Democrats held early leads in all four of Nevada's congressional races as initial returns came in Tuesday night, including the usually Republican-leaning 2nd District. In the open 2nd District seat, former Democratic Assemblymember Teresa Benitez-Thompson led Republican David Flippo 50.3 percent to 44.6 percent as of 11:45 p.m. The seat is being vacated by retiring Republican Rep. Mark Amodei, who declined to endorse Flippo, prompting the Washoe County Republican Party to remove Amodei from the organization.
Incumbents led comfortably in the state's other three districts. Rep. Dina Titus led state Sen. Carrie Buck 60.3 percent to 37.2 percent in the 1st District. Rep. Susie Lee held a 60.1 percent to 37.8 percent advantage over Marty O'Donnell in the 3rd District. Rep. Steven Horsford led rancher and businessman Cody Whipple 60.6 percent to 37.8 percent in the 4th District.
The early results contributed to speculation about a possible Democratic flip of the U.S. House. The National Republican Congressional Committee had backed Buck and O'Donnell, placing them in its MAGA Majority Program, and House Speaker Mike Johnson campaigned with both in the Las Vegas Valley. Whipple did not receive an endorsement from President Donald Trump.
Voting concluded at 7 p.m., though anyone in line by that time was still eligible to cast a ballot. High turnout contributed to waits of two to three hours at some Clark County polling locations, and officials warned lines could grow longer as the night progressed. About one-third of the state's registered voters had already participated through early in-person voting as of the Friday before the election.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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