Source: Politics<\/p>\n
David Flippo, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who earned President Donald Trump\u2019s support, won the GOP primary to replace retiring Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei.<\/p>\n
The race in Nevada\u2019s 2nd District was a proxy war between Trump and prominent state Republicans, many of whom backed former state Sen. James Settelmeyer, including Amodei and GOP Gov. Joe Lombardo. Flippo ended up emerging victorious on Wednesday from a crowded, 13-person Republican field.<\/p>\n
The victory continues Trump\u2019s 2026 hot streak in GOP primary endorsements, marred only by a hiccup in last week\u2019s Iowa gubernatorial primary<\/a>. Trump backed Flippo in a Truth Social post<\/a> in late May, less than two weeks before Election Day.<\/p>\n Flippo campaigned as a hardliner on immigration and transgender issues, and he slammed Settelmeyer as a \u201cwoke liberal\u201d in ads<\/a>. But Settelmeyer\u2019s opponents took issue with Flippo, a longtime Las Vegas resident who only recently purchased property<\/a> in Reno, attempting to run the state\u2019s lone safely Republican district.<\/p>\n Amodei went as far as saying Trump \u201cmade a mistake\u201d in a post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n But Flippo prevailed, riding support from Trump and Turning Point Action. He will enter November\u2019s election as the heavy favorite in a district Trump won by 14 points in 2024.<\/p>\n