Democrat Cisco Aguilar has won the race to become Nevada’s next secretary of state, defeating Republican and election denier Jim Marchant.
ionDeskHQ called the race for Aguilar around 4:45 p.m. Aguilar was leading by more than 2 percentage points.
Aguilar, a lawyer and former chair of the Nevada Athletic Commission, did not have a primary challenger.
Marchant did not accept the results of the 2020 presidential election and lost his race as the Republican nominee for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District. Marchant filed a lawsuit following his 2020 election loss, arguing over ballot discrepancies.