2026 forecast · Nevada 2nd

David Flippo is very likely to win Nevada's 2nd District.

Teresa Benitez-Thompson vs David Flippo, an open seat. The model has Flippo ahead by 6.9 points, winning 87 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Likely RModel R +6.9Polls R +0.0Updated October 22, 2026
Teresa Benitez-Thompson
Democrat
45.4%
144,364 projected votes
David Flippo
Republican
52.3%
166,357 projected votes
87%Flippo
13%Benitez-Thompson
Flippo very likelyEach square is one simulated election night, Flippo wins about 87 of 100
RatingLikely R87% chance for Flippo
Model marginR +6.9Polls R +0.0
80 percent rangeD +0.9 to R +15.02,000 simulations
Projected votes317,812Flippo 52.3%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

Nevada districts

4 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations

Teresa Benitez-ThompsonDemocrat · 13% to win
45.4%
David FlippoRepublican · 87% to win
52.3%

Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.

Projected district vote

317,812 votes
CandidateVotesShare
David Flippo R166,35752.3%
Teresa Benitez-Thompson D144,36445.4%
Lynn Chapman I7,0912.2%
Total317,812100%

Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.

The trend

Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates

0%25%50%75%100%13% Benitez-Thompson87% Flippo15 updates agoToday

Polling

Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it

The Nevada governor polling average
36%38%40%42%44%46%48%50%52%54%MayJunJulAugSepOct43.5Ford46.2Lombardo
The line is the On Point average: a robust LOWESS fit through the polls, weighted by recency, sample, voter screen and pollster grade, refit three times so outliers count for lessDot size is each poll's weight todayHover or use the arrow keys to read any day
What moves the average today
Public Opinion Strategies (R)Jun 29 · 600 LV · NR19%Lombardo +9.0
Tarrance Group (R)Jul 29 · 519 LV · A19%Lombardo +7.0
Emerson CollegeSep 8 · 680 LV · Gold17%Ford +2.0
Grassroots Targeting (R)Jul 8 · 500 LV · NR16%Lombardo +12.0
Global Strategy Group for Ford (D)Oct 13 · 700 LV · A-13%Lombardo +1.0
Noble Predictive InsightsSep 26 · 708 LV · C+13%Lombardo +2.0
Every other poll together: 3.0%

This is the same On Point polling average as the full average page. The forecast reads the polls through its own Election Day projection, shown as the On Point average in the table below, and blends it with partisan lean and fundamentals.

Polls of the race

Full average
PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageR +0.0

Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.

Model margin
Flippo +6.9
Chance of winning
Teresa Benitez-Thompson13%
David Flippo87%
Simulated vote
Teresa Benitez-Thompson45.4%
David Flippo52.3%
Lynn Chapman2.2%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanD +14.0
FundamentalsR +7.2
With pollsR +7.9
Early vote turnoutD +1.0
With early voteR +6.9

Read from 0 ballots cast so far in Nevada, against the party mix the forecast expected of them, with similar states and primary turnout. Early vote tracker

How we got here

From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time

D +17R +17Partisan leanthe state's baselineD +14.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesR +7.2With pollsaverage R +0.0R +7.9With early voteturnout so farR +6.9
Methodology
Every county is rebuilt by simulating voters going to the polls, 2,000 times, from On Point Polling survey data, past results, and the polling average. How the model works.