Congresswoman Dina Titus, D-Nev., arrives onstage during an early voting rally at Cheyenne High School in North Las Vegas Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.
Published Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 | 7:48 p.m.
Updated Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 | 11:54 p.m.
All three Democratic incumbents from Southern Nevada in the U.S House of Representatives appear to be headed to midterm election victories after a batch of 12,300 mail-in ballots were counted this evening in Clark County.
NBC News has called the race in the 1st Congressional District for Dina Titus, who has 102,862 votes compared to Republican challenger Mark Robertson’s 95,096 with 87% of the votes accounted for.
The outlet also called the race in the 4th Congressional District for incumbent Steven Horsford, who has 105,857 votes to Sam Peters’ 98,867.
“Nevada's 4th District proves it once again: the winning path for Democrats is to build a working class, multi-racial, multi-generational coalition," Horsford said in a statement. "That is who our party fights for. That is who we stand for."
Democrat Susie Lee in the 3rd Congressional District leads April Becker 116,603-111,957 with 90% of the ballots accounted, but the outlet hasn’t called the race. It was called for Lee by the Nevada Independent.
Lee in a statement said, "Voters across Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District chose unity and respect over division and extremism. They want—and deserve—a leader who will put their interests first, tackle our toughest issues, and deliver."
These are the first results to come out of Tuesday's election, as thousands of mail-in ballots are being counted in many counties. There’s at least 50,000 ballots remaining to be counted alone in Clark County, officials said this morning.
“I can tell you with a great deal of confidence that everything we are doing here in Clark County is moving those ballots as quickly as we can,” Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe Gloria said. “But I have to caution you in saying we don’t want to move too fast. We want to make sure we’re accurate, validating the signatures and the identity of these folks.”
The wins by the vulnerable Democrats validates a risky move in redistricting, where Democratic lawmakers in the Nevada Legislature redrew the congressional districts to split Titus’ Democratic-heavy district. The move gave Lee more registered Democrats in the 3rd Congressional District, where every vote mattered in her slim victory against Becker.
And while Titus didn’t win by the convincing margins she was accustomed to, she is heading back to the House to represent Nevada for a seventh term.
“Voters sent a message loud and clear: They want someone in their corner who never backs down from a fight,” Titus said in a statement.
Results have also trickled in tonight from Washoe, Nye and Elko counties to impact statewide races, where Democratic incumbent Aaron Ford has been declared the winner in the attorney general contest over Sigal Chattah.
Two Republicans have also been declared winners in statewide races with Stavros Anthony projected to prevail in the lieutenant governor’s race against Lisa Cano Burkhead and Andy Matthews in the Nevada controller’s race.
There is still plenty to be decided.
The high-profile U.S. Senate race between Democratic incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican Adam Laxalt continues to be tight as the evening results dump helped Cortez Masto trim her deficit in half to about 9,000 votes. Laxalt led 450,934 to 441,546 late Thursday.
In the Clark County release Thursday evening, Cortez Masto received 3,300 more votes out of 12,300 mail ballots that were processed. Many eyes nationally are on the race, which could determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
The race for Nevada governor continues to be tight with Republican challenger Joe Lombardo leading Gov. Steve Sisolak, 456,396 to 427,853. Sisolak also cut into his deficit with the Washoe results release as he grabbed 10,800 of 18,400 votes.
In other Nevada races, Democrat Cisco Aguilar pulled ahead of Jim Marchant for secretary of state and leads 440,700 to 435,327; and Democrat Zach Conine was leading Michele Fiore in the contest for state treasurer, 429,382 to 426,790.
