Nevada Democrat Steven Horsford reelected to U.S. House
Rep. Susie fending off GOP challenger Dan Rodimer
Congresswoman Susie Lee, D-Nev., speaks during a Get Out the Vote canvass event outside a Biden-Harris campaign field office in Henderson Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. Comedian and actress Chelsea Handler attended the event along with several Democratic candidates.
Published Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 | 9:51 a.m.
Updated Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 | 12:19 p.m.
Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford speaks at the East Las Vegas Voter Activation Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford was reelected in one of two southern Nevada congressional districts where Republicans mounted well-financed campaigns to flip U.S. House seats in the battleground state.
He received 53% of the vote through Friday to beat former Assemblyman Jim Marchant, who received 43%. Libertarian candidate Jonathan Esteban took 2%.
The 4th Congressional District where Horsford won reelection encompasses a mix of urban and rural areas and leans Democratic but has been competitive since the Legislature created it in 2011.
Horsford, a former longtime state senator, became the first African American to represent Nevada in Congress when he won the seat in 2012. He lost his reelection bid in 2014, then recaptured the seat two years ago.
“I am proud of the work we have done from providing quality constituent services to all residents to standing up for access to affordable healthcare, getting people back to work safely and responsibly, and working to crush this virus during this pandemic as your congressman,” he said in a statement after the race was called.
Horsford said he was monitoring the count in Nevada and other battleground states but was confident he would serve his next term with Joe Biden in the White House.
“Nevadans have spoken and they want Representative Steven Horsford back in Congress,” said William McCurdy II, the chairman of the state Democratic Party in a statement. “...In his past two years in Congress, Rep. Horsford created jobs, uplifted small businesses, and protected the residents of Nevada’s Fourth Congressional District by building a safety net for Nevadan families.”
The other hotly contested race was too early to call as Democratic Rep. Susie Lee tried to fend off GOP challenger Dan Rodimer, a former professional wrestler, in a district that President Donald Trump carried in 2016 despite losing the state to Hillary Clinton by 2.4 percentage points.
In the 3rd Congressional District race, Lee was ahead of Rodimer 48.8% to 46%. Their race is more impacted by third-party candidates, who have combined for about 5% of the vote.
This is Lee’s first race as an incumbent after she was elected to her first term in Congress in 2018.
The other House races in Nevada were called on election night by the Associated Press.
Democratic Rep. Dina Titus, who represents the 1st Congressional District, won her fifth consecutive term.
In Northern Nevada, Republican Rep. Mark Amodei won his sixth consecutive term in the 2nd Congressional District.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.