Who is the Elko County Assessor?

Janet Iribarne is the Assessor of Elko County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Elko County Clerk?

Rebecca Plunkett (Republican) is the Clerk of Elko County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Elko County District Attorney?

Tyler Ingram (Republican) is the District Attorney of Elko County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Elko County Recorder?

D. Mike Smales is the Recorder of Elko County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Elko County Sheriff?

Aitor Narvaiza is the Sheriff of Elko County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Elko County Treasurer?

Cheryl Paul (Republican) is the Treasurer of Elko County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Elko County commissioners?

Brian Gale (District 1); Delmo Andreozzi (District 2); Jon Karr (District 3); Travis Gerber (District 4); Rex Steninger (District 5).

Who is on the Elko County School Board?

Susan Neal (School Board Trustee, District 1); Joshua Byers (School Board Trustee, District 2); Matt McCarty (School Board Trustee, District 3); Teresa Dastrup (School Board Trustee, District 4); Adriana Stanfill (School Board Trustee, District 5); Jeff Durham (School Board Trustee, District 6); Brooke Ballard (School Board Trustee, District 7).

What is the population of Elko County?

About 54,047 people, with a median age of 35.7; the median household income is $86,487 and 9.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Elko County?

3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 834 people unemployed in a labor force of 27,526, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Elko County?

19 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 1 school district and 13 special district governments.

Elko County, NV elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Elko County: 18 seats on 8 elected bodies. 11 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Elko County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Brian Gale source
County Commissioner, District 2	Delmo Andreozzi source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Jon Karr source
County Commissioner, District 4	Travis Gerber Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Rex Steninger source	Re-elected (elected, per the official body)

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Janet Iribarne source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk	Rebecca Plunkett Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney	Tyler Ingram Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Recorder	D. Mike Smales source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Aitor Narvaiza source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Cheryl Paul Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

School Board

Elko County School District Board of Trustees

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
School Board Trustee, District 1	Susan Neal source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Trustee, District 2	Joshua Byers source
School Board Trustee, District 3	Matt McCarty source
School Board Trustee, District 4	Teresa Dastrup source
School Board Trustee, District 5	Adriana Stanfill source
School Board Trustee, District 6	Jeff Durham source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Trustee, District 7	Brooke Ballard source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

How many local governments Elko County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 19 local governments in Elko County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	4	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	13	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Elko County

54,047people

35.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$86,487 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

9.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

17.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$301,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.5%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

8.5%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9%U.S.: 8.4%

37.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

26.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 26% · White 61.1% · Black 0.8% · Asian 1.4% · Other or more than one race 10.6% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Elko County

3.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.7%. Nevada: 4.5%.

834people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

26,692people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

27,526in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.0%	834	26,692	27,526
August 2026	2.8%	783	26,906	27,689
July 2026	3.3%	925	26,903	27,828
June 2026	3.5%	978	27,067	28,045
May 2026	3.6%	985	26,649	27,634
April 2026	3.3%	898	26,441	27,339
March 2026	3.7%	1,030	26,586	27,616
February 2026	4.0%	1,098	26,278	27,376
January 2026	4.0%	1,113	26,712	27,825
December 2025	3.5%	996	27,126	28,122
November 2025	3.6%	1,017	27,276	28,293
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.7%	1,042	27,129	28,171
August 2025	3.5%	976	27,176	28,152
July 2025	3.9%	1,091	26,720	27,811
June 2025	4.0%	1,125	26,851	27,976
May 2025	3.8%	1,036	26,537	27,573
April 2025	3.6%	1,006	26,655	27,661
March 2025	4.1%	1,122	26,193	27,315
February 2025	4.0%	1,098	26,221	27,319
January 2025	4.1%	1,121	26,274	27,395
December 2024	3.9%	1,052	26,199	27,251
November 2024	3.7%	1,008	26,339	27,347
October 2024	3.8%	1,055	26,517	27,572

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.8%	1,057	26,742	27,799
2024	3.9%	1,064	26,194	27,258
2023	3.8%	1,041	26,462	27,503
2022	3.6%	986	26,371	27,357
2021	3.1%	832	26,142	26,974
2020	5.8%	1,576	25,635	27,211
2019	3.0%	864	27,872	28,736
2018	3.0%	853	27,646	28,499
2017	3.6%	992	26,717	27,709
2016	4.4%	1,224	26,442	27,666

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Nevada's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.7% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Elko County

267.2 per 100,0002025. Nevada: 379.2.

659.1 per 100,0002025. Nevada: 1,996.0.

4murders2025, 148 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	148	267.2	365	659.1
2024	183	323.7	506	895.0
2023	194	351.2	588	1,064.6
2022	167	301.5	732	1,321.7
2021	188	348.4	960	1,778.9
2020	231	422.5	914	1,671.7
2019	166	306.5	801	1,478.8
2018	227	418.2	717	1,321.0
2017	169	311.7	1,001	1,846.2
2016	186	344.7	904	1,675.1

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Elko County Sheriff's Office	2025	45	92	26,720
Elko Police Department	2025	75	196	20,889
West Wendover Police Department	2025	22	67	4,530
Carlin Police Department	2025	6	10	1,998

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Nevada · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.13 per 1,000 residents2024, 4 agencies serving 55,293 people.

118sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

34civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (4), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Elko County Sheriff's Office	61	14	27,952
Elko Police Department	41	9	20,861
West Wendover Police Department	12	9	4,494
Carlin Police Department	4	2	1,986

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	118	2.13	34	4
2023	118	2.19	34	4
2022	120	2.22	32	4
2019	118	2.23	32	4
2018	119	2.24	32	4
2017	114	2.15	29	4
2016	122	2.31	31	4

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Elko County Assessor?: Janet Iribarne is the Assessor of Elko County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Elko County Clerk?: Rebecca Plunkett (Republican) is the Clerk of Elko County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Elko County District Attorney?: Tyler Ingram (Republican) is the District Attorney of Elko County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Elko County Recorder?: D. Mike Smales is the Recorder of Elko County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Elko County Sheriff?: Aitor Narvaiza is the Sheriff of Elko County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Elko County Treasurer?: Cheryl Paul (Republican) is the Treasurer of Elko County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Elko County commissioners?: Brian Gale (District 1); Delmo Andreozzi (District 2); Jon Karr (District 3); Travis Gerber (District 4); Rex Steninger (District 5).
Who is on the Elko County School Board?: Susan Neal (School Board Trustee, District 1); Joshua Byers (School Board Trustee, District 2); Matt McCarty (School Board Trustee, District 3); Teresa Dastrup (School Board Trustee, District 4); Adriana Stanfill (School Board Trustee, District 5); Jeff Durham (School Board Trustee, District 6); Brooke Ballard (School Board Trustee, District 7).
What is the population of Elko County?: About 54,047 people, with a median age of 35.7; the median household income is $86,487 and 9.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Elko County?: 3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 834 people unemployed in a labor force of 27,526, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Elko County?: 19 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 1 school district and 13 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Clark County Election Department's index of elected officials, each other county's own website and its school district's, and the Secretary of State's certified list of 2026 general-election candidates; officials appointed since a page was updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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