Early this morning the GOP nomination to replace Congressman Jim Gibbons still appeared to be up in the air. Nevada Secretary of State Dean Heller clung to a 428 vote lead out of nearly 70,000 votes counted.

With all precincts counted, Conservative legislator Sharron Angle was second. Dawn Gibbons, another legislator and the wife of Congressman Gibbons, was a strong third.

The lead swung back and forth all through the night as Angle ran up a 2,000 vote lead in the district's largest county and her home area of Washoe County (Reno). But Heller was ahead in 13 of the district's 17 counties including a 1,000 vote margin in Carson City, the state capital. The district contains almost every county in the state and a small part of Clark County (Las Vegas area). In fact, most of Heller's lead was based on a big victory he won 979 to 701 for Angle in the small part of Clark County in the district.

ANGLE, SHARRON E.		

34.53%	24,353

GIBBONS, DAWN

24.57%	17,328

GILSTER, RICHARD

1.02%	   719

HELLER, DEAN

35.14%	24,781

THOMAS, GLENN

2.60%	 1,834