2026 forecast · Nevada Attorney General

Nicole Cannizzaro is very likely to win Nevada's attorney general race.

Nicole Cannizzaro vs Adriana Guzmán Fralick, an open seat. The model has Cannizzaro ahead by 6.6 points, with a 85 percent chance of winning.

Likely DModel D +6.6Polls D +9.8Updated October 22, 2026
Nicole Cannizzaro
Democrat
50.3%
620,645 projected votes
Adriana Guzmán Fralick
Republican
43.7%
538,813 projected votes
85%Cannizzaro
15%Fralick
Cannizzaro very likelyEach square is one simulated election night, Cannizzaro wins about 85 of 100

Nevada Attorney General by county

Churchill CountyClark CountyDouglas CountyElko CountyEsmeralda CountyEureka CountyHumboldt CountyLander CountyLincoln CountyLyon CountyMineral CountyNye CountyPershing CountyStorey CountyWashoe CountyWhite Pine CountyCarson CityClarkWashoeDouglasLyonCarsonNyeElkoChurchillHumboldtWhite PineStoreyLander
D +40R +40Click a county to zoom · arrow keys step through counties by size
Where the margin is won
Clark County: Cannizzaro +131,209Washoe County: Cannizzaro +11,036Lyon County: Fralick +11,954Elko County: Fralick +10,404Douglas County: Fralick +9,527Nye County: Fralick +8,257Churchill County: Fralick +5,738Humboldt County: Fralick +3,646Carson City: Fralick +2,421White Pine County: Fralick +2,062Lincoln County: Fralick +1,548Lander County: Fralick +1,434Pershing County: Fralick +1,051Storey County: Fralick +920Eureka County: Fralick +642Mineral County: Fralick +521Esmeralda County: Fralick +287
Cannizzaro +142,245 net votes from 2 countiesStatewide D +6.6, a 81,833 vote marginFralick +60,412 net votes from 15 counties

Projected statewide vote

1,232,832 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Nicole Cannizzaro D620,64550.3%
Adriana Guzmán Fralick R538,81343.7%
Other candidates73,3726.0%
Total1,232,832100%

Expected votes at the projected turnout for this office, which runs a little below the top of the ticket because some voters skip down ballot races.

Projected vote by county

17 counties
CountyCannizzaroFralickOtherTotalMargin
Statewide620,646538,81373,3731,232,832D +6.6
Clark County465,013333,80450,551849,368D +15.4
Washoe County109,89998,86313,211221,973D +5.0
Douglas County9,41618,9431,79530,154R +31.6
Lyon County7,00918,9631,64427,616R +43.3
Carson City11,25713,6781,57826,513R +9.1
Nye County6,91815,1751,39823,491R +35.1
Elko County3,75614,1601,13419,050R +54.6
Churchill County2,4768,21467611,366R +50.5
Humboldt County1,4185,0644106,892R +52.9
White Pine County7572,8192263,802R +54.2
Storey County7381,6581512,547R +36.1
Lander County4061,8401422,388R +60.1
Lincoln County2861,8341352,255R +68.7
Pershing County4801,5311272,138R +49.2
Mineral County6861,2071202,013R +25.9
Eureka County7171349833R +77.1
Esmeralda County6034726433R +66.2

Projected 2026 votes from the On Point simulation: each county's expected turnout times its simulated vote share. Totals may differ from the race total by rounding.

Range of outcomes

80 percent of simulations
D +14.7R +1.4D +6.6

80 percent of simulations fall between D +14.7 and R +1.4. The white dot is the forecast; the line is a tie.

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, governorD +2.8
Down ballot history, moved to 2026D +14.5
Blend of every legD +6.6
With incumbency and primary unityD +6.6
With polls, 15% weightD +6.6

Leg weights: Top of ticket 30%, Approval fundamentals 15%, Gallup, relaxed 10%, Down ballot history 25%, 2026 primaries 20%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between D +14.7 and R +1.4.

Polls of the race

1 poll
EvenD+4D+8D+129/2410/110/810/1510/22Cannizzaro aheadFralick aheadNoble Predictive Insights (Nevada Public Opinion Pulse), 708, D +8.0, 26 days agoD +8.0poll trendD +9.8average
PollsterSampleEndedCannizzaroFralickMargin
Noble Predictive Insights (Nevada Public Opinion Pulse)708 LV2026-09-264537D +8.0