{"id":1735978,"date":"2022-11-12T08:22:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T13:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1735978"},"modified":"2022-11-12T08:32:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T13:32:52","slug":"republican-joe-lombardo-flips-nevada-governorship-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-joe-lombardo-flips-nevada-governorship-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Joe Lombardo Flips Nevada Governorship Red"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-joe-lombardo-flips-nevada-governorship-red%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1735978&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"speakable\">The Fox News Decision Desk can project that Sheriff Joe Lombardo, a Republican, will become the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/west\/nevada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Governor of Nevada<\/a>. He has unseated Democratic incumbent Steve Sisolak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The economy and inflation, education, crime, and the governor\u2019s performance in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic were key issues in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/state-and-local\/governors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gubernatorial campaign.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sisolak was elected governor in 2018 after spending nearly a decade as a Clark County Commissioner. Lombardo, after serving more than two decades in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, was elected Clark County Sheriff in 2014.\u00a0Clark County covers just 7% of the Nevada\u2019s land area, but holds nearly three-quarters of the state\u2019s population, making it by far Nevada\u2019s most populous county.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/live-news\/2022-midterm-elections-voting-results-predictions-candidates-updates\"><strong>MIDTERM ELECTIONS 2022: LIVE UPDATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/640\/320\/Steve-Sisolak-Joe-Lombardo.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Then-Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak (L) talks to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo during a news conference on the mass shooting at a country music festival on Oct. 4, 2017, in Las Vegas.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Then-Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak (L) talks to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo during a news conference on the mass shooting at a country music festival on Oct. 4, 2017, in Las Vegas.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lombardo advanced to the general election after winning a crowded and contentious GOP gubernatorial primary, thanks in part to an endorsement from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">former President Donald Trump<\/a>, who remains the Republican Party\u2019s most popular and influential politicians.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the general election campaign, Lombardo said he did not support Trump\u2019s repeated unproven claims that his 2020 loss to now-President Biden was due to a &#8220;rigged&#8221; and &#8220;stolen&#8221; election. But Lombardo appeared last month alongside Trump at a rally near Reno, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Governors Association reacted in a statement Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The RGA is excited to congratulate Governor-elect Sheriff Joe Lombardo on winning Nevada\u2019s gubernatorial race,&#8221; said RGA Co-Chairs Governors Doug Ducey and Pete Ricketts. &#8220;After four years of Steve Sisolak\u2019s small business and job-killing policies, Governor-elect Lombardo\u2019s unique perspective as a seasoned law enforcement officer and fiscal conservative will get the state moving in the right direction on behalf of all Nevada families. The RGA was proud to be a crucial partner in this race to elect Joe and fire Steve Sisolak. Our independent expenditure effort in Nevada was the largest in RGA history and we\u2019re excited to have Joe joining our ranks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to <a href=\"mailto:Adam.Sabes@fox.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam.Sabes@fox.com<\/a> and on Twitter @asabes10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fox News Decision Desk can project that Sheriff Joe Lombardo, a Republican, will become the next Governor of Nevada. 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