The Nevada Congressional District 2 seat, which serves most of northern Nevada, has 27 candidates looking to fill the role being left behind by Mark Amodei.
Congressman Amodei made the surprise announcement that he was retiring earlier this year.
As we've reported, when Amodei first announced his retirement, many thought either former Nevada Senate nominee Sam Brown or attorney Joey Gilbert were going to enter, but both declined.
"We actually are going to get real engagement," said Greg Kidd, a wealthy entrepreneur running for CD2. "We might have a surprisingly high turnout come November."
CD2 was born after the 1982 election. Since then, only four people have held the seat, all of whom were Republican.
Greg Kidd, who ran against Amodei as a nonpartisan in 2024, lost by 19 points.
This time around, he's running as a Democrat and thinks this is the best chance to flip the seat.
"Because I'm not from the Democratic establishment, I think there's a good chance that I'm the strongest candidate to have that cross appeal and flip this seat," Kidd said.
Former Democratic Nevada legislator Teresa Benitez-Thompson, who is also running, believes change is on the horizon.
"It is time for change, and I think from our Nevada soil to our Nevada sky, people are feeling that change," she said. "It is in the air. It's time to have a different conversation, and it's time for different leadership."
Both Kidd and Benitez-Thompson say affordability is a top priority.Â
One of the more prominent Republicans running is James Settelmeyer.
He was in the Nevada Legislature for 16 years. The former state senate leader says he thinks Amodei did a good job, but thinks he can fit in seamlessly.
"We each have a different knowledge set," he said. "And you can look at that when I replaced him, per se, in the state Senate, when he was term-limited out and decided to run for Congress."
Settelmeyer was appointed as the Director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources by Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, a role he announced he was stepping down from on Monday.
He says his past legislative record proves that he can work across the aisle and wants to do the same in Congress.
Two of his priorities are protecting water resources and helping rural economies.
For a full list of the 27 candidates, click here.
