Tuesday was a good night for congressional incumbents in Nevada, who easily overcame primary challenges.
The state’s four members of the House of Representatives all advanced to the Nov. 3 general election, according to unofficial results from the Nevada Secretary of State.
Five-term Rep. Dina Titus (D) took home over 86% of the vote against two challengers in the Democratic Party primary for the 1st Congressional District, which covers the region around Las Vegas. She will face Republican Joyce Bentley, a Realtor, who received just under 38% of the vote against three rivals.
Four-and-a-half-term Rep. Mark Amodei (R), the sole Republican in Nevada’s congressional delegation, secured just over 80% of the votes against two other candidates in the Republican primary for the northern 2nd Congressional District. He is now campaigning against Democrat Patricia Ackerman, a community activist, who took just under 50% of the primary vote in a seven-person field.
First-term Rep. Susie Lee (D) garnered over 83% of the vote against two challengers in the Democratic Party primary for the 3rd Congressional District, comprised of areas south of Las Vegas. In the fall, Lee will defend her seat against former professional wrestler Dan Rodimer, who won about 44% of the vote in a six-person Republican field.
Second-term Rep. Steven Horsford (D) won about 75% of the primary vote in a field of six primray candidates for the 4th Congressional District. The district covers much of central Nevada, including the Yucca Mountain federal property that for decades has been proposed for an underground nuclear waste disposal facility, and the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Nevada National Security Site. Horsford served in the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015, then lost his re-election bid before coming back in the 2018 midterm elections.
Some rival Democrats called for him to drop out after Horsford acknowledged an extramarital affair that occurred over several years, starting when he was a Nevada state senator. In November he will face Republican businessman Jim Marchant, who took 34% of the vote in an eight-person GOP field.
Titus and Amodei are considered heavy favorites to win-re-election, while Lee and Horsford might face tougher competition. Lee is still in her first term, while Horsford faces fallout from his extramarital relationship.
Neither of Nevada’s U.S. senators are up for election this year. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D) was elected to her first term in 2018, while Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) would go before the voters in 2022 for her second term.
