Reno Mayoral Candidates Have Spent over $1.2 million on their race in 2026

The latest contributions and expenses reports due yesterday are out for the Reno mayoral race as well with former Lieutenant Governor Kate Marshall having over $226k on hand compared to nearly $88K for her Reno mayoral opponent council member Kathleen Taylor.

Taylor raised over half a million this July to end of September period or about $502K to be precise, according to our quick glance, while spending $407K, bringing her totals this year to $793k raised and over $808K spent.

On the Marshall side, her money raised this last quarter amounted to $264K while spending a much lower 80K, bringing her totals this year to $460K raised and $417K spent.

Combined the two candidates have raised over $1.2 million while spending collectively about the same amount in 2026, with Taylor far ahead in both categories.

During the primary, however, Marshall far surpassed Taylor in votes, 22,562 to 9,548.

The mayoral campaign has been marked by acrimonious ads, and divisions over data centers, how to deal with budgeting, revitalizing downtown Reno and helping people without stable shelter. Taylor also posted an endorsement video for her by the extremely divisive far right lawyer Joey Gilbert, who has said he didn’t believe Joe Biden was legitimately elected in 2020.

High contributions for Taylor came included money from the McDonald Carano Government Affairs Group, the Reno Firefighters Association, the Bonanza, Peppermill, Alamo Gaming, Hamilton Properties, Robert Couillard, Jack Stanko, Duncan Golf Management, Darin Balaam, Cindy Carano, Mike Glock, Stonehaven Development, Pinecrest Construction, Lepori Construction, Ryder Management, the Builders Association of Northern Nevada, Q and D Construction, Joey Scolari, Sierra Nevada Construction, Western Nevada Supply, Metcalf Builders, Robert Winkle, Locus Development Group, Di Loreto Homes, Damonte Ranch Commerce Center, Nevada Tribal Partners, Raymond Avansino, Peter Lissner, Greenstreet Development, Stephen Ascuaga, Vidler Water Company, Deborah Day, Dolan Toyota, Dolan Lexus, the River Inn, Aspen Earthworks, Local 169, RRCC Land, Capital Challenge, Irish Capital, Irish Flick Point, DBP Mill Street, Michael Russell, Michael Dermody, Dallas Floor Designs, Odyssey Engineering, Next Generation Drywall, All Out Gutters, Di Loreto Construction, VersaGrade, Custom Painting and Decorating, Mikes Mountain High Lawns, Herbert Simon, Erin Belosic, Sierra Nevada Realtors, Pac 401, Gregory Lansing, Nevada Builders Alliance, Wood Rodgers, Tamarack Crossing, the Reno Police Supervisors Association, Gerhardt and Berry Construction, Savage and Son, Peavine Construction, while also getting smaller contributions from Alex Velto, Diana Sands, Herb Santos, Mark Amodei and the Pinocchios to name just a few of an extremely long list.

Marshall’s big contributors in this last quarter included some who also gave to Taylor such as Savage and Son, Tamarack Crossing, McDonald Carano, Peppermill and Hamilton Properties, as well as the Atlantis, Aaron Sosnick, Michael Taft, the Reno Administrative and Professional Group, Ben Farahi, Krater Consulting, Local 169, Drive Committee, Yoko Allen, Nosotros Votamos, Robert Cuillard, Ahmad Law, Leslie Wagner, Washoe Education Association, Sierra Pacific Power Company, Centene Corporation, Crystal Bay Revocable Trust, Alpine Strategies, the Lansings, Sandra Raffealli, Mark Wenzel, Herbert Simon, the Eldorado, Steven Nightingale, Philip Satre, Foothill Investment, Friends of Heather Goulding, Lee’s Discount Liquor, IBEW Pac, Waste Management, Margaret Kazmierski, Ty Whitaker, Abby Whitaker, Pelican LLC, Monarch Casino and smaller ones from Sarah Mahler, Valerie Cooke, Carissa Snedeker, Diaz Dixon, Tanner Petrilla, Neoma Jardon and Ron Aryel.

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