Republican Doug LaMalfa is going to Washington. LaMalfa, a former state senator from Richvale, earned the District 1 national congressional seat by garnering 113,178 votes (58.5 percent) with 77.5 percent of the precincts reporting, as opposed to Democrat Jim Reed’s total vote count of 80,250 (41.5 percent). In Nevada County, LaMalfa managed to capture 14,175 votes (54 percent) with 95 percent of the county precincts reporting, while Reed culled 12,141 (46 percent). “Well, I’m a little tired, but I am also super excited to have been a part of this process,” LaMalfa said Tuesday night. “It’s an awesome responsibility.” LaMalfa …