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Assembly District 9 has been blue for a decade. Could it turn MAGA this election? 

Addiction recovery advocate Ryan Hampton (D) and small-business owner Erica Neely (R) square off in the competitive race for AD9.

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Election Preview

Anti-film tax credit vote spurs state Senate primary between 2 Latino community fixtures

The race between Sen. Edgar Flores (D-Las Vegas) and North Las Vegas City Councilman Isaac Barron is expected to be one of the most competitive primary races this cycle. Both candidates are community fixtures and are heavily campaigning. The district — which covers parts of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas — skews Democratic, meaning that whoever wins the primary in June is likely to win the general election this fall.