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LAS VEGAS | Nevada Senate race could test Kavanaugh impact

LAS VEGAS — Many Republicans are breathing easier this week, confident that the fight over Brett Kavanaugh‘s Supreme Court nomination fired up their voters.

Dean Heller isn’t one of them. Facing a female challenger in a state gradually becoming more Democratic, the senator and longtime fixture in Nevada politics has long been one of the few GOP incumbents at risk of losing their seat this year.

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