- Updated Nevada gubernatorial odds slightly favor Steve Sisolak (-125) to win a second term
- GOP challenger Joe Lombardo (-110) is seeing improved support in recent polling
- Sisolak looking to become the first Democratic governor to win re-election in Nevada since 1994
Nevada is one of the many states set to vote on whether to elect a new governor this fall. According to the updated political betting odds, incumbent Governor Steve Sisolak is in the midst of a tight race with his Republican challenger, Joe Lombardo.
Democrats don’t have a great recent track record when it comes to the Nevada governorship. Sisolak’s victory back in 2019 ended a string of three consecutive Republican governors for the Silver State.
The last Democrat to hold the seat before Sisolak was Bob Miller, who left his post in 1999.
Dems did reside in the governor’s mansion between 1983 and 1999,…
