Elko, NVVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Elko Mayor & City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

2 contests

9 candidates

Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Mayor · 1 seat

City Council · Vote for up to 2

Elko voters choose one mayor and two council members, all at large, to four-year terms. Two other council seats are not on this ballot.

1 note on these statements

Brandy Anderson did not respond to the Elko Daily Free Press council candidate questionnaire; five of the six council candidates answered. Elko Daily Free Press

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Clair MorrisCouncilmember; elected November 20242sourced

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Match quiz3 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesHousing and permitting, City Hall location, Animal shelterKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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Sat, Oct 17, 2026

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What the next council decides

Housing and permitting

Where it standsCandidates for mayor and council point to permitting speed, zoning and available land as the housing levers the city controls.

What's on the tableWhether and how the city speeds up permit review and changes zoning for denser or smaller homes.

  • In April 2026 the council adopted Ordinance No. 909 replacing the city's conditional use permit rules, mainly to loosen limits on home occupations. City of Elko · Apr 28, 2026
  • In March 2026 the council directed staff to start a land exchange process for economic development that could support airport expansion or residential housing. City of Elko · Mar 24, 2026

City Hall location

Where it standsIn April 2026 the council declined a $9,500 site analysis for placing City Hall at 5th and Commercial Streets.

What's on the tableWhether the new City Hall proceeds at the current site or the council reopens a downtown location.

Animal shelter

Where it standsThe council hired an architect in March 2026 for design work on a new animal shelter; fundraising is planned after schematic designs.

What's on the tableHow a new animal shelter is designed, paid for and built.

  • On March 24, 2026 the council voted 5-0 to approve a $125,000 agreement with Myers Anderson Architects for programming, site analysis and schematic design. City of Elko · Mar 24, 2026
  • Shelter staff said that once schematic designs were completed, the city would move forward with a capital campaign with groups such as LASSO. City of Elko · Mar 24, 2026

Police and fire funding

Where it standsThe council approved 14 more marked patrol vehicles in April 2026, financed over five years.

What's on the tableHow much of the city budget goes to police, fire and other services, and how it is financed.

Who matches you?

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  1. 1. Which step should Elko take first to make housing more available?

  2. 2. Where should the city put its first funding priority?

  3. 3. How should Elko get a second road to Spring Creek?

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The seat math

1 stay (not up this year): Clair Morris3 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

  • The City Council is made up of four members and the mayor, and members are voted on by registered voters of the city at large for four-year terms. City of Elko
  • The mayor and two council members are elected in one election year and the other two council members at the following municipal election. City of Elko
  • Elko does not hold a primary election; the general election is held with the Elko County general election in November. City of Elko
  • The City of Elko has three elective offices in 2026: one mayor and two council members, each a four-year term. City of Elko

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