Clockwise from top left: Republican Rep. Mark Amodei, Democratic Rep. Dina Titus, Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford, Democratic Rep. Susie Lee (Photos: Richard Bednarski, Jeniffer Solis, Michael Lyle)
The Associated Press projected Nevada Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei won his reelection bid Tuesday. The rest of the state’s U.S. House delgation – a trio of Democrats – were still in races that had yet to be called, and one of them led her Republican challenger by less than a couple percentage points.
In Nevada’s third congressional district, Democratic Rep. Susie Lee, with 50.7% of the vote, had a slight edge over Republican challenger Drew Johnson’s 49.3% as of late Tuesday.
The Associated Press projected that Republican Amodei held on to the solidly red 2nd congressional cistrict, which he has held since 2012. The race didn’t have a Democratic candidate, but Amodei faced nonpartisan Greg Kidd, who had 36% to Amodei’s 57% when the AP called the race.
Democratic Rep. Dina Titus had a five point lead over her Republican opponent, retired U.S. Army Col. Mark Robertson. If Titus prevails it will mark the second election in a row that she has defeated Robertson in the Nevada’s first congressional district.
Titus has held the solidly Democratic district since 2012. This is the second time Titus has been reelected to the seat after it was redistricted in 2021, siphoning thousands of registered Democrats from CD1 into other Democratic leaning districts.
With an estimated 80% of votes reported, U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford on Tuesday night enjoyed a nearly nine point lead over former North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee, a Republican, for the 4th Congressional District.
“Despite the deep fissures that exist in our politics today we have to find ways to come together and find solutions to our most difficult challenges,” Horsford said at a Democratic watch party after results were announced. “My pledge to you is to work as hard to build up our communities and not tear them down. That we bring people together through a coalition, not dividing us through racist rhetoric.”
Horsford, the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and the most high-profile Nevadan in the House, was first elected to the seat in 2012.
He then lost re-election to Republican Rep. Crescent Hardy in 2014, a “red wave” year. He later reclaimed the seat in 2018.
Lee was first elected to CD3 in 2018, and a victory would make her the first person since the district’s creation after the 2000 census to win the seat four times. The district is viewed as competitive by both parties every campaign cycle.
Early in the year the National Republican Congressional Committee, the campaign arm of House Republicans, eyed all of Nevada’s Democratically held seats as possible pick-ups that would help the GOP maintain control of the House. But as the campaign season progressed, those hopes dimmed and NRCC concentrated its efforts on what seemed to be more promising races.