CD2 fundraising reports suggest momentum may be on Democrats’ side

By: April Corbin Girnus

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 666

Last Updated: 1 month ago


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No Democrat has ever won Nevada’s second congressional district, and the nation’s most prominent House rating groups assume the seat will be safely Republican again this year.

But in a sign the district might be more competitive this year, Nevada CD2 Democratic candidate Teresa Benitez-Thompson and Republican candidate David Flippo raised roughly the same amount in the weeks immediately before and after their competitive primaries, according to federal campaign finance reports filed last …

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