The 2026 race for lieutenant governor is all about 2028 (if it’s about anything at all)

By: Hugh Jackson

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 897

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

The two people with the most on the line in the 2026 race for Nevada lieutenant governor aren’t running for lieutenant governor.

One of those people is Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.

Which means the other person with the most at stake in the lieutenant governor’s race is Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo.

If Lombardo wins reelection this year, he immediately becomes the top Republican recruit to run against Cortez Masto when she’s up for …

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