LAS VEGAS (AP) — Voters in Nevada will decide Tuesday whether to give Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo another four years in office or hand control of the state over to Democrats in an election that could offer a glimpse at the political forces shaping the next presidential race.

The contest between Lombardo, a former Las Vegas -area sheriff, and Democrat Aaron Ford, the state’s attorney general, comes as Nevadans grapple with some of the highest gas prices in the country, a shortage of tens of thousands of homes, a lagging education system and a decline in tourism that’s crucial for the economy.

Lombardo wants to expand on his first-term accomplishments, which include working with the Democrat-controlled state Legislature to boost education funding by $2.6 billion and invest $183 million into housing. He hopes to recruit more healthcare workers and increase per-pupil funding.

Ford, who would be the state’s first Black governor, has campaigned on affordability.…