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Tarkanian wins tight race for rural Nevada seat

By SAM METZ and KEN RITTER - Associated Press

Nevada Supreme Court dismisses ex-candidate’s libel lawsuit

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FILE - In this file photo taken June 6, 2018, Cresent Hardy poses for a photo with other political candidates after a meeting in Las Vegas. Hardy, a Republican, and Steven Horsford, a Democrat, were favored to win their primaries Tuesday, June 12, in the 4th District. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Battle for 2 key open US House seats set in Nevada

By BY SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 8, 2018, file photo, Clark County Commission member Steve Sisolak meets with people during a forum for Nevada gubernatorial candidates organized by Nevada faith groups. The fiercest primary election battle in Nevada this year is a race between two Democrats vying to become the swing state's first Democratic governor in almost two decades. The fight between Sisolak and Christina Giunchigliani has seen them spar over their response to the October mass shooting in Las Vegas while pledging to resist President Donald Trump and the National Rifle Association.(AP Photo/John Locher, File)

The Latest: Legal pimp defeats Nevada lawmaker in GOP race

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FILE - In this April 26, 2016 file photo, Danny Tarkanian participates in a Republican debate for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District in Henderson, Nev. All eyes are on Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller's re-election bid, but two U.S. House seats could be key to the Democrats’ effort to cut into GOP majorities in Congress. Tarkanian is expected to face wealthy Democratic philanthropist Susie Lee in Nevada's most expensive House race in November. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Correction: Congressional Primaries-Nevada story

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 26, 2016 file photo, Danny Tarkanian participates in a Republican debate for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District in Henderson, Nev. President Donald Trump has cleared a primary election path for one of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans running for re-election this year, persuading Sen. Dean Heller's GOP opponent to drop out of the race and instead run for a House seat. Tarkanian of Las Vegas, who has frequently criticized Heller for failing to be a strong supporter of Trump, announced Friday, March 16, 2018, that at the president's request, he decided to leave the Senate race and instead run for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

The Latest: Nevada Sen. Heller thanks Trump for support

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FILE - In this April 2, 2014, file photo, Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump has cleared a primary election path for one of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans running for re-election this year, persuading Heller's GOP opponent to drop out of the race and instead run for a House seat. Republican Danny Tarkanian of Las Vegas, who has frequently criticized Heller for failing to be a strong supporter of Trump, announced Friday, March 16, 2018, that at the president's request, he decided to leave the Senate race and instead run for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump clears GOP challenger for embattled Nevada senator

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KEN RITTER - Associated Press

Tarkanian backs Trump, slams Heller, over Yucca Mountain

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FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo Steve Bannon, former strategist for President Donald Trump, speaks at a campaign rally for Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward in Scottsdale, Ariz. Ward is running against incumbent Republican Jeff Flake in next year's GOP primary. Some Republican Party leaders warn that conservative candidates with problematic track records like Danny Tarkanian in Nevada or Ward can’t win general election battles and will lead the GOP to lose seats in 2018. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The GOP fights for its own voters to stop the next Roy Moore

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

In this April 26, 2016, file photo, Danny Tarkanian participates in a Republican debate for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Danny Tarkanian’s association with Nevada brothel owner could prove problematic

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

The Latest: Palin for Tarkanian in Sen. Heller’s GOP primary

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Pence, Cruz pull out of Nevada GOP event due to hurricane

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 2, 2014, file photo, Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Heller will face a challenge in the 2018 GOP primary by a conservative who is aligning himself with President Donald Trump. The bid by Danny Tarkanian, a 55-year-old Las Vegas businessman, makes good on conservatives’ threats to challenge incumbents who they blame for hurting the years-long quest to dismantle the Obama-era health care law. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Danny Tarkanian says Dean Heller is worried about seat if he’s embracing Trump

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 26, 2016 file photo, Danny Tarkanian participates in a Republican debate for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District in Henderson, Nev. Tarkanian, who narrowly lost the most expensive congressional race in the nation, is suing the Democrat Jacky Rosen who won, claiming that he was defamed in the final weeks of the campaign. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Danny Tarkanian, GOP primary challenger to Sen. Dean Heller, sides with Trump over McConnell

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this June 23, 2017, file photo, Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., is shown during a press conference at the Grant Sawyer State Office Building in Las Vegas. Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., officially announced her candidacy Thursday, July 6, 2017, for the Senate seat currently held by Heller. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)

Dean Heller receives a primary challenger in Danny Tarkanian, a familiar candidate

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Joy and agony after Nevada’s closest, costliest House race

By MICHELLE RINDELS - Associated Press

Jerry Tarkanian is escorted by his son, Danny, during halftime ceremonies honoring the former basketball coach at Fresno State University in Fresno, Calif., on March 1, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Jerry Tarkanian, Hall of Fame coach who built a dynasty at UNLV, has died

By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 1, 2014, file photo, Jerry Tarkanian is escorted by his son, Danny, during halftime ceremonies honoring the former basketball coach at Fresno State University in Fresno, Calif. Family members say Hall of Fame basketball coach Tarkanian is hospitalized in Las Vegas with breathing trouble and some type of infection. Son Danny Tarkanian on Tuesday characterized his father&#8217;s condition as &#8220;minute by minute.&#8221; He says his 84-year-old father was taken by ambulance Monday, Feb. 10, 2015, to Valley Hospital Medical Center after his blood oxygen fell to dangerous levels. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian, File)

Jerry Tarkanian, legendary UNLV basketball coach, dies at 84

By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 1, 2014, file photo, Jerry Tarkanian is escorted by his son, Danny, during halftime ceremonies honoring the former basketball coach at Fresno State University in Fresno, Calif. The Hall of Fame basketball coach is hospitalized in Las Vegas, where his son says he&#8217;s being treated for pneumonia. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian, File)

Jerry Tarkanian hospitalized in Las Vegas with pneumonia

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Tarkanian released from Las Vegas hospital

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