Tuesday, June 14, 2022 | 9:59 p.m.
Gov. Steve Sisolak, with about 40% of state votes tallied, took 89.9% of the vote against former Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins in the Democratic gubernatorial primary to advance to the November election, where he is expected to face a stiff Republican challenge. In Clark County, Sisolak picked up 79.6% of votes.
“Thank you, Nevada. You put your trust in me in our fight for a second term and I humbly accept your nomination. We aren’t finished delivering for Nevada yet. We’ve made significant progress since 2019 - but we have more work to do to keep Nevada moving forward,” Sisolak wrote in a Twitter post.
The Republican primary, where Joe Lombardo is the projected favorite, still hasn’t been called.
Sisolak in 2018 won election by 4 percentage points against Adam Laxalt to give Democrats their first statehouse trifecta, as they also control both chambers of the Nevada Legislature.
Maintaining that control starts with Sisolak fighting off a Republican contender, as The Cook Political Report — a nonpartisan political newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns — labels his race as a toss-up.
— Sun Staff
