Everything You Need to Know About Nevada's Primary

Expect the expected: The 2014 primary will go down as one of the most unsurprising in recent history. Rory Reid, Sen. Harry Reid's son and a political commentator, called it the "most boring election in Nevada history." The favorites, party establishment and big money won. The proof: Mark Hutchison for lieutenant governor, Cresent Hardy for Congressional District 4, Minority Leader Michael Roberson for state Senate.

Big fights coming for November: The primary results hint that we’ll see big money and influence come to play in two general election races: lieutenant governor and Clark County sheriff. The lieutenant governor race will pit Mark Hutchison (backed by Gov. Brian Sandoval and his Republican machine) against Lucy Flores (backed by Harry Reid and his Democratic machine). Hutchison spent more than $1 million just to get out of the primary. In the sheriff’s race, Assistant Sheriff Joe Lombardo has the support of the Strip and built a war chest of more than $1 million. He’ll face off against retired Capt. Larry Burns, who has the union’s support.

The Democrats’ hole at the top of the ticket: Reid runs the Democratic party machine in Nevada, and in February he promised the party would have a strong candidate to challenge Sandoval. But that never happened, in large part because Sandoval polls so well that he’s nearly unbeatable. "None of these candidates” — an option on the ballot — was winning the Democratic vote at times during election night, a black eye for the party of the Senate majority leader. Robert Goodman, a relative unknown, won the most votes of any candidate and will represent the party in November.