What Went Down During The June 14 Primary Elections
I had thought that progressive Amy Vilela might be able to sneak up on Rep. Dina Titus in the Democratic primary for the 1st District, but it was not meant to be: Titus currently leads Vilela 84 percent to 16 percent. Our colleagues at ABC News are reporting that the race has been called for the incumbent.
We also have 28 percent of the expected vote counted in the Republican primary for secretary of state, and the race’s biggest Big Lie believer, Jim Marchant, has a 20-point lead. Marchant wants to ban the use of electronic voting machines, mail voting and early voting, and he has also said that he would not have certified the 2020 election.
Latest count in Nevada’s GOP primary for secretary of state
Results of Nevada’s Republican primary for secretary of state, as of 12:43 a.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Marchant | 24,213 | 38.7% |
| Jesse Haw | 11,328 | 18.1 |
| Richard Scotti | 11,072 | 17.7 |
| Gerard Ramalho | 4,165 | 6.7 |
| None of these candidates | 4,118 | 6.6 |
| Kristopher Dahir | 3,363 | 5.4 |
| John Cardiff Gerhardt | 2,924 | 4.7 |
| Socorro Keenan | 1,328 | 2.1 |
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo has an early but pretty commanding lead in the GOP primary for governor. With 30 percent of the expected vote reporting, he’s at about 48 percent, with attorney and former professional boxer Joey Gilbert at 19 percent in second. Down in fourth with only about 9 percent is former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, who lost reelection for that office in 2018.
Latest count in Nevada’s GOP primary for governor
Results of Nevada’s Republican primary for governor, as of 12:49 a.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Lombardo | 31,868 | 46.3% |
| Joey Gilbert | 13,784 | 20.0 |
| John J. Lee | 8,312 | 12.1 |
| Dean Heller | 6,942 | 10.1 |
| Guy Nohra | 2,881 | 4.2 |
| Tom Heck | 1,300 | 1.9 |
| None of these candidates | 1,170 | 1.7 |
| Fred Simon | 795 | 1.2 |
| Eddie Hamilton | 466 | 0.7 |
| Amber Whitley | 420 | 0.6 |
| William Walls | 259 | 0.4 |
| Gary Evertsen | 175 | 0.3 |
| Seven Achilles Evans | 162 | 0.2 |
| Barak Zilberberg | 139 | 0.2 |
| Edward O’Brien | 132 | 0.2 |
| Stanleigh Lusak | 77 | 0.1 |