Mark Robertson is the most likely winner of a crowded Republican number one box in a suburban Nevada community outside Las Vegas, setting up a fierce November crusade against Democratic Rep. Dina Titus.
With 91 percent of the poll counted, Robertson, a retired Army colonel and small business owner, won 30. 3 percent of the number one Republican vote. David Brog, former CEO of Christians United for Israel, now with 17. 3%. Carolina Serrano 3rd with 16. 7%. And former Rep. Cresent Hardy, a member of the House during a period of singleness from 2015 to 2017, fell far short of his previous offer, gaining just 11. 8%.
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Robertson ran on issues such as border security, opposition to “any government mandate,” school choices and congressional term limits. Serrano had run for the most conservative candidate in the race, pushing for the removal of the government’s top sensible medical adviser, Anthony Fauci. for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. She is the box’s top sensible fundraiser and backed by House Republican Conference Speaker Elise Stefanik of New York.
The newly redesigned suburban community is classified as a Democratic “shot” through Cook’s Political Report. The new community includes much of East Las Vegas, as well as more surrounding areas, whereas prior to this cycle, the community was concentrated in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
Titus has been representing a similar district since 2013. Se warmed up when the new Nevada congressional map was announced last year, and blamed fellow Democrats in the state for passing “three competitive and risky districts. “
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“I completely failed my district legislature,” the Nevada Democrat said in a speech at an event in the city hallway. “I’m sorry to say it like this, but I don’t know another way to say it. “
The House district is one of 3 Nevada Republicans looking to move away from Democrats. House Republicans will have to win five seats in the 435-member chamber to get a majority for the first time in 4 years.