(The Center Square) – One year out, Nevada’s pocketbook-focused 2026 gubernatorial election is neck and neck between two established and popular candidates.

Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford slightly trailed Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo in a recent poll that highlighted the divided state of Nevada politics – and gave insight into where the election could be won and lost.

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