Nevada News by Alex Isenstadt

U.S. Rep. Jon Porter is open to a 2010 run for U.S. Senate, he told the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call Monday.

"In January I'll take a look at the options that are out there," Porter said, according to the paper.

Porter, a three-term congressman, was ousted from his Las Vegas-area seat by Democrat Dina Titus in November. In the interview, Porter said he was currently focused on working with Titus in the transition effort.

If a new poll is any indication, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s path to re-election may not be as clear as his closest allies insist it is.

Early returns are showing Republican Dean Heller and Democrat Dina Titus leading in the races for the 2nd and 3rd Congressional Districts.

With 25.9 percent of the votes counted, Heller is leading Democrat Jill Derby 49.6 to 43.9 percent.

In the 3rd Congressional district, Titus is leading Republican incumbent Jon Porter 47.6 percent to 42.1 percent.

Elections officials are estimating that 75,000 people had turned out to the polls in Clark County today by 10:30 AM, Jon Ralston is reporting in his Ralston Flash.

With 434,000 people in the state already voting early or by mail, turnout is now over the 500,000 mark.