Democrats swept into power last week as voters also embraced tougher criminal penalties and restrictions on bail. Why it matters: Six years after the George Floyd protests, Democrats won big without promising a return to sweeping 2020-era reforms. Some even adopted border-security rhetoric associated with Republicans. Democrats gained at least 12 state legislative chambers and won governorships in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas. By the...

Gov. Cox was the only river basin governor not on the ballot this year. California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming all elected new governors, while Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs won her reelection.

Election night went swimmingly for Nevada Democrats. Not so much for many Silver State voters. Once again, Nevada was late delivering vote totals. This has become an unfortunate trend. But while previous delays could be attributed to tight races and laws that allow mail ballots to be counted for four days after the polls have closed,

Democrats flipped more than 500 state legislative seats and won control of at least a dozen legislative chambers, establishing new governing trifectas in Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nevada.

As the dust settles after the midterm elections, pro-life Americans have an opportunity to reflect and look ahead. Four states — Idaho, Nevada, Virginia, and Missouri — posed radical abortion measures. The results, a victory in Idaho and losses in the other three states, begin a new chapter in America’s ongoing debate over abortion. Our […]

Single-holder executive offices only; excludes courts, commissions and federal offices. Data: Associated Press; Axios analysis; Chart: Andrew Pantazi/Axios Democrats' midterm gains extended deep into the machinery of state government: They swept every statewide executive office on the ballot in Texas, Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin and Arizona. Why it matters: These low-profile victories will shape what millions of Americans pay for electricity,...

Some blame Republican David Flippo for losing Nevada's 2nd Congressional District race. Others say the blue wave was too powerful.

Nevada law lets voters cast ballots as long as they're in line by the 7 p.m. cutoff. That can delay the release of results for hours.

The Clark County Education Association, the largest teachers union in Nevada, endorsed Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and invested heavily in his re-election campaign this year. But Attorney General Aaron Ford, a former public school teacher, is now the governor-elect, and the union is considering how it will lobby for its education agenda with a Democratic trifecta in Carson City. “One party ...