Aaron Ford Ousts Joe Lombardo in Nevada, Becoming State's 1st Black Governor
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 4
Aaron Ford Ousts Joe Lombardo in Nevada, Becoming State's 1st Black Governor
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 4
Summary
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford defeated Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo in a major Democratic pickup in one of the country’s most closely watched governor’s races.
Ford’s win makes him Nevada’s first Black governor and returns the governorship to Democrats for the first time since Lombardo unseated Steve Sisolak in 2022.
Affordability drove the race: Ford centered his campaign on housing, education, healthcare and abortion access, arguing families were being squeezed by high housing and energy costs.
Democrats already control both chambers of the Legislature, so Ford’s victory could give the party unified state government, though fights over taxes, education spending, public safety and business policy remain.
Ford, who often challenged Trump administration policies as attorney general, is expected to position Nevada as a stronger Democratic counterweight heading toward the 2028 presidential election.