What Went Down During The June 14 Primary Elections
If we give him Lombardo, Trump’s endorsees have won six of seven contested primaries tonight. It should be noted, though, that Trump endorsed Lombardo after Lombardo started leading in the polls, so Trump can’t really claim credit for his win.
How Trump’s endorsees are doing tonight
Senate, House and gubernatorial candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump and their results in Republican primaries in Maine, Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina, as of 1:26 a.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Office | % Reporting | Vote Share | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hoeven* | ND Sen. | 73% | 78.4% | ✓ Won |
| Adam Laxalt | NV Sen. | 36 | 55.9 | ✓ Won |
| Joe Lombardo | NV Gov. | 35 | 43.5 | Leading |
| Henry McMaster* | SC Gov. | 89 | 83.2 | ✓ Won |
| Katie Arrington | SC-01 | 78 | 45.2 | ✗ Lost |
| William Timmons* | SC-04 | 99 | 52.7 | ✓ Won |
| Russell Fry | SC-07 | 99 | 51.0 | ✓ Won |
In a sign of where things are heading in Nevada’a GOP primary for governor, the Nevada Independent has called the race for Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo. Per ABC’s numbers, Lombardo holds about a two-to-one lead over attorney and former boxer Joey Gilbert, 44 percent to 22 percent. Gilbert has carried a number of the sparsely-populated rural counties, but Lombardo’s big lead in Clark (home to Las Vegas) has given him a big lead.
Latest count in Nevada’s GOP primary for governor
Results of Nevada’s Republican primary for governor, as of 1:25 a.m. Eastern
| Candidate | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Lombardo | 33,915 | 43.5% |
| Joey Gilbert | 17,316 | 22.2 |
| Dean Heller | 8,984 | 11.5 |
| John J. Lee | 8,556 | 11.0 |
| Guy Nohra | 3,173 | 4.1 |
| Tom Heck | 1,512 | 1.9 |
| None of these candidates | 1,370 | 1.8 |
| Fred Simon | 1,047 | 1.3 |
| Eddie Hamilton | 519 | 0.7 |
| Amber Whitley | 465 | 0.6 |
| William Walls | 278 | 0.4 |
| Gary Evertsen | 247 | 0.3 |
| Seven Achilles Evans | 185 | 0.2 |
| Edward O’Brien | 156 | 0.2 |
| Barak Zilberberg | 149 | 0.2 |
| Stanleigh Lusak | 93 | 0.1 |
You may not have been watching the Nevada treasurer’s race very closely, but the current leader of the Republican primary there is a notable name: Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore. Fiore is a huge gun-rights supporter who once posed for a pin-up calendar with herself holding several guns, including assault rifles, and she has also expressed sympathy for anti-government militias.