Who's running in Nevada's 3rd congressional district
3 candidates are on the ballot. Below is what each one says they stand for, what they have actually done in office or in public life, and the arguments published for and against them — each quoted from a named source rather than summarised by us.
3 candidates · ballot order · Susie Lee currently holds this seat
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What they say they stand for
Their own words. Claims, not verified facts.
Nothing documented in the sources reviewed.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Has not held elected office.
Independent American Party candidate for Nevada's 3rd District in 2024.
Arguments in favor
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
Arguments against
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
What we couldn’t verify
Kamerath's 2026 positions could not be found: no campaign site or interview was loaded. No argument for or against him was found.
Stopping President Trump's tariffs, which she says raise prices and keep international tourists away from Las Vegas.
Opposing the war in Iran.
Making no tax on tips permanent and widening the relief.
Expanding housing supply through the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act.
Legislation against organised retail crime.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
US Representative for Nevada's 3rd District since January 2019; reelected with 51.4% in 2024.
Won the June 9, 2026 Democratic primary with 69.2%.
Identified by The New York Times, per the NRCC, as a member who traded stocks in industries her committee work affects — more than $3.3 million across over 200 transactions.
Endorsed by the AFL-CIO, Culinary Workers Union, Laborers, Nevada State Education Association and Teamsters.
Arguments in favor
'A bipartisan problem-solver, Susie Lee is fighting to lower costs for families, keep communities safe, and resurrect Southern Nevada's economy from a Trump Slump'; she is ranked among the most bipartisan members of Congress and ran ahead of the top of the ticket in 2024.
— DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene and DCCC
Lee 'does not support the war and wants to stop the tariffs', unlike an opponent who 'only moved here five years ago.'
— Susie Lee campaign television ad (The Nevada Independent)
Arguments against
'Crooked Susie Lee turned public office into a private trading floor': her household made more than 1,200 stock trades, she failed to properly disclose more than 200 worth up to $3.3 million, and she sold up to $1.5 million of Full House Resorts stock, run by her ex-husband, before it fell.
— NRCC spokesman Christian Martinez
Lee opposed tariffs meant to hold China accountable, choosing 'Communist China' over American workers.
— NRCC digital ad campaign, July 2026
'Democrats like Susie Lee certainly are not helping' President Trump fight for American families.
— Marty O'Donnell, Republican opponent, at the RNC midterm convention (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
What we couldn’t verify
Lee's response to the stock-trading allegations was not in a loaded source.
Whether candidate debates will be held had not been reported.
Giving President Trump 'bigger majorities in Congress so we can help him finish the job.'
Trump's tariffs as 'a form of diplomacy to level the playing field on trade', which he says will bring jobs back.
Supporting the war in Iran: 'Iran can never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.'
Restoring the ability to own a home and raise a family on a single income, which he blames Democrats and 'Biden's inflation crisis' for eroding.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Has not held elected office; placed fourth in the 2024 Republican primary for this district.
Won the June 9, 2026 Republican primary with 42.3%.
Loaned his campaign $3 million, per the DCCC; had spent about $4.1 million on ads as of September, per AdImpact via The Nevada Independent.
Endorsed by President Trump and Gov. Joe Lombardo; named to the NRCC's MAGA Majority program.
Arguments in favor
'Marty O'Donnell is ready to finish the fight for Nevada families who are tired of being ignored by crooked Susie Lee and her failed Democrat policies' and to 'help House Republicans lower costs, strengthen our economy.'
— NRCC spokesman Christian Martinez (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Trump and Gov. Joe Lombardo both endorsed O'Donnell in April.
— President Donald Trump and Gov. Joe Lombardo (The Nevada Independent)
Arguments against
O'Donnell is a 'right-wing podcaster' whose 'only loyalty is to his political party bosses': he featured the 'neo-Nazi influencer' behind the Raw Egg Nationalist account on his podcast, compared legal abortion to the Holocaust, and is 'championing a price-hiking agenda that lines his own pockets.'
— DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene and DCCC
O'Donnell 'only moved here five years ago' and 'supports Trump's costly Iran war' and 'the expensive tariffs.'
— Susie Lee campaign television ad (The Nevada Independent)
'California multimillionaire Marty O'Donnell spent his day at Donald Trump's $40 million Texas extravaganza kissing up to a failed president as Nevadans struggle to make ends meet.'
— Asaf Grofman, Nevada State Democratic Party (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
What we couldn’t verify
O'Donnell's campaign denied he called Lee a 'Dumbocrat' at the RNC convention, sharing a written text with 'Democrat'; the Review-Journal reported hearing 'Dumbocrat'.
Whether candidate debates will be held had not been reported.
Positions and criticism are quoted from the named sources, not our assessments. This is built to help you start getting informed — confirm the official candidate list with your election authority before you vote.
November 3, 2026 is Nevada's general election, decided by plurality; there is no runoff. Nevada's 'None of these candidates' ballot line applies only to statewide and presidential races, not to US House. The map did not change for 2026: the districts enacted by the Legislature in 2021 remain in use, and no 2026 redraw or pending congressional map case was found. Party primaries were held June 9, 2026. Roster confirmed against Clark County's official contests-and-candidates list, Ballotpedia and The Nevada Independent's general election voter guide: Democratic Rep. Susie Lee, who won her primary with 69.2%; Republican Marty O'Donnell, who won his with 42.3%; and Independent American Party candidate Jon Kamerath. Two No Political Party filers, David Anderson and Patrick Dean Johnson, did not qualify for the November ballot. The district covers the southern and western Las Vegas suburbs, including Spring Valley, Summerlin South, Enterprise and Sandy Valley. Lee won 51.4% in 2024. The Nevada Independent describes it as the state's most competitive district on paper. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname, the order Nevada ballots use.
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