Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Dean Heller [R, NV-2]

This time, rural Nevada isnâ€™t looking so red on its face

2008-08-24T00:00:00Z

The Democratsâ€™ gains in rural Nevada may boost Jill Derbyâ€™s chances of unseating Republican Rep. Dean Heller in the stateâ€™s sprawling 2nd Congressional ...

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Poll: Nev. governor gets low approval rating

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Roughly one-third of Nevada voters approve of the way Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons is leading the state, according to a new poll commissioned by the Reno Gazette-Journal and Channel 2 News in Reno. The poll of 600 likely voters

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Poll: Nev. governor's low approval rating creeps up

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

First-term Republican Rep. Dean Heller was leading Democrat Jill Derby by just 5 percentage points in the historically conservative district. ...

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Gibbons: Tougher times are coming

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

Representative Dean Heller, who will face Jill Derby on the November ballot to retain his Congressional seat, spoke about two pieces of legislation he was ...

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Democratic State of the States 2008: Nevada

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

For Barack Obama to win Nevada, a battleground state that has been closely contested in the past four presidential elections, he will need to accomplish two aims. One is to boost turnout in Las Vegas and Reno, the state’s urban Democratic hotbeds. The

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Democratic State of the States 2008: Nevada

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

Democrats also are taking another shot at the rural 2nd District, where freshman Republican Dean Heller faces a rematch of the 2006 contest in which he ...

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2008 Election Forecast: The Parties’ Big Nevada Gamble

2008-08-20T00:00:00Z

Neither regional pride toward the Republican nominee from Arizona nor GOP candidates’ wins in eight of the state’s past 10 White House contests will spare John McCain from a tough and uncertain battle for Nevada. While Republicans took the state 1968-1

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Porter, Titus to Skip Conventions

2008-08-19T00:00:00Z

Derby is making her second run for the Congressional seat now held by Dean Heller. He's also skipping the Republican National Convention to campaign in his ...

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2008 Election Forecast: The Partiesâ€™ Big Nevada Gamble

2008-08-19T00:00:00Z

Democrats also are taking another shot at the rural 2nd District, where freshman Republican Dean Heller faces a rematch of the 2006 contest in which he ...

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Beckett routed in judge contest

2008-08-15T00:00:00Z

On the state level, Republican incumbent Dean Heller captured 2346 votes for the District 2 congressional seat, thus claiming a solid lead over James Smack, ...

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Tibbals wins Commission race handily to earn re-election

2008-08-15T00:00:00Z

In other contest on the ballot, Lyon County had the same results as the rest of the state in decidedly advancing incumbent Rep. Dean Heller to the General ...

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Heller to face rematch with Derby in general election

2008-08-15T00:00:00Z

By Anjeanette Damon â€¢ adamon@rgj.com â€¢ August 15, 2008 US Rep. Dean Heller, R-Carson City, swept to an easy victory in the Republican primary Tuesday, ...

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A Sunnier Forecast for Nevada House Democrats

2008-08-14T00:00:00Z

As election day draws closer, the prospects for Democratic gains in the House keep getting better. And CQ Politics keeps changing our race ratings to reflect that. Today, we’re changing the rating on two Nevada House seats: in the 2nd District, from

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Primary condensed soup

2008-08-14T00:00:00Z

By Wally Edge James Smack gave US Rep. Dean Heller (R-Carson City) a scare by stealing away over 11% of the vote. John Hambrick smoked Dr. Jack Surpure more ...

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Colorado, Nevada and Conn. pick Nov. candidates

2008-08-13T00:00:00Z

She had 85 percent of the final vote. In northern Nevada, Rep. Dean Heller won the GOP nomination for a second term with solid party support. ...

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A Sunnier Forecast for Nevada House Democrats

2008-08-13T00:00:00Z

Jill Derby, a former member of the Nevada Board of Regents, is running against first-term Republican Rep. Dean Heller in a rematch of the 2006 race that ...

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Carson City final election results

2008-08-13T00:00:00Z

From Carson City to Ely, Las Vegas to Reno, Rep. Dean Heller jumped out to an overwhelming lead over James Smack in the Republican primary contest. ...

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Heller, Titus Win Races

2008-08-12T00:00:00Z

LAS VEGAS -- In the race for the Second Congressional district seat, pawn shop manager James Smack tried to unseat first term Rep. Dean Heller. ...

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Nevada political roundup: Obama begins Yucca ad in Nevada (UPDATED)

2008-08-11T00:00:00Z

Some of the sessionâ€™s gems: Predictions of Republican Rep. Dean Heller taking Democratic challenger Jill Derby by as much as 10 points (Ernaut). ...

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Average turnout expected for Primary Election

2008-08-08T00:00:00Z

Lyon County voters will also cast ballots among two Representative in Congress District Two Republican candidates, between incumbent Dean Heller and ...

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