Trump-endorsed Sheriff Joe Lombardo defeats Nevada governor

By KEN RITTER
Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A career police officer and sheriff in Las Vegas who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump has been elected governor in Nevada.

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo’s narrow victory over Democrat Steve Sisolak became clear Friday, after several days of ballot counting.

That was partly due to a broad vote-by-mail law passed by the state Legislature in 2020. It requires counties to accept ballots postmarked by Election Day if they arrive up to four days later.

Lombardo sometimes distanced himself from Trump during the campaign, and never offered an endorsement of unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was marred by fraud.