Steve Sisolak is running against Republican Joe Lombardo in Nevada's gubernatorial race. Steve Sisolak faces off against Republican Joe Lombardo in Nevada's gubernatorial election. Nevada's gubernatorial candidatesSisolak is the governor of Nevada, with voters first electing him in 2018. Sisolak's win in 2018 established Nevada's Democratic state trifecta — where one party controls a state's governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature — for the first time since 1992. His opponent, Lombardo, has raised $3.7 million, spent $4.7 million, and has $1.8 million of cash on hand, as of September 30.

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