Environmental advocate defeats oil and natural gas executive in redrawn Texas House district
Leticia Gutierrez (D) is projected to defeat Alex Mealer (R) in Texas’s 9th District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gutierrez is leading Mealer by 14 points with 78 percent reporting, per DDHQ. Gutierrez will succeed Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) in representing the 9th District. After state lawmakers redrew Green’s Houston-area district last year to favor...
Susie Lee secured her fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat, representing Nevada's 3rd Congressional District. The election took place on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press, which declared Lee the winner at 4:04 a.m. EST. Lee defeated Republican Marty O'Donnell, who is a retired composer known for his work on the "Halo" video game series.
O'Donnell received endorsement from former President Donald Trump during the Republican primary. Lee, first elected in 2018, positioned herself as a moderate and emphasized her bipartisan record during her campaign. She has faced frequent targeting by Republicans. The district Lee represented includes parts of metro Las Vegas and rural Clark County, which President Trump won in the 2024 election.
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