Gilbert Challenges Trump-Endorsed Lombardo’s GOP Gubernatorial Win in Nevada Lawsuit

John HaugheyAugust 8, 2022

During a rally in a circus tent spiked into the sun-broiled blacktop of an East Las Vegas shopping center two days before Nevada’s June 14 primary elections, Joey Gilbert claimed there was fraud afoot in his Republican gubernatorial primary against Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo.

Gilbert, a Reno attorney and former professional boxer endorsed by the state GOP committee, told The Epoch Times his campaign had documented what they allege were irregularities by Clark County elections officials on behalf of “establishment” Republicans conspiring to thwart his ascension to the governor’s office.

He would not go into specifics two days before the election, but said should he lose his GOP gubernatorial primary, his campaign would provide those details in a lawsuit that exposed the alleged machinations.

Gilbert lost the election but has never conceded, demanding a recount in July that confirmed the results, and then following through with a lawsuit tentatively set to be heard in a Carson County court beginning Aug. 12.

Lombardo won the election, according to the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office, garnering 38.4 percent of the tally to pace an eight-candidate field. Endorsed by former President Donald Trump, Lombardo is set to challenge Democrat incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak in the Nov. 8 election.

Gilbert finished second with 27 percent of the vote, collecting 61,738 votes—26,000 fewer than Lombardo.

Despite that seemingly convincing gap, on Election Night, Gilbert in Twitter posts alleged there had been “conflicting reports” that mail-in ballots “would not be counted for three days.”

“I can only imagine why that is—so ‘they’ know the vote totals from the early voting and the Election Day voting and then can use the ‘mail-in ballots’ to make up the difference where needed,” Gilbert said.

In another Election Night Twitter post, Gilbert said he “will concede nothing” and insisted