Following Nevada’s June 11 Primary Election, State Director Tray Abney made these notes for consideration by the NFIB Nevada PAC and the NFIB Fed PAC.

• Turnout was an abysmal 19%, with a decrease of almost 20% from the last two cycles.

• 65% of voters mailed their ballots (74 % of Ds and 50% of Rs). The Nevada Independent has a good recap.

Congressionally

• Sam Brown (R) handily beat his opponents in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate and will face incumbent Jacky Rosen (D) in the fall.

• The biggest surprise was that Drew Johnson (R) won the Republican primary for Congressional District 3 and will take on incumbent Suzie Lee (D) in the fall. Johnson beat out Lombardo-endorsed Marty O’Donnell and former State Treasurer Dan Schwartz, both of whom had heavily funded their own efforts.

• In Congressional District 1, incumbent Dina Titus (D) is favored in her rematch with Mark Robertson (R).

• In Congressional District 2, incumbent Mark Amodei (R) faces only non-partisan opposition and is a safe bet for re-election.

• Former North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee (R) will take on incumbent Stephen Horsford (D) in Congressional District 4.

Legislatively

• Gov. Joe Lombardo’s endorsed state legislative candidates advanced from the Primary.
• Open Senate District 15 (Reno) is critical for Democrats to gain a 2/3 majority in the State Senate. Assemblywoman Angie Taylor beat Reno City Councilwoman Naomi Duerr in the Democratic primary and will take on Michael Ginsburg in the General Election. This D+6 district is prime to shift and will be the race to watch.