Brothel Owner Elected To Nevada Assembly Seat Day After Being Buried
(CBSLA/CNN) — Dennis Hof, a Nevada brothel owner and reality TV star who died last month, won an election for Nevada's 36th Assembly District Tuesday night, a day after being laid to rest.
Hof, who ran as a Republican, defeated Democratic challenger Lesia Romanov by more than 7,000 votes, the Nevada Secretary of State's office said.
Nevada's 36th Assembly District sits in the southern portion of the state, and includes portions of Nye, Lincoln and of Clark counties. According to state law, county officials will now appoint a fellow Republican who also resides in the district to take Hof's seat.
Hof was found dead by porn actor Ron Jeremy and a prostitute on Oct. 16 after celebrating his 72nd birthday at one of his ranches. The cause of death is still under investigation, but foul play is not suspected.
The self-proclaimed pimp owned a handful of brothels in Nevada, including one where NBA player Lamar Odom was found unconscious in 2015.
Hof -- the star of HBO's "Cathouse" series who Republican consultant Roger Stone had called "Trump from Pahrump" -- had ousted a sitting Republican member of Nevada's State Assembly in a primary.
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