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Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo of Nevada on Monday kicked off his 2026 re-election campaign in the crucial western battleground state.

Lombardo, the only challenger to defeat an incumbent governor in the 2022 elections as he edged out Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak, made Nevada the only blue-to-red governor flip that year.

Fast-forward four years and Lombardo, the former sheriff of Las Vegas anchored Clark County, is certain to face a bruising re-election, and is widely considered to be the most at-risk GOP governor seeking another term.

Lombardo warned of the risks ahead if the Democrats retake the governor’s office. And he said he’s the backstop against what he described as the “woke, California agenda” from Nevada’s bigger neighbor to the wes

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