Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson won election Wednesday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Nevada's 2nd Congressional District, defeating Republican David Flippo. The victory comes in a conservative stronghold that was represented by Republican Rep. Mark Amodei for more than a decade. Benitez-Thompson is a former state Assembly majority leader who had support from labor groups. Flippo is an Air Force veteran who had President Donald Trump's backing but not Amodei's. Benitez-Thompson was critical of the president's handling of the economy and has called for banning stock trading by members of Congress and ending corporate money in politics. declared Benitez-Thompson the winner at 9:29 p.m. EST.