Republican Joe Lombardo Wins Nevada Governor Race, Defeats Democrat Steve Sisolak

Nevada Republican gubernatorial candidate, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, has won the midterm elections, ousting incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat.

The projection of Lombardo’s victory comes after several counties experienced vote counting delays, in part because the state Legislature passed a vote by mail law in 2020 that required counties to accept ballots postmarked by the day of the election, if the ballots arrive up to four days later.

With the newly counted votes coming in from the Nevada’s biggest counties—Las Vegas’ Clark County and Reno’s Washoe County—The Associated Press called the race on Friday after it determined that Lombardo’s lead could not be overcome by Sisolak by large enough margins with the remaining ballots.

Sisolak, who was the first Democrat to win Nevada’s gubernatorial post since 1994, conceded the race.

“It appears we will fall a percentage point or so short of winning,” Sisolak said after a batch of vote results was reported in Clark County. “That is why I reached out to the sheriff to wish him success.”… (Excerpt from The Epoch Times)