Nevada GOP Gov. Joe Lombardo projected to face Democrat Aaron Ford in one of this year's most competitive races

Mihaela Chircă

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat, and Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo won their parties' primaries in this year's Nevada gubernatorial race, CBS News projects, setting up the November ballot in one of the races Democrats are targeting.  Ford, who is from Clark County, defeated several primary opponents on Tuesday, with his most formidable challenge coming from progressive Alexis Hill. According to University of Nevada-Las Vegas political science professor Rebecca Gill, Ford had