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Political analysts are saying one of the closest high-profile races in the country on Nov. 4 will be Nevada's 3rd Congressional District race, featuring incumbent Republican Jon Porter, 53, who has been in the U.S. House since 2003, and Democratic challenger Dina Titus, 58, a Nevada state senator who is a UNLV political science professor.

Titus and Porter both easily won their party's respective nomination in the Aug. 12 primary. Here were the unofficial election results:

REPUBLICAN

Jon Porter, 21,951 votes, 81.63 percent.

Jesse Law, 3,030 votes, 11.27 percent

Carl Bunce, 1,911 votes, 7.11 percent.

DEMOCRATIC

Alice Constadina "Dina" Titus, 22,228 votes, 84.71 percent.

Barry Michaels, 2,312 votes, 8.81 percent.

Anna Nevenic, 1,114 votes, 4.25 percent.

Carlo "Tex" Poliak, 587 votes, 2.24 percent.

The Nov. 4 general election ballot will also include these third-party candidates: Libertarian Joseph P. Silvestri; Green Party candidate Bob Giaquinta; Independent American Party candidate Floyd Fitzgibbons and independent Jeffery C. Reeves.

(Below are recent Sun stories, blogs, videos and Face to Face videos about the candidates and the races.)

Archive highlights

Titus may give Porter a run for his money

Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Maybe I was wrong. I know what you are thinking: Not possible. Or: Not again?

All stories

Frustration, anger among Republicans growing

Sun, May 18, 2008

House Republicans unveiled a new slogan last week, “Change You Deserve,” which, besides sounding vaguely malevolent, shared a slogan with an anti-depressant medication.

Eye-to-eye ends with the economy

Sun, May 11, 2008

The campaign for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District is just beginning, as Republican Rep. Jon Porter and Democratic state Sen. Dina Titus prepare to face off in what will be one ...

As Dems woo Titus for run against Porter, GOP begins attack

Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Back when he was a congressional candidate — say, last week — Robert Daskas painted himself as a centrist. He spoke out against universal health care, proclaimed the need to ...

To Dems’ dismay, Daskas drops out

Tue, Apr 29, 2008

After months as the Democratic establishment’s anointed candidate, Robert Daskas on Monday dropped out of the contest against Rep. Jon Porter, citing “family considerations.” Democrats now face the recurring problem ...

Spurned candidate sets sights on primary

Tue, Apr 8, 2008

As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was musing last year about recruiting boxer Oscar De La Hoya or tennis great Andre Agassi to run for Congress, Andrew Martin was making ...

Videos

Jon Porter's concession
Jon Porter's concession
Jon Porter concedes to Dina Titus.
Dina Titus Acceptance Speech
Dina Titus Acceptance Speech
Congresswoman-elect Dina TItus addresses the crowd.
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How does U.S. Rep. Jon Porter (Nevada-R) plan to fend off the challenge of Democratic ...
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Titus Speaks To Democrats
Titus Speaks To Democrats
State Sen. Dina Titus, who won the Democratic primary Tuesday for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, ...
Election Night: Dina Titus interview
Election Night: Dina Titus interview
Democratic candidate Dina Titus talks about the 3rd Congressional District race.
Election Night: Dina Titus
Election Night: Dina Titus
Democratic candidate Dina Titus speaks to a crowd about the 3rd Congressional District race.
Face to Face: Targeting Titus
Face to Face: Targeting Titus
She lost the race for governor. Now, State Sen. Minority Leader Dina Titus (Clark County-D) ...
Face to Face: The Race is On
Face to Face: The Race is On
Andrew Martin is giving up on challenging Jon Porter now that Dina Titus is entering ...

Slideshows

Rep. Jon Porter
Congressman Jon Porter, R-Nev., kicks off his re-election campaign at the Nevada State College in ...
Dina Titus Primary