Overview
- Nevada voters handed Gov. Joe Lombardo the Republican nomination and Attorney General Aaron Ford the Democratic nomination in primaries held Tuesday, formally creating the high-profile rematch for the November general election.
- Retired Air Force Lt. Col. David Flippo, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary in the 2nd Congressional District and will likely face Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson this fall.
- Several Republican candidates who have questioned the 2020 election advanced in statewide primaries for offices that oversee elections, keeping election administration and proposed changes such as ending universal mail ballots central to fall debates.
- Campaigns focused on pocketbook issues voters feel most directly, with housing affordability, a post-pandemic drop in tourism, rising energy demand from data centers, and federal policy moves on Medicaid and tariffs shaping messages on both sides.
- The nominations shift both parties into general-election mode with national groups and big ad buys poised to escalate, while voters will watch ethics questions about Ford’s travel and scrutiny of Lombardo’s ties to President Trump as the race remains rated a toss-up.