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Secretary of State of Nevada

Statewide — all of Nevada

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

  • The race is a rematch: in 2022 Aguilar defeated Marchant 48.9% to 46.7%. Aguilar was unopposed in the Democratic primary; Marchant won a four-way Republican primary on June 9 with 32.6%, ahead of Shirley Folkins-Roberts (30.6%), Sharron Angle (26.2%) and Socorro Keenan (3.4%).[1][6]
  • Voters will also decide Question 7, a constitutional amendment requiring voter ID that voters first approved in 2024 with about 73%.[5][2]
  • Clark County's official Nov. 3, 2026 contest and candidate list (Aug. 24, 2026) shows four candidates for Secretary of State: Francisco "Cisco" Aguilar (Democratic), Brad Lee Barnhill (Independent American), John T. Kennedy (Libertarian) and Jim Marchant (Republican).[7]

On the ballot · 4 candidates

Cisco AguilarDINCUMBENTNevada Secretary of State (since January 2023)Full profile →Jim MarchantRBusinessman; former Nevada Assembly memberFull profile →Brad BarnhillIndependent American PartyParalegal; former Clark County IAP chairmanFull profile →John T. KennedyLFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Cisco Aguilar
    —
  • Jim Marchant
    Supports[4]

    His campaign site supports finishing the border wall, adding Border Patrol agents and launching mass deportations.

  • Brad Barnhill
    —
  • John T. Kennedy
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Cisco Aguilar
    —
  • Jim Marchant
    Supports[4]

    His election integrity plan calls for proof of United States citizenship to register and vote.

  • Brad Barnhill
    —
  • John T. Kennedy
    —

Research notes & limits

Slate: confirmed against Clark County's official general-election contest list (the Secretary of State's site blocks automated access), including John T. Kennedy (Libertarian), for whom no Ballotpedia page, website or coverage was found. Aguilar's record rests on his campaign site's description of his office's work, because the Secretary of State's website blocked automated access; Marchant's position on proof of citizenship is from his campaign site. A News 4 report says Marchant was involved in the 2020 'fake elector' plan; KTNV and the Nevada Current report that he attended the December 2020 signing but was not one of the six electors, and that the six electors are the ones charged. No charge against Marchant was found, so none is stated here.

Sources · 17

Researched 2026-10-19. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Nevada Secretary of State election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
  2. 2.Nevada Secretary of State GOP primary: 4 running to face incumbent Democrat Cisco Aguilar · News 4 & Fox 11 · 2026-05-15 News report
  3. 3.Record and Plan — Cisco Aguilar for Secretary of State · Cisco Aguilar campaign Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Why I am Running — Jim Marchant for Secretary of State · Jim Marchant campaign Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Elect Your Independent Voice for Nevada Secretary of State · Brad Barnhill campaign Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Cisco Aguilar · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
  7. 7.All Contests and Candidates in the November 3, 2026 General Election in Clark County, Nevada · Clark County Elections Department · 2026-10-19 Official record
  8. 8.Record and Plan — Cisco Aguilar for Secretary of State · Cisco Aguilar campaign Candidate's own words
  9. 9.Cisco Aguilar · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
  10. 10.Aguilar, Marchant meet in 2022 rematch for Nevada secretary of state · Ballotpedia News · 2026-08-18 Reference
  11. 11.Why I am Running — Jim Marchant for Secretary of State · Jim Marchant campaign Candidate's own words
  12. 12.Jim Marchant · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
  13. 13.Nevada Secretary of State GOP primary: 4 running to face incumbent Democrat Cisco Aguilar · News 4 & Fox 11 · 2026-05-15 News report
  14. 14.Elect Your Independent Voice for Nevada Secretary of State · Brad Barnhill campaign Candidate's own words
  15. 15.Brad Barnhill · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
  16. 16.2026 general election · The Nevada Independent · 2026-10-17 News report
  17. 17.Nevada Secretary of State election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference