 550 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 44% | 49% | – | 4% | 4% |
| KAConsulting (R) | November 2–3, 2022 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 43% | 45% | – | 2% | 10% |
| Cygnal (R) | November 1–2, 2022 | 600 (LV) | – | 42% | 47% | – | – | 5% |
| Emerson College | October 26–29, 2022 | 2,000 (LV) | ± 2.1% | 45% | 49% | – | – | 3% |
| Emerson College | October 26–29, 2022 | 2,000 (LV) | ± 2.1% | 46% | 50% | – | – | – |
| Suffolk University | October 24–28, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 43% | 43% | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| OH Predictive Insights | October 24–27, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 45% | 41% | 1% | 4% | 9% |
| Susquehanna Polling and Research (R) | October 24–27, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 44% | 45% | 1% | 3% | 7% |
| Echelon Insights | October 24–26, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 44% | 45% | – | 4% | 7% |
| Echelon Insights | October 24–26, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 45% | 48% | – | – | 6% |
| The Trafalgar Group (R) | October 21–24, 2022 | 1,100 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 44% | 51% | – | 3% | 2% |
| Siena Research/NYT | October 19–24, 2022 | 885 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 45% | 49% | – | <1% | 5% |
| Phillips Academy | October 22–23, 2022 | 1,052 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 50% | 45% | – | – | 5% |
| InsiderAdvantage (R) | October 20, 2022 | 550 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 43% | 49% | – | 4% | 5% |
| CBS News/YouGov | October 14–19, 2022 | 1,057 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 48% | 48% | – | 4% | – |
| Data for Progress (D) | October 13–19, 2022 | 819 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 47% | 48% | – | 3% | 2% |
| BSP Research/Shaw & Co. | October 12–19, 2022 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.1% | 43% | 41% | – | 6% | 10% |
| University of Nevada, Reno | October 5–19, 2022 | 585 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 47% | 45% | – | 4% | 5% |
| Rasmussen Reports (R) | October 13–17, 2022 | 707 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 42% | 47% | – | 7% | 4% |
| Suffolk University | October 4–7, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 43% | 44% | 2% | 4% | 7% |
| CNN/SSRS | September 26 – October 2, 2022 | 926 (RV) | ± 4.7% | 46% | 46% | 5% | 2% | – |
| CNN/SSRS | September 26 – October 2, 2022 | 828 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 46% | 48% | 4% | 2% | – |
| OH Predictive Insights | September 20–29, 2022 | 741 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 42% | 45% | 5% | 3% | 5% |
| Big Data Poll | September 18–20, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 40% | 42% | – | 5% | 13% |
| The Trafalgar Group (R) | September 17–20, 2022 | 1,086 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 45% | 48% | – | 5% | 3% |
| Data for Progress (D) | September 14–19, 2022 | 874 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 45% | 45% | – | 7% | 3% |
| Emerson College | September 8–10, 2022 | 750 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 40% | 40% | – | 4% | 12% |
| Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D) | August 16–24, 2022 | 1,332 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 41% | 38% | 3% | 7% | 10% |
| Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D) | August 16–24, 2022 | 1,332 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 46% | 48% | – | – | 6% |
| The Trafalgar Group (R) | August 15–18, 2022 | 1,082 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 44% | 46% | – | 4% | 6% |
| Suffolk University | August 14–17, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 43% | 40% | 2% | 5% | 10% |
