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Mark Robertson is the likely winner of a crowded Republican primary field in a suburban Nevada district outside of Las Vegas, setting up a fierce November campaign against Democratic Rep. Dina Titus.
With 91% of ballots counted, Robertson, a retired army colonel and small business owner, had 30.3% of the Republican primary vote. David Brog, the former executive director of Christians United for Israel, was second with 17.3%. Carolina Serrano was third at 16.7%. And former Rep. Cresent Hardy, a single-term House member from 2015-17, came up far short in his comeback bid, winning only 11.8%.
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Robertson ran on issues including border security, opposition to “any government mandates,” school choice, and congressional term limits. Serrano had billed herself as the most conservative candidate in the race, pushing for the firing of top government medical adviser Anthony Fauci over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. She was the top fundraiser in the field and was endorsed by House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik of New York.
The newly redrawn suburban district is rated as a slightly Democratic-leaning “toss-up” by the Cook Political Report. The new district incorporates much of eastern Las Vegas, as well as more of the surrounding area, whereas prior to this cycle, the district was concentrated in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
Titus has represented a similar district since 2013. She was heated when the new Nevada congressional map was announced last year, blasting her state Democratic colleagues for approving “three, competitive, risky districts.”
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“I totally got f***ed by the Legislature on my district,” the Nevada Democrat said during remarks at a town hall event. “I’m sorry to say it like that, but I don’t know any other way to say it.”
The House district is among three in Nevada Republicans are trying to snag from Democrats. House Republicans need to net five seats in the 435-member chamber to win a majority for the first time in four years.
