Nye County primary results official, Debra Thomas and Matt Sadler advance

Debra Thomas unseated commission chair Ron Boskovich in District 4 as Nye County's final canvass locked in the results, and Matt Sadler emerged from the District 5 Republican primary to move on to November. The county primary drew 12,556 voters out of 37,114 registered, a 33.83% turnout. The official results also set up general-election races for sheriff and the Pahrump justice court, while keeping District Attorney Brian Kunzi, county clerk candidate Kayla Ball and public administrator candidate Bill Hockstedler advancing after a county primary that drew 12,556 voters out of 37,114 registered, a 33.83% turnout.

Thomas won District 4 with 53.25% of the vote and will face Independent American Party candidate Anthony Greco in the general election. Boskovich, the sitting District 4 chair, was first elected in 2022.

Sadler took District 5 with 51.92%, ahead of Jeff Snow at 31.48%, Debra Strickland at 13.41% and Brett Fish at 3.19%. Strickland has held multiple liaison and board roles, including work tied to the Pahrump Arena Advisory Committee and the Pahrump OHV Park Advisory Committee.

Kunzi edged Michelle Nelson, 51.28% to 48.72%, keeping the district attorney’s office in Republican hands. Ball defeated Cori Freidhof for county clerk with 60.48%. Hockstedler beat Ginger Simpson for public administrator with 55.88%.

The sheriff’s race now heads into a second phase with Joe McGill leading the four-candidate field at 41.20% and Dan Pineau advancing in second at 24.32%. McGill won the office in 2022 with more than 64% over Sharon Wehrly. The broader field also included Stan Hyt, a retired Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sergeant who campaigned on crime, drugs, homelessness, leadership, morale and transparency.

In Pahrump Justice of the Peace, Department B, Michael Foley led with 41.99% and Scott Oakley finished second with 25.87%, setting up another November contest. Michele Fiore remained in the race despite being suspended from the bench, after receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump in April 2025. The June 9 primary drew about 300 people to the Nye County Republican Club’s May 7 debate night in Pahrump, in Nevada’s largest county by land area, at about 18,181.9 square miles and a 2025 population estimate of 57,336.