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Nevada Democratic Rep. Dina Titus keeps her seat in the US House

Nov 7, 2024, 9:32 AM

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FILE - Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., speaks before a campaign appearance by Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Sept. 29, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Sam Morris, File)
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — At least one of three U.S. House seats in Nevada will remain under Democratic control after incumbent Rep. Dina Titus won in her race.

The Associated Press has declared Titus the winner Thursday. The races for the seats sought by Reps. Susie Lee and Steven Horsford were still too early to call. Nevada’s lone Republican Congressman, Mark Amodei, cruised to victory Tuesday night.

It was the second election in a row that Titus defeated Republican Mark Robertson, a retired Army colonel, to keep her seat in the Las Vegas district she has represented for more than a decade. Republican-leaning suburban areas were folded into the district after boundaries were redrawn, making it a GOP target.

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