Nevada

Lee leads O'Donnell for the House

NV-03 · U.S. House

Lee +7.7

SL
Susie Lee
(D)
49.4%
MO
Marty O'Donnell
(R)
41.7%

Leads, within the margin of error.

Governor

Ford +4.7

Aaron D. Ford
(D)
47.1%
Joseph Lombardo
(R)
42.4%

Narrow lead, within the margin of error.

How to read the races. Percent of likely voters. Lead is the leader's share minus the runner-up's: under 1 point is tied, 1 to 5 points a narrow lead, over 5 points leads. The margin on the gap between two candidates is larger than the ±5.1 on one share.

Photos. Joseph Lombardo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0; via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and tinted. Other photos are official government portraits.

Nevada's 3rd Congressional District poll: Lee leads O'Donnell for Congress

Susie Lee leads Marty O'Donnell for Congress in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, 49.4% to 41.7%, in our poll of 687 likely voters, taken October 20 to 23. That's within the margin of error. The poll's margin of error is ±5.1 points. Undecided and other answers add up to 8.9%.

In the district, Aaron D. Ford has a narrow lead over Joseph Lombardo for governor, 47.1% to 42.4%, within the margin of error (n = 687; the poll's margin of error ±5.1 points).

Independents favor Lee, 48.6% to 30.4%. Women favor Lee, 53.2% to 35.8%. Men split, 47.8% O'Donnell to 47.3% Lee.

Hakeem Jeffries is underwater: 34.6% approve of how he's handling his job as House Democratic Leader, and 58.0% disapprove. Asked whether Jeffries should become Speaker if Democrats win the House, 47.9% said Democrats should choose someone else and 21.9% said Jeffries. Among Democrats, 46.3% want someone else.

Chuck Schumer is underwater: 30.2% approve of how he's handling his job as Senate Democratic Leader, and 63.2% disapprove. Asked whether Schumer should become Majority Leader if Democrats win the Senate, 61.8% said Democrats should choose someone else and 13.0% said Schumer. Among Democrats, 62.3% want someone else.

The crosstabs and our full methodology are on this page.

All candidates

Governor

Aaron D. Ford (D)47.1%
Joseph Lombardo (R)42.4%
Undecided4.1%
Danielle Ford, No Political Party2.9%
None of these candidates2.0%
Prefer not to answer1.0%
Someone else0.5%
Did not vote in this race—

U.S. House

Susie Lee (D)49.4%
Marty O'Donnell (R)41.7%
Undecided3.8%
Jon Kamerath, Independent American Party2.8%
Someone else1.8%
Prefer not to answer0.4%
Did not vote in this race0.2%

Voters who said they had already voted were asked who they voted for. Shares may not add to 100 because of rounding. A dash is an answer the release doesn't report on its own.

Leader approval

Hakeem Jeffries

“Do you approve or disapprove of the way Hakeem Jeffries is handling his job as House Democratic Leader?”

All likely voters
Approve 34.6%
Disapprove 58.0%

ApproveDisapprove

Hakeem Jeffries

“If Democrats win control of the House of Representatives in the 2026 election, should Hakeem Jeffries become Speaker of the House, or should Democrats choose someone else?”

All likely voters
21.9%
47.9%

Jeffries should become SpeakerDemocrats should choose someone else

Chuck Schumer

“Do you approve or disapprove of the way Chuck Schumer is handling his job as Senate Democratic Leader?”

All likely voters
Approve 30.2%
Disapprove 63.2%

ApproveDisapprove

Chuck Schumer

“If Democrats win control of the Senate in the 2026 election, should Chuck Schumer become Majority Leader, or should Democrats choose someone else?”

All likely voters
13.0%
61.8%

Schumer should become Majority LeaderDemocrats should choose someone else

Donald Trump

“Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?”

All likely voters
Approve 41.5%
Disapprove 57.3%

ApproveDisapprove

“Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?”

All likely voters
Approve 37.6%
Disapprove 58.6%

ApproveDisapprove

“Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?”

All likely voters
Approve 41.7%
Disapprove 56.9%

ApproveDisapprove

All likely voters: n = 687, ±5.1 points. Party is the party respondents said they identify with, or their voter-file registration where they didn't say; a smaller group carries a larger margin. Every poll

Results by group

Pick any question in this poll and see how each group answered it: gender, age, race, education, party, ideology, 2024 vote, turnout and geography.

Open the crosstabs

When a group has fewer than 50 interviews, its numbers are not shown; 50 to 99 interviews are marked for caution.

Likely voters
687
Nevada's 3rd Congressional District
Margin of error
±5.1 points
design effect 1.84 included
Field dates
Oct 20–23, 2026
first invitation to last interview, Eastern time
Mode
Text message invitation to a self-administered web survey
Sponsor
A Fight Worth Having
super PAC, FEC C00933085

Disclosure. Sponsored by A Fight Worth Having (super PAC, FEC C00933085); conducted by RedBox Research, AFWH's polling unit. Text message invitation to a self-administered web survey. Nevada's 3rd Congressional District likely voters, n = 687, margin of error ±5.1 points including the design effect.

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