Nevada will have a new governor in November
By Las Vegas Sun
Gov. Jim Gibbons has been thrown out of office after a tumultuous term that was marred by a bitter divorce and allegations of infidelities.
The first-term Republican lost the GOP primary Tuesday to former federal judge Brian Sandoval. Rory Reid won the Democratic primary.
Brian Sandoval
The early returns showed Sandoval with 56.5 percent of the vote; Gibbons with 26.4 percent and Mike Montandon with 12.3 percent. Sandoval accepted the Republican nomination and spoke to reporters in Reno.