Las Vegas Democrat Susie Lee easily won the Democratic primary Tuesday night in the race for Nevada’s open 3rd District seat.
Lee will battle Republican Danny Tarkarian in the general. It’s Tarkarian’s second bid for the seat after narrowly losing to Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., in 2016. The race to fill Rosen’s vacant seat is set to be competitive.
Holding onto the seat is crucial for Democrats as they attempt to flip 23 other districts to retake the House majority.
The pro-Trump Tarkarian originally wanted to challenge Nevada Republican Dean Heller for his Senate seat but changed course at Trump’s urging to run in the open 3rd District.
Lee, a philanthropist, is on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s coveted Red to Blue list, and is backed by Rosen, former Sen. Harry Reid, and former Vice President Joe Biden.
