Governor Joe Lombardo and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford have won their respective primaries in the ongoing gubernatorial race.
Lombardo won by an 88-point margin on the Republican side, and Ford is advancing to November’s election with a 40-point-win against fellow Democrat — Washoe County, Nevada Commissioner Alexis Hill.
That’s one of many results to have already come out of last night’s primary election, following poll closure at 7 p.m.
Another closely watched race, the battle for Congressional District 2 — vacated earlier this year by the retiring Republican Rep. Mark Amodei — was snatched by a 10-point margin on the Republican side by Trump-endorsed David Flippo. The retired air force veteran’s win is an upset to Gov. Lombardo and Rep. Amodei, who endorsed Flippo’s opponent, James Settelmeyer.
Democrats advanced Teresa Benitez-Thompson, a former state assemblymember, for CD2.
Other Congressional races saw Democratic incumbent Reps. Dina Titus and Susie Lee win by wide margins. Rep. Steven Horsford advances uncontested.
Titus moves on to face current sitting state Senator Carrie Buck, Lee advances to square off against music composer Marty O’Donnell, and Horsford goes up against cattle rancher Cody Whipple. Buck and O’Donnell both received backing from President Trump.
Unchallenged GOP incumbent Lieutenant Governor Stavros Anthony will face Assemblymember Sandra Jauregui.
In the statewide race for Attorney General, which Ford is vacating, Nicole Cannizzaro, the state senate’s majority leader, defeated State Treasurer Zach Conine by more than 25 points.
The vocal Trump critic now faces Trump-endorsee Adriana Guzman Fralick, a Reno-based attorney.
Another contentious statewide battle, for Secretary of State, is still too close to call on the GOP side. Uncontested Democratic incumbent Francisco “Cisco” Aguilar could face one of three GOP challengers in November — two of whom, former Assemblymembers Jim Marchant and Sharron Angle, have questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 election.
Further down the ballot, Henderson Mayoral candidate Michelle Romero, the incumbent, edged out challengers Hollie Chadwick and Adam Price by twice the votes.
Early voting in Nevada’s general election begins October 17. Election day is November 3.
