# 2022 Nevada gubernatorial election — what pundits predicted

Governors · Election Day 2022-11-08 · certified.

## The ballot

- **Joe Lombardo (Republican) — won** · 48.8%
- Steve Sisolak (Democratic, incumbent) · 47.3%
- Brandon Davis (Libertarian) · 1.5%
- Ed Bridges (Independent) · 1.0%

Result: Joe Lombardo by 1.5 points (general); held by the Democratic party going in; flipped. Source: wikipedia-2022-governor.

## What the field called

- Joe Lombardo: 8 picks (won)

## Every claim about this race (8)

- **Jon Ralston** — Joe Lombardo wins NV governorship (2022) — “may go narrowly Republican” (Race Winners, Nov 8, 2022) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f7f72538-ac69-4273-b121-bb004f19c496)
- **Armin Thomas** — Joe Lombardo wins NV governorship (2022) — “Leans Republican” (Race Winners, Nov 6, 2022) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5c95246f-d22f-43f9-bbab-eddae21d78d3)
- **Erick-Woods Erickson** — Joe Lombardo wins NV governorship (2022) (Race Winners, Nov 4, 2022) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f2f19b00-ffdb-4b1a-8673-c7edee49a3eb)
- **Rich Baris** — Joe Lombardo wins NV governorship (2022) (Race Winners, Nov 1, 2022) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/22060eb4-90ce-4455-aca9-4db6fde7387f)
- **Erick-Woods Erickson** — Joe Lombardo wins NV governorship (2022) (Race Winners, Oct 28, 2022) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3a527e7e-f0ac-4efd-98ba-83a883029690)
- **Ben Shapiro** — Joe Lombardo wins NV governorship (2022) (Race Winners, Oct 27, 2022) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/36e33807-0391-406a-9b7e-ab4d8386b069)
- **Steve Deace** — Joe Lombardo wins NV governorship (2022) (Race Winners, Oct 26, 2022) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/02b6a1b5-7833-45ba-90b4-1cc37a1be549)
- **Ben Shapiro** — Joe Lombardo wins NV governorship (2022) (Race Winners, Oct 26, 2022) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a5348988-574a-41cd-b368-a9fa8a005b4c)