Decision Desk has called the Nevada gubernatorial race for Republican Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, who received 49.24% of the vote to Democrat incumbent Steve Sisolak’s 46.99% as of this reporting.

Sisolak faced the same headwinds that Democrats across the country have faced in 2022. President Joe Biden’s poor approval ratings along with high inflation, other economic concerns, and a crime wave hurt Democrats’ polling numbers throughout the summer and fall.

In addition to a hostile election environment, 68-year-old Sisolak faced numerous charges of corruption from Republicans after a ProPublica investigation revealed in May that Sisolak’s administration had fast-tracked a lab license and awarded several COVID testing contracts to Northshore Clinical Labs. Northshore is closely linked with the family of Peter Palivos, a well-known Nevada political contributor who has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Sisolak’s campaigns over more than a decade.

After Northshore was awarded five testing agreements with government entities, their testing kits were found to miss 96% of COVID cases. The revelation set off a series of circular finger-pointing among Sisolak and others involved in the scandal.

“The day the state was made aware of Northshore’s deficiencies in January we ordered them to stop their PCR testing operation, opened an investigation, and worked to correct the testing issues,” Sisolak said in May. “We believe Nevada was the first state where Northshore operations were suspended due to the state’s inquiries into the reported deficiencies.”

Sisolak seized on abortion access after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this summer. In June, he signed an executive order barring state employees from assisting any other state seeking to prosecute someone for receiving an abortion. He also attempted to paint Lombardo as an extremist on the issue, claiming that the sheriff would try to ban contraceptives, an allegation that Lombardo has denied.

Lombardo, 60, ran a campaign focused largely on economic issues, education, and crime, especially the prevalence of black market fentanyl in the state. The longtime law enforcement officer has portrayed himself as a moderate on other issues, such as abortion, consistently downplaying what he could do to limit abortion as governor.

The Clark County sheriff also shifted on his support for former President Donald Trump during the campaign. During a debate with Sisolak in early October, Lombardo backed off when asked if he considered Trump, who endorsed Lombardo, to have been a “great president.”

“I wouldn’t say great,” Lombardo said. “I think he was a sound president.”

After the debate, Lombardo’s campaign sent out a statement calling the former president “a great president” and claiming that “his accomplishments are some of the most impactful in American history.” The statement went on to tie Sisolak to Biden and accuse the Nevada governor of weakening the state’s elections through mail ballots, “ballot harvesting,” and opposition to voter ID.

Voters rejected critical race theory this week in Texas by electing more Republican candidates to the state's board of education.

Two of those winners, L.J. Francis and Pat Hardy, appeared on "Fox & Friends First" Friday to discuss their victories after they campaigned against CRT.

"I think it's absolutely clear that that is the reason why we were successful on Tuesday night. When I started my campaign, I went and I spoke with parents and I listened to the community," Francis said.

"And one thing they were talking about is that they reject critical race theory," he said, adding that the left's so-called "diversity, equity, and inclusion" agenda is not in line with the "American dream." 

VICTORIOUS FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES THANKFUL FOR DESANTIS' ENDORSEMENT: 'HELPED TREMENDOUSLY'

Francis, a Jamaican immigrant, outlined what he believes should be conveyed to children.

"I showed everyone that it doesn't matter where you're from. It matters what you want to achieve and if you work hard, you can achieve these things, without this reliance on race," he told Todd Piro.

Education in Texas became a hot-button issue in the past few years amid the debates over critical race theory, gender issues and the controversy over certain library books.

Hardy, a longtime social studies teacher, said that "control needs to be on the local level." 

She also argued that it is very important for local school boards to be aware of critical race theory and what’s being taught in public schools.

"I've been a warrior against critical race theory in our schools. I hear it from parents constantly. I get phone calls with very sad comments about what's going on," she said, stressing that she wants children to be taught from a young age about patriotism, "love of country" and to appreciate the sacrifices of American service members. 

Ten Republican candidates won seats on the board Tuesday, compared to five Democrats. 

DESANTIS-BACKED SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES ALL WIN IN FLORIDA: ENDORSEMENT 'PUT US OVER THE EDGE'

The victories underscore the phenomenon of parents across the country paying closer attention to their local school boards by challenging progressive curricula and contesting books they deem to be inappropriate. 

In Florida, candidates who ran on a similar platform and were backed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis were also victorious. 

Cindy Spray, who won her race in Manatee County, and Jackie Rosario, who won her race in Indian River County, joined "Fox & Friends" Thursday to discuss the impact of the DeSantis endorsement and how it resonated with their constituents. 

"The support I got from Governor DeSantis is what put us over the edge," Spray told co-host Ainsley Earhardt. "His view of how we need to stay back to the basics of education aligned with what I had viewed. And of course, my grandchildren. You have kids in school, you want to make sure that we're getting the education system that we're actually expecting from the public schools back to the basics and… supporting parental rights."