Umina reelected sheriff as voters decide key regional seats and state ballot questions

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Miles Umina won reelection for Eureka County Sheriff in a landslide against challenger Jason Flanagan. Umina received nearly 75% of the vote.

“I am humbled and honored by your support,” Umina stated in a Facebook post. “I recognize with this win comes great responsibility. I’m ready to work hard for this community over the next four years.”

In other local contests, Melynda Todd was elected to Seat 2A on the School Board and Dillon Pollock was re-elected to Seat 2B. In the Crescent Valley Town Advisory Board race, Diana Kersey and Jeremy Rice were tied with 88 votes. Laura Shivers had 57 votes, and Brent Jones had 55 votes.

In regional races, Dylan Frehner won re-election as District Court Judge in the Seventh Judicial District, Dept. 2, over Jane Eberhardy, garnering nearly 63% of the vote. In a tight contest, Pete Goicoechea was leading Lori Lane for re-election to the Board of Regents, District 8, 50.31% to 49.69%.

The Democratic “blue tsunami” reached U.S. Congress, District 2, as Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson defeated Republican David Flippo with just over 50% of the vote. Eureka County voted overwhelmingly for the Republican, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Benitez-Thompson’s support in larger counties.

Democrats swept all four Congressional House races in Nevada and won seven of 11 state senate races.

Aaron D. Ford beat incumbent Republican Governor Joe Lombardo with 51.5% of the vote. Replacing Ford as Attorney General will be fellow-Democrat Nicole Cannizzaro, who received over 56% of the vote. Democrat Sandra Jauregui also defeated Stavros Anthony to become Lieutenant Governor-elect.

Democrat Cisco Aguilar was re-elected as Secretary of State. The State Treasurer will be Democrat Tya Mathis-Coleman, and the State Controller will be Democrat Michael MacDougall. Eureka County voters overwhelmingly supported the Republican candidates. Democrats, as of this writing, had won or led in 31 of 42 state assembly elections.

Nevadans passed a ballot measure to amend the state constitution to create a fundamental right to an abortion until fetal viability or when necessary to protect the health or life of the mother. That measure passed with over 63% of the vote. Eureka County voters opposed the measure, 62% to 38%. A ballot measure requiring voter ID verification for in-person voting also passed with over 62% of the vote. Local voters overwhelmingly supported that measure, with nearly 89% voting yes.