Jim Marchant
Last held office: Nevada State Assembly, District 37 (2016–2018). Lost the 2026 race for Nevada Secretary of State.
- Last margin
- −18.0
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Marchant was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Marchant has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Marchant won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nevada Secretary of State | General | Lost | Cisco Aguilar (D), Brad Lee Barnhill (IAP) | 39.8% | D+18.0 | — | R+3.2 | |
| 2022 | Nevada Secretary of State | General | Lost | Cisco Aguilar (D), Janine Hansen (I), Ross Crane (L) | 47.5% | D+2.3 | — | — | |
| 2020 | U.S. House, NV-4 | General | Lost | Steven Horsford (D), Jonathan Royce Esteban (L), Barry L. Rubinson (I) | 45.8% | D+4.9 | $1.6M | — | |
| 2018 | Nevada State Assembly, District 37 | General | Lost | Shea Backus (D) | 49.8% | D+0.5 | — | — | |
| 2016 | Nevada State Assembly, District 37 | General | Won | Sean D. Lyttle (D) | 52.5% | R+4.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Nevada Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Marchant has held
- Nevada State Assembly, District 37 · 2016–2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Marchant has run against
- Cisco Aguilar (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Cisco Aguilar (D) · 2022 election, lost
- Steven Horsford (D) · 2020 election, lost
- Shea Backus (D) · 2018 election, lost
- Sean D. Lyttle (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Nevada Secretary of State (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 3 polls; Marchant’s best result was 38% (Nevada Secretary of State).
Marchant’s polls in the database →How we know Marchant
One person, matched across every source we use.
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET