Nevada Reps. Dina Titus and Mark Amodei took easy first steps to new terms in Washington in Tuesday’s primary election.
Ramona Giwargis
Former reporter: State Government and Politics
Ramona Giwargis covered state government and politics for the Las Vegas Review-Journal from January 2018 to December 2018. She previously covered local politics all over California, including stops in her hometown of San Jose, Merced, Salinas and Eureka. Ramona is a graduate of San Jose State University and has won multiple awards for investigative journalism.
Democrat Steven Horsford and Republican Cresent Hardy are well on their way to an election face off for the second time in four years in Nevada’s 4th Congressional District.
Democrat Susie Lee and Republican Danny Tarkanian appear to be headed for a November showdown in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District, one of the state’s most competitive federal districts.
For the first time in a statewide election, Clark County residents can vote at any one of 172 voting centers in Clark County, but one candidate worries that the new voting system will shut out voters who may head to old polling sites.
Going against the “political establishment” is a risky move in Nevada — a purple state where every hard-fought election could shift control of the statehouse and on Capitol Hill.
Nevada’s Democratic Party could be pulled into a federal lawsuit that alleges the Hillary Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee illegally funneled millions to state parties that sent the money back to the DNC to support Clinton.
One candidate has been charged with theft and wiretapping. Another was convicted of domestic battery and accused of waving a gun while drunk. One was an Army deserter.
The Review-Journal hosted the panel of 11 readers from all walks of life for the first time on Tuesday to talk politics and the current races. Their advice to candidates hoping to win in November: Focus on local issues.
Congressional candidate Bill Townsend denounced Democrat Steven Horsford and Republican Cresent Hardy , the race’s two leading candidates, for not running their own campaigns, spending too much money and being beholden to special interests.
Clark County District Attorney candidate Robert Langford owes more than $66,000 in unpaid taxes because he failed to make full payments on taxes five years in a row, public records show.
Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly, who’s running for re-election against nine other contenders, is under fire for recruitment billboards her critics say are political campaign ads in disguise.
Nevada governor candidate Chris Giunchigliani is revealing a painful truth in a new TV commercial responding to attacks ads from a group supporting her opponent.
Twenty-one candidates are vying to replace U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen, who represents Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District and is leaving the House to run for the Senate.
Sixteen candidates are vying to replace U.S. Rep. Ruben Kihuen, who represents Nevada’s 4th Congressional District and is not to seeking re-election.