Republican voters tapped Danny Tarkanian in the Tuesday primaries to advance to the November general election in the open 3rd Congressional District race. Democrat Ruben Kihuen will be his party’s nominee in the 4th Congressional District, according to The Associated Press, which called the race at 9:37 p.m.
With a sigh of relief, incumbent Felicia Ortiz put her hand over her chest and looked up from a laptop. The screen showed she was the leader in the State Board of Education District 3 race. She finished the night with 46.3 percent of primary election votes with 100 percent of precincts reporting.
Michael Wixom, an 11-year incumbent on Nevada’s higher education board, lost to a candidate who didn’t raise or spend any money to fund his campaign, as Patrick Carter pulled off the upset in their District 6 race.
Three Las Vegas Justice Court candidates, including two incumbents, have won seats in Tuesday’s primary election.
Outspending Clark County School Board President Linda Young and securing endorsements from the local teachers and support staff unions failed to help Adam Johnson win enough votes in Tuesday’s primary election to earn a spot on November’s general ballot.
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Christian Jones, a 6-foot-7-inch forward, transferred from St. John’s to UNLV on Tuesday. He is a graduate transfer who will be eligible to play next basketball season.
Sean Gilmartin pitched 8 2/3 innings of one-run ball to lead the 51s to a 2-1 victory over the Reno Aces at Cashman Field. He allowed nine hits and one walk and struck out seven.
Police in Orlando are searching for a young boy who they say was dragged by an alligator into the water near Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.
