North Las Vegas mayor race heads to November runoff after leaders fall short

Clark County’s official results page shows the North Las Vegas mayoral race headed toward a November runoff after the June primary left Daniele Monroe-Moreno in first place and Scott Black in second, but neither candidate reached the 50% threshold needed to win outright.

As of the county’s June 16 update, Monroe-Moreno had 13,809 votes, or 47.06%, and Black had 12,198 votes, or 41.57%. That leaves the race with two clear front-runners, but still short of a majority.

What the current count means

Under the City of North Las Vegas election schedule, primary elections are held in June and general municipal elections are held in November in even-numbered years. The city’s elections page also lists the mayor’s office on the 2026 ballot, which is why the current numbers matter so much for what comes next.

FOX5 reported on June 17 that the race was trending toward a November runoff, which matches the county’s vote totals. The careful reading, though, is that this remains based on the reported count and not on a fully closed election contest.

Clark County says final election results come after the canvass, and the final tally can include provisional ballots that are counted during that process. That means residents should keep watching the county’s official results page before treating the current numbers as the last word.

Why this matters locally

The mayor will help shape city priorities that affect daily life, from budgets and public services to development, roads, and neighborhood change. A runoff would keep the campaign alive into the fall and give voters another chance to weigh the city’s direction.

For now, the main takeaway is simple: Monroe-Moreno and Black emerged as the clear top two in the primary, but the race is not over. Unless certification changes the picture, North Las Vegas voters should expect the contest to continue into November.

Sources

• Clark County Election Department official results
• City of North Las Vegas elections page
• Clark County tabulation and canvass information
• FOX5 Vegas runoff report