Boulder City Resident Returning to Nevada Board of Regents

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Three incumbents and one newcomer have won seats on the Nevada Board of Regents.

Regents Cedric Crear of Las Vegas, Ron Knecht of Carson City and Andrea Anderson of Boulder City all cruised to re-election Tuesday. Allison Stephens of Las Vegas defeated Stavan Corbett for an open seat in District 4.

Crear was victorious over Jeff Eggeman, Knecht over Michon Mackedon and Anderson over former regent and Lt. Gov. Lonnie Hammargren.

The 13-member board governs Nevada's higher education system, including the University of Nevada campuses in Reno and Las Vegas.