NV Congressman Dean Heller is holding his lead over challenger Jill Derby.
Heller voted against the $700 bailout bill (twice) and has consistently complained about the spendy RINO (Republicans in name only) in D.C. Heller represents our second district, which encompasses most of rural Nevada. A little history:
Heller announced his run for the House in 2005. He won the GOP primary for the seat being vacated by Jim Gibbons who was then running for governor. In the primary, Heller received 24,781 votes to Sharron Angle’s 24,353 (squeaker!) and, interestingly, to Dawn Gibbons’ (yes THAT Mrs. Gibbons) 17,328.
In the general election, Heller defeated U of NV regent and Dem candidate Jill Derby by about 5%. Although he lost Washoe County/Reno, he won in the rural areas by a margin of over 2-1 and took the election by over 12,000 votes.
