Democrat Aaron Ford unseats GOP Gov. Joe Lombardo in Nevada
2 outlets (NBC News and Fox News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Distinct wording: NBC News uses “Democrat” and “Lombardo”; Fox News uses “blistering” and “Republican”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- NBC News reports: “NBC News projects that Ford, Nevada’s attorney general, has flipped control of the governorship in the key battleground state.”
- Fox News reports: “Attorney General Aaron Ford ousts Gov. Joe Lombardo to become Nevada's first Black governor, handing Democrats unified control of state government.”
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- NBC News: Democrat Aaron Ford unseats GOP Gov. Joe Lombardo in Nevada
- Fox News: Dem AG pulls off upset of sitting Republican governor after blistering campaign in key swing state
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