Nov 12th (Reuters) – Republican Joe Lombardo has been elected governor of the state of Nevada, according to estimates released Friday by the Edison Research Institute.
Joe Lombardo, Clark County sheriff and former military officer, had focused his campaign on supporting law enforcement and cutting government spending.
His opponent, outgoing Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak, had campaigned on access to abortion, education, child care services and affordable housing.
(Report Julia Harte, with contributions from Dan Whitcomb; French version Camille Raynaud)
