BC incumbents victorious

The voters have spoken.

But it wasn’t until just before midnight Tuesday that Nevada voters and politicians got their first glimpse as to what those voters said.

During Tuesday’s 2026 Midterm Election, Boulder City residents were voting locally for mayor and two council seats, all of which are four-year terms. While the majority of the votes have been counted, there may still be more coming in over the next few days.

“Mail ballots can be legally counted up to four days after Election Day as long as they are postmarked by Election Day,” City Clerk Tami McKay said Monday. “Ballots can also be counted up to three days after Election Day if there is an unclear or missing postmark.”

She added that the official Boulder City results will be canvassed at a special meeting on Friday, Nov. 13, at 9 a.m. in city hall.

In the race for mayor, as of noon Wednesday, Nov. 4, incumbent Joe Hardy was leading, collecting 4,536 votes or 75.56% of the vote, while Brent Fultz received 1,389 votes, or 23.44%.

In the race for council, it appears incumbents will prevail, with Steve Walton receiving 3,301 votes (31.39%), followed by Cokie Booth with 2,879 votes (27.38%). Helping to make the race competitive, Adam Schultheis tallied 2,318 votes (22.04%) with Chris Gatlin rounding out things with 2,018 votes (19.19%).

There were also a pair of questions on this year’s ballot related to Boulder City. One ended in a landslide while the other was much closer.

Question 1: Should data center facilities be an approved land use within the Eldorado Valley Transfer Area outside of the Multi-species Habitat Conservation Easement?

In favor- 1,973 votes (29.24%)

Against- 4,726 votes (70.55%)

Question 2: Shall the city of Boulder City be authorized to expand available funds from the Capital Improvement Fund in an amount up to 50% of the most recent audited fiscal year’s ending cash balance in the Capital Improvement Fund each year in place of the previously-authorized amount of $1 million per year for capital improvement projects for the benefit of Boulder City residents and visitors?

In favor- 3,504 votes (52.79%)

Against- 3,133 votes (47.21%)

Candidates respond

All six candidates were contacted by the Review Wednesday morning for comment. Gatlin, Booth and Walton were the only ones who responded by press time.

“I love Boulder City, it has been home to our family for nearly 30 years,” Walton said. “I am honored and humbled to be reelected to serve on city council another four years. I remain committed to serve all of Boulder City. As always, I am accessible to anyone who is interested in reaching out, and I extend my invitation to do so.”

Booth said, “I sincerely appreciate the amazing support from the residents of Boulder City. For those who might not have supported me, I want you to know that I’m fully committed to acting in the best interests of our shared community, and I genuinely value your input. I’m truly passionate about our city and thrilled to represent Boulder City.”

In an email, Gatlin wrote, “A heartfelt thanks to my supporters for their votes and confidence in me,” Gatlin wrote. “However, the work is not done. We all need to support and engage with our elected officials providing council for the decisions they need to make on behalf of the citizens of our city, county, state and nation.

“Please remember that if your opinion does not prevail it does not make it unimportant - this is the nature of representative government. Keep moving but also consider some self-reflection. Thanks again Boulder City for your support and consideration.”