Category 11 · budget account 1050

Elections Expenses

Secretary of State spent $224,000 on elections expenses in FY2026 — 77% of a $291,000 budget. That is less than 1% of Secretary of State's spending.

That is 63% less than in FY2025 ($600,000), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $224 thousand$224,096
Budget FY2026: $291 thousandReserves excluded
Share of budget spent: 77%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: −62.7%FY2025: $600 thousand

0.7% of Secretary of State spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budget

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Where the money went

Explore Elections Expenses by ledger code: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by ledger code

46 ledger codes. The largest, Contracts - E, accounts for 38% of the total.

Ledger codes of Elections Expenses, FY2026
Ledger code	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Contracts - E7065	$85.0 thousandNo budget

Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$42.9 thousand	Not available
FY2007	$552 thousand	Not available
FY2008	$38.8 thousand	Not available
FY2009	$389 thousand	Not available
FY2010	$77.6 thousand	$94.9 thousand
FY2011	$283 thousand	$284 thousand
FY2012	$47.2 thousand	$205 thousand
FY2013	$136 thousand	$145 thousand
FY2014	$80.9 thousand	$81.2 thousand
FY2015	$437 thousand	$438 thousand
FY2016	$77.2 thousand	$119 thousand
FY2017	$367 thousand	$373 thousand
FY2018	$78.6 thousand	$105 thousand
FY2019	$515 thousand	$523 thousand
FY2020	$52.1 thousand	$60.9 thousand
FY2021	$272 thousand	$273 thousand
FY2022	$917 thousand	$2.28 million
FY2023	$514 thousand	$1.72 million
FY2024	$1.19 million	$1.29 million
FY2025	$600 thousand	$603 thousand
FY2026	$224 thousand	$291 thousand
FY2027	See note	$223 thousand

Ledger code	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Membership Dues7301	$3.6 thousandof $2.3 thousand	$2.3 thousand	156%	1.6%
Operating7000	None recordedof $3.2 thousand	$3.2 thousand	—	—
Operating Supplies7020	$1.8 thousandof $761	$761	234%	0.8%
Cell Phone/Pager Charges7291	$1.4 thousandof $710	$710	203%	0.6%
Contracts7060	$1.3 thousandof $1.3 thousand	$1.3 thousand	100%	0.6%
Personal Vehicle In-State6240	$1.2 thousandof $679	$679	170%	0.5%
Expenditures Carson City Co8501	$1.1 thousandof $3.0 thousand	$3.0 thousand	37%	0.5%
Expenditures White Pine Co8517	None recordedof $1.1 thousand	$1.1 thousand	—	—
State Printing Charges7045	$1.0 thousandof $993	$993	103%	0.5%
Expenditures Lander Co8509	None recordedof $1.0 thousand	$1.0 thousand	—	—
Expenditures Storey Co8515	$830of $1.8 thousand	$1.8 thousand	47%	0.4%
Outside Postage7280	$749No budget	Not available	—	0.3%
Expenditures Washoe Co8516	$631of $2.1 thousand	$2.1 thousand	30%	0.3%
Expenditures Elko Co8505	$622of $2.1 thousand	$2.1 thousand	29%	0.3%
Public Transportation In-State6230	$539No budget	Not available	—	0.2%
Equipment Purchases < $1,0007460	$533of $673	$673	79%	0.2%
Expenditures Churchill Co8502	$471of $1.6 thousand	$1.6 thousand	30%	0.2%
Non-Fs Vehicle Rental In-State6215	$453No budget	Not available	—	0.2%
Personal Vehicle Out-Of-State6140	$425of $82	$82	518%	0.2%
Expenditures Humboldt Co8508	$411of $909	$909	45%	0.2%
Food-A7201	$391of $376	$376	104%	0.2%
Expenditures Douglas Co8504	$330of $1.2 thousand	$1.2 thousand	28%	0.1%
Expenditures Lincoln Co8510	None recordedof $289	$289	—	—
Expenditures Eureka Co8507	None recordedof $280	$280	—	—
Expenditures Nye Co8513	$233of $1.6 thousand	$1.6 thousand	15%	0.1%
Publications and Periodicals7370	$141of $110	$110	129%	0.1%
Expenditures Clark Co8503	$137of $11.6 thousand	$11.6 thousand	1%	0.1%
Expenditures Pershing Co8514	None recordedof $132	$132	—	—
Miscellaneous Goods, Mat - B7632	$91of $192	$192	48%	0.0%
Public Trans Out-Of-State6130	$72No budget	Not available	—	0.0%
Employee Bond Insurance7050	$70No budget	Not available	—	0.0%
Expenditures Mineral Co8512	None recordedof $66	$66	—	—
Travel Advance Clearing6005	$0No budget	Not available	—	0.0%
Contracts - a7061	$0of $45.0 thousand	$45.0 thousand	0%	0.0%

Step	FY2026	FY2027
Governor recommended	$223 thousand	$223 thousand
Legislature approved	$223 thousand	$223 thousand
Current budget	$291 thousand(+$67.8 thousand adj.)	$223 thousand

Elections Expenses

Where the money went

Budget vs spent, by ledger code

Over time

Budget journey, 2025-27

Notes

Fiscal year	Contracts - E	Software License/MNT Contracts	Contracts - B	Comm Air Trans In-State	Non Employee In-State Travel	Other (41)	Budget
FY2006	—	—	—	$673	—	$15.3 thousand	—
FY2007	—	—	—	—	—	$510 thousand	—
FY2008	—	—	—	$1.2 thousand	—	$24.8 thousand	—
FY2009	—	—	—