Nevada Secretary of State Withholds Election Returns for U.S. House, 2nd District, that is Inside Lincoln County

If one examines the Nevada Secretary of State’s election returns for U.S. House for the November 2026 election, one comes across an unusual entry for the vote for Lincoln County, for the portion inside the Second U.S. House district. It says the returns for that tiny area are being withheld because to release the returns would violate secrecy for those voters. Nevada law permits this when there are ten or fewer voters inside an area.

When the legislature drew the U.S. House districts in 2021, it desired to make the districts exactly equal in population. That is why the legislature added a tiny chunk of Lincoln County to the Second District, to make the district equal in population to the other districts. This seems silly, because obviously the census figures are only accurate for the moment in time on which the census was taken. Furthermore the Census count is not absolutely perfect even on census day.

Alaska Elects an Independent Lieutenant Governor

Alaska elects the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor as a team, in both in the primary and the general election. This year, the winning candidate for Governor, Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tompkins, chose an independent running mate, Zac Johnson. They were on the ballot with the party label “Democratic/independent” to reflect that the two did not share the same affiliation.

Wyoming Constitution Party Polled Highest Percentage of the Vote for Governor in Wyoming History

Earlier this month, the Wyoming Constitution Party gubernatorial nominee, Rebecca Bextel, polled 16.78%. This is the highest percentage for any minor party in the history of Wyoming gubernatorial elections. The previous record had been set in 1894, when the Peoples’ Party nominee, Lewis Tidball, polled 11.3%.

Wyoming is one of two states in 2026 when the Democratic Party’s gubernatorial placed third. The other is Rhode Island, where independent Ken Block placed second.