Beers leading Uehara in GOP treasurer primary
Roberson ahead in race for lieutenant governor
Former Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Beers bested financial planner Derek Uehara in the Republican primary for state treasurer, unofficial vote totals showed Tuesday night.
Beers drew 82,217 votes, or 67 percent, to Uehara’s 23 percent. Beers, who watched the results from home, said he’d been waiting to see the outcome before deciding whether he’d go back to work Wednesday.
“I’m going to wait some months and campaign,” said Beers, a certified public accountant. “I’ll be doing my best to peddle my resume across the state. I think I’m the best candidate for this particular job.”
Nevada voters on Tuesday narrowed the number of candidates vying for four statewide offices: treasurer, attorney general, lieutenant governor and secretary of state.
State Sen. Aaron Ford posted a large lead over opponent Stuart Mackie in the Democratic race for attorney general, earning 87,561 votes — nearly 70 percent of the votes to Mackie’s 19 percent.
“From West Wendover to Reno to Las Vegas, I look forward to continuing to share my vision for putting Nevada families first by taking on scammers who rip off our seniors, polluters who poison our water, and criminals and drug dealers who prey on our communities,” Ford said in a statement. “I am proud of the campaign that we are running on behalf of all Nevadans, and we look forward to victory on November 6th.”
Wes Duncan led Craig Mueller in the Republican attorney general race. Duncan had roughly 60 percent Lieutenant governor Secretary of state Treasurer of the votes to Mueller’s 31 percent. They were battling to advance to the general election to succeed Attorney General Adam Laxalt, who is running for governor.
Duncan, who was at a GOP watch party in Las Vegas with his pregnant wife, said he’s striving to make Nevada “the safest place possible.”
“I want to look my kids in the eyes and tell them we’re doing all that we can,” Duncan said. “That’s what drives me.”
In the lieutenant governor race, state Sen. Michael Roberson had a big lead over four other Republican contenders seeking the state’s second-highest executive office. As of 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, Roberson had 47 percent of votes. The candidate closest to him, Brent Jones, had just under 17 percent.
Kate Marshall was the top vote-getter on the Democratic side, earning 86,617 votes, or 67 percent, to Laurie Hansen’s 22 percent.
Incumbent Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske had a strong lead over challenger Ernest Aldridge, earning 63 percent of votes to Aldridge’s roughly 27 percent.
Contact Jamie Munks at jmunks@ reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0340. Follow @Journo_jamie_ on Twitter. Review-journal staff writer Bailey Schulz contributed to this report.