As lunchtime approaches on the West Coast, voters continue to line up at the Centennial Center election day polling station in northwest Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Of the many voters CNN spoke to in the parking lot, most were Republicans and cited inflation, immigration and electoral integrity as their main concerns.
“I am just excited about it [election] from the right, “said Rob Crowe, a 61-year-old technical recruiter who is celebrating his birthday on Tuesday.
He was at the polls with his wife of 53 years, Cyndi, who said he prioritized electoral integrity, law and order and education, among other issues.
“We want to turn red in Nevada again,” said Theresa Y., a 57-year-old security officer who has lived in Nevada for 40 years and voted for former President Trump in both 2020 and 2016.
“The economy is out of control,” she said, citing high gasoline prices, grocery prices and women’s struggle to buy formula and baby diapers.
“Starting with the governor, [it] it will change, “he said.
“When Donald Trump was in office, the world was a whole different place. It was a good place,” James Hernandez, a 58-year-old retired union electrician, told CNN.
Now the economy is “closing,” Hernandez said.
Hernandez noted that even as a former union worker, he votes Republican.
“That tells you something,” he said.
David Fox, a 66-year-old Republican, told CNN he voted Tuesday because it is his “patriotic duty.” Fox, who voted for former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt for the GOP Senate nomination, said Trump’s endorsement of Laxalt “shut me down.”
For his part, Chris Peterson, a 66-year-old Las Vegas resident, said that while he used to change parties, he now votes solidly Republican.
Like many other GOP voters in Nevada, she is concerned about the economy and immigration.
Peterson voted for nominees Joe Lombardo for the GOP nomination for governor and Sam Brown for the GOP Senate nomination. He said he likes Brown to be a political newcomer and is grateful for his time in the service.
Although he would vote for Laxalt in the November general election, he believes he is “using his last name.”
“I don’t believe in political dynasties,” he said.
Tom Stiles, who was at the polls with his wife and two children on Tuesday, highlighted electoral integrity as the most important issue for his family.
While Stiles, who said he would like to remove the ballot, did not disclose who he voted for, he told CNN that the state election secretary was important to him and his family.
He voted for people who prioritize electoral integrity, he said. The voter said he would like to see “more easily accessible information” about voting.
“Voter information here is very, very bad,” he said. “We spent hours looking for information on the candidates who applied.”