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2022 Nevada gubernatorial election

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2022 Nevada gubernatorial election
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The 2022 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Nevada. Incumbent Democratic governor Steve Sisolak ran for re-election to a second term, but lost in the general election to Republican Joe Lombardo, the Clark County Sheriff. This was the first time since 1966 an incumbent Democratic governor lost reelection in Nevada.

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Sisolak was the first Democrat to seek re-election to Nevada's governorship since Bob Miller in 1994, and was subsequently the only incumbent governor in the United States to lose re-election in 2022. Decision Desk HQ called the race for Lombardo on November 11.[1]

Significantly, Lombardo's win marked the first time in the state's history that anyone had won the governorship without winning either Clark or Washoe counties, home to a combined 89% of the state's population. This was largely due to Lombardo's stronger performance in Clark, his home county; Sisolak's previous opponent, Adam Laxalt, lost the county by 13.3% there, while Lombardo only lost by 5.7%, a significant gain.

Political analysts have attributed Sisolak's defeat to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic;[2] lockdowns during the pandemic proved unpopular in Nevada, which has a tourism-driven economy and a reputation for libertarian political leanings.[3]

Amid a slate of failed gubernatorial pickup attempts, this was the only governorship Republicans flipped in the 2022 elections, as well as the only state governorship to flip to the party that did not carry that state in the 2020 presidential election. This was also the first time since Pat Quinn's defeat in the 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election that an incumbent Democratic governor lost re-election in any state.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Results

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Results by county:
  Sisolak
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
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Republican primary

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Nominee

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Attorney Joey Gilbert placed second in the primary.
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Former senator Dean Heller placed third in the primary.

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Debates

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  1. Minor candidates that didn't participate in any of the debates are omitted.

Endorsements

Joey Gilbert

Executive Branch officials

Organizations

Dean Heller

Organizations

  • Nevada Police Union[37]
Joe Lombardo

Executive Branch officials

State officials

William "Dock" Walls

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Polling

Graphical summary

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Results

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Results by county:
  Lombardo
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Gilbert
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
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Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Brandon Davis, advertising agency owner[12]

Independent American primary

Candidates

Declared

Independents

Candidates

Declared

  • Bradley Beck, geologist[12]
  • Austin Billings, logistics professional[12]
  • Monique Richardson, pastor[12]

General election

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Predictions

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Post-primary endorsements

Steve Sisolak (D)

Executive Branch officials

U.S. senators

Organizations

Labor unions

Joe Lombardo (R)

Governors

Individuals

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Polling

Aggregate polls

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Steve Sisolak vs. Joey Gilbert

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Steve Sisolak vs. Dean Heller

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Steve Sisolak vs. John Lee

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Steve Sisolak vs. Guy Nohra

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Fundraising

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Results

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By county

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By congressional district

Despite losing re-election, Sisolak won three of the state's four congressional districts.[125]

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Notes

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  1. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  2. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. Heck with 2%; Hamilton and Walls with 1%; Evans, Eversten, Lusak, O'Brien, and Zilberberg with 0%
  4. Evertsen, Heck, Lusak, O'Brien, and Wells with 2%; Hamilton, Whitley, and Zilberberg with 1%; Evans with <1%
  5. Sisolak (erroneously included by pollster due to an oversight) with 3%; Heck and Lusak with 1%; Evans, Evertsen, Hamilton, O'Brien, Walls, and Zilberberg with 0%
  6. Hamilton and Zilberberg with 1%; Evans, Evertsen, Heck, Lusak, Walls, and Whitley with 0%
  7. Heck with 1%; Zilberberg with 0%
  8. Hamilton with 1%
  9. Hamilton with 0%
  10. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  11. Davis (L) with 2%; "Other" with 1%
  12. "Some other candidate/None of them" with 2%
  13. Davis (L) with 3%; Bridges (IA) with 1%
  14. Davis (L) with 4%
  15. Bridges (IA) with 3%; Davis (L) with 2%
  16. Bridges (IA) with 3%; Davis (L) with 1%
  17. Bridges (IA) with 1%; Davis (L) with 1%; Refuse" with 1%
  18. Bridges (IA) with 2%; Davis (L) with 2%
  19. Davis (L) with 3%
  20. Bridges (IA) with <1%; Davis (L) with <1%
  21. Davis (L) with 4%
  22. "Someone else" with 4%
  23. Bridges (IA) with 2%; Davis (L) with 1%
  24. "Someone else" with 6%
  25. "Some other candidate" with 4%
  26. "Some other candidate" with 7%
  27. Bridges (IA) with 3%; Davis (L) with 1%
  28. "Other" with 2%
  29. "Other" with 2%
  30. Davis (L) with 2%; Bridges (IA) with 1%
  31. Davis (L) with 3%; "Other" with 2%
  32. Davis (L) with 4%; Bridges (IA) with 3%
  33. Bridges with 4%; Davis with 3%
  34. Davis with 4%; "Other" with 1%
  35. Bridges with 3%; Davis with 2%

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  1. This poll was sponsored by Club for Growth Action, which supports Laxalt
  2. Poll sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association
  3. Poll sponsored by Better Nevada, which supports Lombardo
  4. Poll conducted for American Greatness, a conservative news and opinions site.
  5. Poll conducted for Citizens United, a conservative non-profit organization.
  6. Poll conducted for BUSR, an online gambling website.
  7. Poll conducted for Univision.
  8. This poll was sponsored by the Environmental Voter Project
  9. This poll was sponsored by Lombardo's campaign
  10. This poll was sponsored by Future Majority and America's Future Majority Fund
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