Dead brothel owner Dennis Hof wins Nevada assembly seat for GOP

By Katelyn Caralle

Published November 7, 2018 3:47pm ET

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Dead brothel owner Dennis Hof wins Nevada assembly seat for GOP — An election sign for Nevada brothel owner Dennis Hof is on display near the Love Ranch brothel, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Pahrump, Nev. Hof, a legal pimp and Republican candidate has died according to Nevada Authorities. | (John Locher/AP)

Deceased brothel owner and Republican state assemblyman candidate Dennis Hof was elected Tuesday night, despite being dead, in a largely GOP district in Nevada.

Hof, whose cause of death is still being determined, defeated Democratic challenger Lesia Romanov in Nevada’s 36th Assembly District. A Republican will be appointed by county officials to take his seat.

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