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Nevada › Nevada State Assembly · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Nevada Assembly District 27

Forecast without candidates. Candidates not yet compiled: this forecast is for the seat's current party against a generic challenger.

The Democrat is very likely to win: the Democrat wins in more than 99 of every 100 simulations.

Democrat (D)
99%
chance of winning
Republican (R)
1%
Average margin
D+19.8
80% of outcomes
D+11 to D+29
Partisan lean
D+13
Polls
No pollsmodel only

The Democrat is very likely to win: the Democrat wins in 19 of every 20 simulations.

Democrat (D)
96%
chance of winning
Republican (R)
4%
Average margin
D+17.9
80% of outcomes
D+6 to D+31
Partisan lean
D+13
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Range of outcomes

Final margin across our simulations; the white dashes mark the middle 80%.

D+19.8R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
D+17.9R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Democrat 99%Republican 1%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Democrat 96%Republican 4%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

No candidates on file yet.

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast
Nevada state offices
+0.1Polls for governor, statewide and legislative races · details
Environment here
D+9.6Used by the fundamentals
Swing reaching this office
58%Of a shift in the environment, from past legislative races since 2016
Southwest adjustment
−1.5How legislative races in the region have run against lean and environment lately
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by 58% of the environment andthe Southwest adjustmentD+17.7Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceD+19.6Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Nevada and look-alikeplacesD+19.8Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayD+19.7Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayD+17.9

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)1
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)0
Elected-experience edge0.67
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation1.03
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation0

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places in the state.

The district

Lean D+13: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentD+12.3D+10.1 vs. nation2020 presidentD+16.0D+11.4 vs. nation2024 presidentD+12.2D+13.7 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
87,691
People per km²
770
Adults with a B.A.+
24%
White, no degree
42%of adults
  • White 51%
  • Hispanic 34%
  • Black 2%
  • Asian 4%
  • Other / multiracial 8%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.

2024

31,348 votes · D+11.6
✓ Heather Goulding (D)55.8%
Carmen Ortiz (R)44.2%

2024 President Vote in this district

32,271 two-party votes · D+12.2 · D+13.7 vs. the nation
✓ Kamala Harris (D)56.1%
Donald Trump (R)43.9%

2022

21,980 votes · D+16.4
✓ Angela Taylor (D)58.2%
Carmen L Ortiz (R)41.8%

2020 Earlier district lines

31,730 votes · D+16.9
✓ Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D)58.5%
Barb Hawn (R)41.5%

2020 President Vote in this district

38,943 two-party votes · D+16.0 · D+11.4 vs. the nation
✓ Joe Biden (D)58.0%
Donald Trump (R)42.0%

2016 President Vote in this district

32,001 two-party votes · D+12.3 · D+10.1 vs. the nation
✓ Hillary Clinton (D)56.2%
Donald Trump (R)43.8%