The Nevada 2nd Congressional District GOP primary is testing Trump's endorsement potential
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Nevada State Sen. Carrie Buck won the Republican nomination in Nevada's 1st District on Tuesday, defeating businessman Michael Boris and other contenders in a closely watched primary race to challenge Democratic Rep. Dina Titus in November.
Buck's victory comes after receiving endorsements from President Donald Trump and Governor Joe Lombardo, as well as support from national Republican groups focused on protecting and increasing the party's House majority.
Buck, a teacher and former school principal who represents the Henderson-area district in the Nevada Senate, entered the race in 2025, arguing that his experience in education and state government prepared him to face Titus.
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Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Sen. Carrie Buck of Nevada, who is running for Congress, was photographed together. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
The Republican primary field included electrical contractor Michael Boris, former pastor and teacher Jim Blockey, Rick Saga and Marie Encar Arnold.
Buck's campaign has had significant fundraising gains throughout the race and is viewed by many Nevada political observers as the front-runner entering Election Day.
Boris argued that Republicans needed an outsider to defeat Titus, criticizing Buck as an establishment-backed challenger.
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Nevada state Sen. Carrie Ann Buck, a Henderson Republican, is challenging Democratic Rep. Dina Titus in the state's first district. (KM Cannon / Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
The general election now shifts to a district that has long favored Democrats, although it has become more competitive following recent redistricting. The Cook Political Report rated the race “Almost Democratic,” reflecting Titus' position and the district's Democratic lean despite growing Republican optimism.
Nevada's 1st District, which includes much of east Las Vegas, Henderson and surrounding communities, holds a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D+2 and has been represented by Titus since 2013. Republicans have not won the seat since former President John Ensign left office in 1999.
Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., does a TV interview outside the US Capitol before the House vote on Thursday, April 23, 2020. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images)
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Titus, who faced opposition of his own, is expected to start the general election campaign with a huge fundraising advantage. Republicans believe Buck gives the party a strong chance to compete in the most competitive district in recent years.
Now the focus is on the general election against Titus, a veteran Democrat who has represented the district since 2013 and remains one of the most prominent political figures in Nevada.
