Gov. Joe Lombardo said he wants to “finish what we started” in his job as governor on Monday, officially launching his re-election campaign in what is expected to be a competitive race in the 2026 midterms.

Let’s decide Nevada’s future together,” he said at his alma mater Rancho High School, where he launched his gubernatorial bid in 2021 and where he delivered his victory speech three years ago. Several hundred people gathered, holding signs that read “sheriff, governor, leader” and cheering “four more years.” Members of the Laborers Union Local 872 stood behind him.

All eyes are expected to be on Nevada’s race for governor in 2026. The Cook Political Report last week rated Nevada’s race as a toss- up , and Lombardo is seen as one of the most vulnerable Republican governors fighting for

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