LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 04: Nevada Democratic gubernatorial candidate and current Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford speaks to supporters at the Nevada Democratic Party's election results watch party on November 4, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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RENO, Nev. – In what was considered one of the most competitive gubernatorial races in the U.S. , Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford unseated Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, according to an Associated Press race call.

The Democrat will be the first Black governor of a state west of the Mississippi River . He was previously Nevada's first Black Senate majority leader and attorney general.…