Aaron Ford Becomes Nevada's First Black Governor, Defeating Joe Lombardo
Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford has won the Nevada gubernatorial race, becoming the state's first Black governor. His victory is seen as a significant win for Democrats in a key battleground state ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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- T3Richmond Register (Madison County)
- T3Salisbury Post
- T2WBAL (NBC 11)
- T2GPB News
- T3Richmond Register (Madison County)
- T2WUSA9
- T2The Virginian-Pilot
- T2Daily Press
- T2WVEC (13News Now)
- T2Capital Gazette
- T2Baltimore Sun
- T3Daily Local News (Chester County)
- T3Main Line Times
- T3Delaware County Daily Times
- T3Oakland Press
- T3Macomb Daily
- T2Sun Sentinel (South Florida)
- T2LA Daily News
- T2Long Beach Press-Telegram
- T2Pasadena Star-News
- T2Orange County Register
- T2San Bernardino Sun
- T2Lowell Sun
- T2Boston Herald
- T2WLTX (CBS Columbia)
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