Nevada GOP Scrums Presage November Battles for Three Toss-Up Congressional Seats

US Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nevada) speaks at a 2017 town hall in Reno. Amodei may be Nevada’s only incumbent with a relatively easy path to reelection in November, although he faces a spirited challenge in his June 14 GOP primary. In the state’s three other congressional districts, incumbent Democrats await winners in Republican primaries for fall races that are rated as “toss-ups.” Photo by David Calvert/Getty Images

Early voting has been underway since May 28 for the June 14 primary in Nevada, where most of the action is unfolding in rock ‘em, sock ’em Republican nomination battles for governor, US Senate, and in three of the state’s four congressional districts.

Awaiting those five GOP scrum survivors are incumbent Democrats. Only one is being tested in a primary; the others are marshaling resources for rocky roads to re-election in November when they will face opponents backed by an enthusiastic Republican voter base amid a changing electorate.