| Beacon Research (D) | July 5–20, 2022 | 479 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 49% | 39% | – | 1% | 6% |
| Beacon Research (D) | July 5–20, 2022 | 301 (LV) | ± 5.6% | 48% | 46% | – | 2% | 3% |
| Emerson College | July 7–10, 2022 | 2,000 (RV) | ± 2.1% | 44% | 40% | – | 9% | 7% |
| The Tarrance Group (R) | July 5–10, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 46% | 44% | 5% | – | 5% |
| Change Research (D) | June 24–27, 2022 | 701 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 46% | 43% | – | – | 11% |
| WPA Intelligence (R) | June 4–6, 2022 | 502 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 47% | 48% | – | – | 5% |
| University of Nevada, Reno | May 17–27, 2022 | 1,091 (A) | ± 3.4% | 43% | 31% | – | 11% | 16% |
| OH Predictive Insights | April 1–9, 2022 | 748 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 44% | 35% | – | – | 21% |
| Suffolk University | April 2–6, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 37% | 39% | 6% | – | 18% |
| Blueprint Polling (D) | March 21–24, 2022 | 671 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 40% | 43% | – | – | 17% |
| OH Predictive Insights | January 19–26, 2022 | 755 (RV) | ± 3.6% | 52% | 48% | – | – | – |
| Impact Research (D) | December 1–7, 2021 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 47% | 45% | – | – | 8% |
| OnMessage Inc. (R) | November 16–18, 2021 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 41% | 51% | – | – | 8% |
| The Mellman Group (D) | September 15–22, 2021 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 45% | 44% | 3% | – | 8% |
Steve Sisolak vs. Joey Gilbert
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steve Sisolak (D) | Joey Gilbert (R) | None of These Candidates | Other | Undecided |
| University of Nevada, Reno | May 17–27, 2022 | 1,090 (A) | ± 3.4% | 43% | 17% | – | 20% | 19% |
| OH Predictive Insights | April 1–9, 2022 | 748 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 45% | 31% | – | – | 24% |
| Suffolk University | April 2–6, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 39% | 35% | 4% | – | 21% |
Steve Sisolak vs. Dean Heller
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steve Sisolak (D) | Dean Heller (R) | None of These Candidates | Other | Undecided |
| University of Nevada, Reno | May 17–27, 2022 | 1,094 (A) | ± 3.4% | 44% | 21% | – | 16% | 18% |
| OH Predictive Insights | April 1–9, 2022 | 748 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 46% | 33% | – | – | 21% |
| Suffolk University | April 2–6, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 39% | 39% | 7% | – | 15% |
| OH Predictive Insights | January 19–26, 2022 | 755 (RV) | ± 3.6% | 54% | 46% | – | – | – |
| Impact Research (D) | December 1–7, 2021 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 47% | 44% | – | – | 8% |
| The Trafalgar Group (R) | November 24–29, 2021 | 1,034 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 40% | 47% | – | – | 13% |
| OnMessage Inc. (R) | November 16–18, 2021 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 43% | 49% | – | – | 8% |
| The Mellman Group (D) | September 15–22, 2021 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 46% | 43% | 3% | – | 8% |
Steve Sisolak vs. John Lee
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steve Sisolak (D) | John Lee (R) | None of These Candidates | Undecided |
| OH Predictive Insights | April 1–9, 2022 | 748 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 46% | 33% | – | 21% |
| Suffolk University | April 2–6, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 37% | 40% | 5% | 18% |
Steve Sisolak vs. Guy Nohra
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steve Sisolak (D) | Guy Nohra (R) | None of These Candidates | Undecided |
| Suffolk University | April 2–6, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 41% | 29% | 7% | 23% |

### Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of October 17, 2022 :
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Joe Lombardo (R) | $3,962,985 | $4,849,360 | $1,765,137 |
| Steve Sisolak (D) | $6,528,859 | $13,525,957 | $1,216,990 |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State ||||

### Debates

2022 Nevada gubernatorial general election debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
| Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | | |
| Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Steve Sisolak | Joe Lombardo |
| 1 | October 2, 2022 | KSNV | | | P | P |

### Results

2022 Nevada gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Joe Lombardo | 497,377 | 48.81% | +3.50% |
| | Democratic | Steve Sisolak (incumbent) | 481,991 | 47.30% | −2.09% |
| | Libertarian | Brandon Davis | 14,919 | 1.46% | +0.57% |
| | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 14,866 | 1.46% | -0.48% |
| | Independent American | Ed Bridges | 9,918 | 0.97% | −0.07% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,019,071 | 100.0% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,023,617 | 54.58% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,875,578 | | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

#### By county

By county :
| County | Joe Lombardo Republican | Joe Lombardo Republican | Steve Sisolak Democratic | Steve Sisolak Democratic | Brandon Davis Libertarian | Brandon Davis Libertarian | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | Ed Bridges IAPN | Ed Bridges IAPN | Margin | Margin | Total votes |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes |
| Carson City | 12,721 | 53.75 | 9,822 | 41.50 | 402 | 1.70 | 428 | 1.81 | 292 | 1.23 | 2,899 | 12.25 | 23,665 |
| Churchill | 7,020 | 71.16 | 2,223 | 22.53 | 198 | 2.01 | 247 | 2.50 | 177 | 1.79 | 4,797 | 48.63 | 9,865 |
| Clark | 308,760 | 45.38 | 347,397 | 51.06 | 9,257 | 1.36 | 9,173 | 1.35 | 5,768 | 0.85 | -38,637 | -5.68 | 680,355 |
| Douglas | 19,070 | 65.41 | 9,014 | 30.92 | 382 | 1.31 | 439 | 1.51 | 249 | 0.85 | 10,056 | 34.49 | 29,154 |
| Elko | 12,173 | 75.22 | 2,923 | 18.06 | 369 | 2.28 | 343 | 2.12 | 375 | 2.32 | 9,250 | 57.16 | 16,183 |
| Esmeralda | 338 | 74.61 | 64 | 14.13 | 11 | 2.43 | 22 | 4.86 | 18 | 3.97 | 274 | 60.48 | 453 |
| Eureka | 681 | 87.08 | 61 | 7.80 | 8 | 1.02 | 14 | 1.79 | 18 | 2.30 | 620 | 79.28 | 782 |
| Humboldt | 4,488 | 73.47 | 1,201 | 26.76 | 151 | 2.47 | 159 | 2.60 | 110 | 1.80 | 3,287 | 46.71 | 6,109 |
| Lander | 1,678 | 76.00 | 316 | 14.31 | 79 | 3.58 | 74 | 3.35 | 61 | 2.76 | 1,362 | 61.69 | 2,208 |
| Lincoln | 1,710 | 79.17 | 264 | 12.22 | 55 | 2.55 | 70 | 3.24 | 61 | 2.82 | 1,446 | 66.95 | 2,160 |
| Lyon | 16,338 | 69.23 | 5,960 | 25.25 | 472 | 2.00 | 478 | 2.03 | 353 | 1.50 | 10,378 | 43.98 | 23,601 |
| Mineral | 1,138 | 60.12 | 613 | 32.38 | 32 | 1.69 | 69 | 3.65 | 41 | 2.17 | 525 | 27.74 | 1,893 |
| Nye | 13,824 | 66.41 | 5,813 | 27.93 | 368 | 1.77 | 408 | 1.96 | 402 | 1.93 | 8,011 | 38.48 | 20,815 |
| Pershing | 1,286 | 72.49 | 384 | 21.65 | 26 | 1.47 | 45 | 2.54 | 33 | 1.86 | 902 | 50.84 | 1,774 |
| Storey | 1,748 | 68.23 | 678 | 26.46 | 49 | 1.91 | 46 | 1.80 | 41 | 1.60 | 1,070 | 41.77 | 2,562 |
| Washoe | 91,862 | 47.34 | 94,646 | 48.78 | 2,982 | 1.54 | 2,728 | 1.41 | 1,824 | 0.94 | -2,784 | -1.44 | 194,042 |
| White Pine | 2,542 | 73.68 | 612 | 17.74 | 78 | 2.26 | 123 | 3.57 | 95 | 2.75 | 1,930 | 55.94 | 3,450 |
| Totals | 497,377 | 48.81 | 481,991 | 47.30 | 14,919 | 1.46 | 14,866 | 1.46 | 9,918 | 0.97 | 15,386 | 1.51 | 1,019,071 |

#### By congressional district

Despite losing re-election, Sisolak won three of the state's four congressional districts.
| District | Sisolak | Lombardo | Representative |
| 1st | 51% | 46% | Dina Titus |
| 2nd | 41% | 55% | Mark Amodei |
| 3rd | 50% | 47% | Susie Lee |
| 4th | 49% | 46% | Steven Horsford |