Republican Mark Amodei has been declared the winner in his bid for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives against nonpartisan Greg Kidd in Nevada’s Congressional District 2 race, which covers the top half of the state.

Amodei had 57% of the vote, compared to Kidd’s 35%.

Independent US candidate Lynn Chapman and Libertarian candidate Javi Tachiquin received 4% and 3% respectively.

• What’s at stake: A Kidd upset could allow Democrats to win a majority of seats in the House of Representatives. Republicans currently have a small lead. Election forecasters see a Kidd victory as unlikely.

Perhaps the news from this race is how close Kidd can get. A better showing than Democrats have in recent years could inspire Kidd to try again in 2026, perhaps as a Democrat or even as a Republican.