2022 Midterms: What To Watch In Nevada Primary
Newsy
Nevada voters head to the polls with some high-profile races for Senate and Governor — each of which has been swept by Democrats in recent years.
There are a lot of eyes on Nevada Tuesday as a Senate race and a race for governor are attracting a lot of attention. Republicans are battling to take on Democratic incumbents in the November midterm election.
Former President Donald Trump has backed former state Attorney General Adam Laxalt for the U.S. Senate and Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo for governor. Just how well they do on Tuesday will gauge the potency of a Trump endorsement, which has delivered mixed results this midterm campaign season.
Laxalt's political pedigree has helped make him a front-runner. His grandfather Paul Laxalt was a Nevada governor and senator. And Laxalt’s father is late U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici of New Mexico, who publicly acknowledged his paternity for the first time in 2013. Besides Trump, Laxalt also has the endorsement of much of Washington's GOP establishment as he seeks to run in November against first-term Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who is considered among the most vulnerable senators.
