Former Las Vegas police officer and sheriff Joe Lombardo, a Republican who received the endorsement of presidential candidate Donald Trump, was elected governor of Nevada.
We did it, Nevada! Thank you so much for the great trust you’ve placed in me. Together, we’re going to get our state back on track. #nvgov pic.twitter.com/bSLHSmE5bP
— Joe Lombardo (@JoeLombardoNV) November 12, 2022
Lombardo, 60, joined the Las Vegas police force in 1988 and served two stints as Clark county sheriff, the state’s largest police agency. He withstood criticisms throughout the campaign about increased crime by recognizing the increase over the last two years. Still, He blamed it on financial constraints and demands from a Democratically-controlled legislature.
With his victory over Steve Sisolak, Lombardo returned the governorship to the Republican Party after 20 years of Democratic rule.Also, he conceded the election to Lombardo when Clark county vote figures were released. I wished the sheriff well.
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Nevada’s delayed ballot-counting procedure was caused by a 2020 postal voting law. The law requires counties to accept Election Day postmarked votes up to four days later.
Lombardo distanced himself from Trump during the campaign, but he never supported Trump’s baseless claims that election fraud plagued the 2020 presidential election. In the sole election-related discussion between the two candidates, Lombardo said that irregularities would not have changed Sisolak’s victory.
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Lombardo, who made it through a competitive GOP primary field and into the general election, has criticized a state public health insurance option established by the legislature and signed by Sisolak. He has said that his “pro-life lens” prevents him from seeing abortion as a moral issue.
But he did concede that Nevada voters had approved a law in 1990 that legalised abortions up to 24 weeks. He stated emphatically, “The governor can do nothing” to alter the statute.
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