Kunzi will face Democrat Nicholas Del Vecchio in November’s general election.
No Democrats ran in the primary, meaning Powers will become the county’s defacto treasurer.
NYE COUNTY SHERIFF: RESULTS NOT FINAL
Challenger Ron Boskovich has a commanding lead over incumbent Leo Blundo for the District 4 seat, while incumbent Debra Strickland is inching toward the 51% mark necessary to claim a clean victory, according to preliminary results of Tuesday’s primary.
Negative campaigning is not unique to rural politics, according to University of Nevada Las Vegas assistant professor Kenneth Miller, who says it represents a dynamic of what’s occurring within each party at a given time.
As of Wednesday morning, Mark F. Kampf and Ian Bayne were ahead in preliminary vote counts for Nye County Cerk. If no candidate receives 51% of the votes, the top two vote-getters will move on to the November general election.