State treasurer Kate Marshall wins Democratic Congressional District 2 nomination

RENO (AP) - State Treasurer Kate Marshall told Nevada Democrats Saturday she wants to be their "gal in Congress" and members of the state central committee have agreed to give her a chance.

Marshall won the support of all but five of the eligible 122 delegates who cast votes to make her the nominee in the special congressional election Sept. 13 for the open 2nd District seat.

She accepted the nomination and told her backers: "One down, one to go." She'll face former state GOP chairman Mark Amodei in the general election for the seat that no Democrat has ever held since it was created 30 years ago.