Nevada Primary Election Live Results 2022: Lombardo, Laxalt Win

LAS VEGAS, NV — Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt and Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo emerged as the winners in Tuesday's Nevada primary election for U.S. Senate and governor.

In the U.S. Senate race, eight Republican candidates ran Tuesday, hoping they'd get the opportunity to unseat first-term Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto in the November general election. That included front-runners Laxalt and William "Bill" Hockstedler, a health care executive and Air Force veteran.

Republicans targeted the Nevada Senate race as among their top targets as the GOP seeks to take back control over the chamber in the 2022 midterm elections. The GOP establishment, including Florida Sen. Rick Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senate Committee, and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton have supported Laxalt’s candidacy. He's also gained support from former President Donald Trump and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.

“President Trump is the most popular Republican official in America by a long shot,” Corry Bliss, a Republican strategist who works on campaigns around the U.S., told The Associated Press. “If you have his endorsement and you have resources to advertise that, you should win.”

In the final weeks before the primary, Laxalt faced a surprisingly spirited challenge from retired Army captain and Purple Heart recipient Sam Brown, who garnered large crowds and bolstered his campaign with strong fundraising numbers, particularly among small donors.

In the gubernatorial election, a whopping 15 Republican candidates ran to get the chance to unseat incumbent Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak. The field included several candidates who believe and peddled the baseless theory that Trump was the rightful winner in the 2020 presidential election.

The governor race featured front-runner Lombardo, a Trump-endorsed candidate who gained national headlines after the mass shooting at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas in 2017. It also included former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, biotech entrepreneur Guy Nohra and lawyer and former boxer Joey Gilbert.

Below are live election results in Nevada's U.S. Senate and governor races. Hit refresh for updates.

Nevada Real-Time Live Election Results 2022

Governor

Democrats

Tom Collins: 8,753 votes (7.5%)

Steve Sisolak: 103,193 votes (88.7%)

Republicans

Seven Achilles Evans: 379 votes (0.2%)

Gary "Radar" Evertsen: 450 votes (0.3%)

Joey Gilbert: 48,147 votes (27.6%)

Eddie "Mr. Fix It Now" Hamilton: 1,010 votes (0.6%)

Tom Heck: 3,325 votes (1.9%)

Dean Heller: 23,556 votes (13.5%)

John J. Lee: 14,730 votes (8.4%)

Joe Lombardo: 66,984 votes (38.4%)

Stanleigh Harold Lusak: 181 votes (0.1%)

Guy Nohra: 6,393 votes (3.7%)

Edward E. O'Brien: 345 votes (0.2%)

Fred Simon: 711 votes (1.1%)

William "Dock" Walls: 252 votes (0.4%)

Amber Whitley: 407 votes (0.6%)

Barak Zilberberg: 258 votes (0.1%)

U.S. Senate

Democrats

Catherine Cortez Masto: 105,071 votes (90.3%)

Stephanie Kasheta: 2,427 votes (2.1%)

Corey Reid: 3,419 votes (2.9%)

Allen Rheinhart: 2,394 votes (2.1%)

Republicans

Sam Brown: 59,470 votes (34.1%)

William "Bill" Conrad: 2,659 votes (1.5%)

William "Bill" Hockstedler: 2,111 votes (1.2%)

Adam Paul Laxalt: 97,830 votes (56.1%)

Sharelle Mendenhall: 5,604 votes (3.2%)

Tyler T. Perkins: 679 votes (0.4%)

Carlo Poliak: 230 votes (0.1%)

Paul Rodriguez: 1,405 votes (0.8%)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.