Lee, O’Donnell head to general election for congressional race

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Susie Lee and Republican Marty O’Donnell won their superior races for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District.

November’s wide predetermination contention volition pit Lee, D-Nev., against the imaginable Republican nominee, whom President Donald Trump endorsed.

Lee had garnered 73 percent of the ballot aft 10 p.m. Her closest contender, James Lally, had obtained 17.6 percent of the vote.

Lee took to X to observe the triumph Tuesday night.

“I’m honored that confederate Nevadans person placed their spot successful maine to proceed warring for them successful Congress,” she wrote successful part. “I look guardant to winning re-election and continuing to support and enactment Nevadans.”

O’Donnell, who had astir 43.8 percent of the ballot successful preliminary results, was besting Tera Anderson by astir 20 percent points.

Lee was the astir susceptible Nevada legislature incumbent successful the 2024 General Election, staving disconnected a situation by Republican Drew Johnson, who fell abbreviated by conscionable implicit 10,000 votes that November.

O’Donnell placed 4th successful that Republican primary. Johnson is moving for Nevada treasurer this clip around, starring Jeff Carter successful that superior by 1.1 percent points.

Shortly aft helium received the coveted Trump endorsement, O’Donnell was 1 of 2 Nevada Republicans placed successful the National Republican Congressional Committee’s MAGA Majority program, which directed resources to their campaigns.

O’Donnell is an award-winning composer who founded a commercialized euphony and dependable accumulation company. He is simply a erstwhile audio manager and composer for the developer of the fashionable “Halo” games.

He besides thanked voters connected societal media aft the contention was called.

“The opposition betwixt Susie Lee and myself couldn’t beryllium more,” O’Donnell wrote. “Together, we are going to bushed her and proceed delivering a unafraid border, a resilient economy, harmless streets, bid done strength, and bully old-fashioned communal sense.”

He added: “It’s officially GAME ON— from present until November 3rd.”

Contact Ricardo Torres-Cortez astatine rtorres@reviewjournal.com. Staff writer Akiya Dillon contributed to this report.