Democratic Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro won the race for Nevada attorney general, defeating Republican lawyer Adriana Guzmán Fralick. The Associated Press called the race at 1:10 a.m. Wednesday, with preliminary results showing Cannizzaro receiving 56.1 percent of the vote to Guzmán Fralick's 41.8 percent. Cannizzaro will succeed term-limited Democrat Aaron Ford.
Cannizzaro brings a decade of legislative experience along with a background as a Clark County prosecutor and private attorney. She earned endorsements from Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson and the Las Vegas Police Protective Association. Guzmán Fralick, a former Carson City chief deputy district attorney and Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board chair, was endorsed by President Donald Trump and Gov. Joe Lombardo in her primary.
In the lieutenant governor race, Democratic Majority Floor Leader Sandra Jauregui defeated incumbent Republican Stavros Anthony. The AP called the race at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, with Jauregui leading 54.2 percent to 41.4 percent. Third-party candidate Janine Hansen received 2.7 percent. Jauregui was endorsed by all five Democrats in Nevada's congressional delegation.
Democrats also led in two other statewide contests. Incumbent Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar won a second term, defeating Republican Jim Marchant with 56.9 percent to 39.7 percent. In the treasurer's race, Democrat Tya Mathis-Coleman led Republican Drew Johnson 55 percent to 43.3 percent in preliminary results.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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