Tight GOP Primaries Have Republicans Edging Democrats in Nevada Early Vote Turnout

Competitive Congressional GOP primaries for an open seat in northern Nevada and for November berths to challenge Democratic incumbents in three Las Vegas-area U.S. House districts have Republicans outpacing Democrats in early voting tallies. Nearly 119,000 Nevadans—including 46,800 Republicans, and 45,960 Democrats—have cast mail-in ballots or voted in-person since polls opened May 23 for the state’s June 9 primary elections, according to a May 29 update posted by the Secretary of State’s Elections Division.  Voters registered as Democrats returned more mail-in ballots while those enrolled as Republicans cast more in-person tallies over the first six days of the early voting period, which ends June 5, the state reported....