Regents District 8: Goicoechea leads Lane by 402 votes
The preliminary districtwide count is 32,228 for Pete Goicoechea and 31,826 for Lori Lane. Lincoln County’s portion is 1,015–651.
Preliminary results — November 5, 2026: Vote totals below are from the Nevada Secretary of State’s update at 8:16 a.m. PST. They are unofficial, may change, and are not certified results.
Only 402 votes separate Pete Goicoechea and Lori Lane in the unofficial Board of Regents District 8 count updated November 5. Goicoechea has 32,228 votes, or 50.31%, while Lane has 31,826, or 49.69%.
- Pete Goicoechea — Reported votes: 32,228; Share of reported votes: 50.31%.
- Lori Lane — Reported votes: 31,826; Share of reported votes: 49.69%.
County totals are only part of the district picture
Lincoln County’s reported contribution is 1,015 votes for Goicoechea and 651 for Lane. The district tally also includes counts from Clark, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Nye and White Pine counties. The districtwide total is 64,054 votes in this contest.
The small districtwide gap makes the source timestamp especially important. The portal has received counts from seven counties; that does not establish that all ballots are counted. Both candidates are listed as nonpartisan.
This story reports the current lead, not a winner. No recount, concession or certified outcome is asserted here. Check the linked official race page for any tally newer than the time at the top of this story.
What happens next
Lincoln County Social will update this story when final, certified results are available. A lead in the state results display is not a declaration of a winner. Counties reporting counts does not mean every ballot has been counted.
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