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Jim Marchant Wins Nevada GOP Secretary Race, Vows Paper Ballots

6/16/2026

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Jim Marchant won the June 15, 2026 Nevada Republican primary for secretary of state, defeating Governor Joe Lombardo-endorsed candidate Shirley Folkins-Roberts, who conceded after the count.
Marchant’s campaign website calls for eliminating electronic voting machines, ending universal mail ballots, and counting only hand-tallied paper ballots.
Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, who ran unopposed in the primary, highlighted his new election management system and a felony law protecting election officials.

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Jim Marchant won the June 15, 2026 Nevada Republican primary for secretary of state, defeating Governor Joe Lombardo-endorsed candidate Shirley Folkins-Roberts, who conceded after the count.
Marchant’s campaign website calls for eliminating electronic voting machines, ending universal mail ballots, and counting only hand-tallied paper ballots.
Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, who ran unopposed in the primary, highlighted his new election management system and a felony law protecting election officials.