By Nolan D. McCaskill
June 9 (Reuters) – Democratic voters nominated Susie Lee on Tuesday to run in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District, a Las Vegas-area swing seat that could help decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November, U.S. media projected.
The district is among a small number of battlegrounds expected to shape the balance of power in Congress.
Incumbent Democratic Representative Susie Lee, who was reelected by nearly 3 percentage points in 2024 despite Trump’s narrow win in the district, sought renomination against cardiologist James Lally, a self-funded former Republican who has put $1 million into his campaign. Other candidates were Marine Corps veteran Terrill Robinson and Brandon West, who ran unsuccessfully for the state Senate in 2018.
Lee raised $3.9 million and reported more than $3.3 million on hand by May 20, compared with $261,000 for Lally, according to pre-primary filings.
The Democratic nominee will face the Republican winner in what is expected to be a closely fought general election contest. Final results could take time, as Nevada processes votes under procedures that can delay official calls in close races.
(Reporting by Nolan D. McCaskill, additional reporting by Bipasha Dey; Editing by Howard Goller)