With competitive races for governor and the U.S. Senate, Nevada drew national media attention during the recent primary election.
Several other races took place that barely made it a blip on the political radar. They will, however, mean a lot for the people in Las Vegas in the county.
State of Nevada contributor and commentator John L. Smith has been following some of these lesser known races.
Nye County intrigues him.
"It's really a proving ground for conservative strategies from the ground up, not from the top down. It's a place where the library board is being reshuffled. It's a place where the school board is seeing changes, and a lot of pressure is being applied at the county commission level to carry out what are, nationally, some strategies that are taking place in state after state," Smith said.
In Clark County, Smith said he's still watching the Las Vegas City Council Ward 6 race. As of June 22, Nancy Brune led the race with 33%, followed by Ray Spencer and Lou DeSalvio.
"Brune has a stellar resume," Smith said. "A lot of folks are looking up ticket instead of down ticket. And this is one of those down ticket races that I think has a lot of intrigue."
Listen to the full interview above.
John L. Smith, contributor, State of Nevada
