Secretary of State of Nevada
Jim Marchant
Businessman; former Nevada Assembly memberR
- Race
- Secretary of State of Nevada
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Cisco Aguilar (D); Brad Barnhill (Independent American Party); John T. Kennedy (L)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did2 statements · 0 votes
Proof of United States citizenship to register and vote
Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotSecretary of State
2026-11-03
| Cisco Aguilar D | incumbent |
| Jim Marchant R | challenger |
| Brad Barnhill Independent American Party | challenger |
| John T. Kennedy L | challenger |
Won the June 9, 2026 Republican primary.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Proof of United States citizenship to register and vote
His election integrity plan calls for proof of United States citizenship to register and vote.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
launching mass deportations of those who broke our laws to get here
His campaign site supports finishing the border wall, adding Border Patrol agents and launching mass deportations.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Jim Marchant is the Republican nominee for Secretary of State and the 2022 nominee for the same office. A former state Assemblyman, he campaigns on voter ID and proof of citizenship, hand-counted paper ballots, ending universal mail-in voting and repealing the Commerce Tax.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Marchant was born in Gainesville, Florida, and founded two early internet and telephone companies; he moved to Nevada in 2005.[2][4] He served as president of the Federation of Internet Service Providers of America for six years.[2]
A Republican, Marchant was elected to the Nevada Assembly from District 37 in Las Vegas in 2016 and served one term.[2][4] He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House in Nevada's 4th District in 2020, for Secretary of State in 2022, when he lost to Cisco Aguilar, and for U.S. Senate in 2024.[2][4]
In their own words
Priorities
- Election integrity plan: voter ID, paper ballots counted by hand at the precinct level, ending universal mail-in voting, requiring all voters to re-register, and leaving the Electronic Registration Information Center.[3]
- Business reform: repeal the Commerce Tax, lower registration costs and streamline filings.[3]
- Told News 4 "We don't have a fair and transparent election yet" and that Nevada should get rid of voting machines; when asked whether his 2016 general election and 2022 primary victories were fraudulent, he said he does not believe the results, and claimed without evidence that 20,000 votes were manufactured for Aguilar in 2022, per News 4.[5]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/jim-marchant
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Why I am Running — Jim Marchant for Secretary of State · Jim Marchant campaign Candidate's own words
- 2.Jim Marchant · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 3.Why I am Running — Jim Marchant for Secretary of State · Jim Marchant campaign Candidate's own words
- 4.Nevada Secretary of State GOP primary: 4 running to face incumbent Democrat Cisco Aguilar · News 4 & Fox 11 · 2026-05-15 News report
- 5.Nevada Secretary of State GOP primary: 4 running to face incumbent Democrat Cisco Aguilar · News 4 & Fox 11 · 2026-05-15 News report