Government · Las Vegas
Las Vegas City Council certifies Nov. 3 municipal general election results
Official canvass figures show 50.28% of active registered voters cast ballots with zero tabulation errors across 237 precincts.
November 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM · Vegas Support Center
The Las Vegas City Council certified the canvassed returns for the Nov. 3 municipal general election during a special meeting on Friday, Nov. 13. The mayor pro tem moved to approve the certification, and the mayor announced that the motion carried.
According to figures presented to the council by the deputy city manager and acting city clerk, Las Vegas had 423,264 active registered voters for the election. A total of 212,826 ballots were cast, representing a 50.28% turnout rate.
Mail ballots accounted for the largest share of participation, with 104,647 voters, or 24.72% of active registered voters, casting ballots by mail. Another 65,948 voters, or 15.58%, participated during the early voting period, while 41,094 voters, or about 9.71%, cast ballots at vote centers on Election Day. On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, the City of Las Vegas offered voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at City Hall, including in-person voting and a lobby drop box.
Out of 1,244 provisional ballots cast during the election, 1,137 were verified and counted, while 107 were not accepted. The Registrar of Voters also identified 74 discrepancies among the 212,826 total ballots cast, consisting of 46 instances where voters cast ballots in the wrong precinct or submitted mail ballot cards, 21 reactivation errors, and seven cases where voters left the voting machine before casting a ballot.
The acting city clerk reported zero tabulation errors across all 237 precincts in the general election. Audits of the tabulator machine hash codes and the voter-verified paper audit trail were conducted in accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes and the Nevada Administrative Code, finding no discrepancies.
Additionally, the Accuracy Certification Board certified the functionality of the tabulation system, including mail ballot readers and the Agilis mail ballot processing machine. Testing conducted before early voting began, the day before Election Day, and the day after the election confirmed that all systems operated with 100% accuracy in tabulating votes and processing mail ballots. Following the presentation, a council member thanked the acting clerk for her commitment to maintaining free and fair elections.
What to do next
- Find local help by topic. Community resources →
- Call Nevada 211 for local services, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call 211
Source: FOX5, @CityOfLasVegas