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 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….}