United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2014

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2014^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	304,809	56.13%	3	1
	Democratic	210,147	38.70%	1	1
	Independent American	16,770	3.09%	0
	Libertarian	8,302	1.53%	0
	Others	2,981	0.55%	0
Totals		543,009	100.00%	4	-

District 1

Nevada's 1st congressional district occupies most of Nevada's largest city, Las Vegas, as well as parts of North Las Vegas and parts of unincorporated Clark County. The district is now staunchly Democratic. The incumbent is Democrat Dina Titus, who has represented the 1st district since January 2013 and easily won her bid for re-election on November 4, 2014.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Herbert Glenn Peters
Dina Titus, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary election, June 10, 2014^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dina Titus	12,966	86.03
	Democratic	Herbert Glenn Peters	2,106	13.97
Total votes			15,072	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Jose Padilla
Annette Teijeiro

Results

Republican primary election, June 10, 2014^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Annette Teijeiro	6,083	54.66
	Republican	Jose Padilla	5,045	45.34
Total votes			11,128	100

General Election

Results

Nevada's 1st Congressional District, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dina Titus (inc.)	45,643	56.84
	Republican	Annette Teijeiro	30,413	37.87
	Libertarian	Richard Charles	2,617	3.26
	Independent American	Kamau Bakari	1,626	2.03
Total votes			80,299	100
	Democratic hold

District 2

Nevada's 2nd congressional district includes the northern third of the state. It includes most of Douglas and Lyon counties, all of Churchill, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Pershing and Washoe counties, as well as the state capital, Carson City. The largest city in the district is Reno, the state's third largest city. Although the district appears rural, its politics are dominated by Reno and Carson City, which combined cast over 85 percent of the district's vote. The incumbent is Republican Mark Amodei, who has represented the 2nd district since September 2011 following a special election upon the appointment of Dean Heller to the Senate.

Republican

Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Vance Alm
Brian Dempsey
Ed Lee
Kristen Spees

Results

Democratic primary election, June 10, 2014^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kristen Spees	8,206	38.35
	Democratic	Brian Dempsey	6,804	31.80
	Democratic	Vance Alm	3,225	15.07
	Democratic	Ed Lee	3,164	14.79
Total votes			21,399	100

General Election

Results

Nevada's 2nd Congressional District, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Amodei (inc.)	122,402	65.73
	Democratic	Kristen Spees	52,016	27.94
	Independent American	Janine Hansen	11,792	6.33
Total votes			186,210	100
	Republican hold

District 3

The 3rd Congressional District occupies the area south of Las Vegas, including Henderson, and most of unincorporated Clark County. The district was initially created after the 2000 census. The incumbent is Republican Joe Heck, who has represented the 3rd district since January 2011.

Republican

Joe Heck of Henderson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Erin Bilbray, a Democratic National Committeewoman and founder of Emerge Nevada, sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Heck.^[4] The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee invited Bilbray to the second inauguration of Barack Obama, where she met with party figures.^[5] Erin Bilbray is the daughter of James Bilbray, who represented Nevada's 1st Congressional District from 1987-1995 and served in the Nevada State Senate from 1980-1986. Frank Kassela, a professional poker player, briefly ran for the Democratic nomination before dropping out and endorsing Bilbray.^[6]

Candidates

Erin Bilbray, Democratic National Committeewoman
Zachary "Mr. Z" Campbell

Results

Democratic primary election, June 10, 2014^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erin Bilbray	13,204	84.02
	Democratic	Zachary "Mr. Z" Campbell	2,511	15.98
Total votes			15,715	100

General Election

Results

Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Heck (inc.)	88,528	60.75
	Democratic	Erin Bilbray	52,644	36.13
	Independent	David Goossen	1,637	1.12
	Libertarian	Randy Kimmick	1,566	1.08
	Independent	Steven St John	1,344	0.92
Total votes			145,719	100
	Republican hold

District 4

The 4th Congressional District is a new district that was created as a result of the 2010 Census.^[7]

Located in the central portion of the state, it includes most of northern Clark County, parts of Douglas and Lyon counties, and all of Esmeralda, Lincoln, Mineral, Nye and White Pine counties. More than four-fifths of the district's population lives in Clark County. The incumbent is Democrat Steven Horsford, who has represented the 4th district since January 2013; he was defeated on November 4, 2014 in his bid for re-election by Cresent Hardy.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Mark J. Budetich
Steven Horsford, incumbent U.S. Representative
Sid Zeller

Results

Democratic primary election, June 10, 2014^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steven Horsford	16,269	84.30
	Democratic	Mark J. Budetich	1,532	7.94
	Democratic	Sid Zeller	1,498	7.76
Total votes			19,299	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Cresent Hardy, Assistant Minority Leader of the Nevada Assembly
Niger Innis, spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality^[8]
Carlo "Mazunga" Poliak
Michael Ace Monroe

Results

Republican primary election, June 10, 2014^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cresent Hardy	10,398	42.63
	Republican	Niger Innis	8,077	33.11
	Republican	Michael Ace Monroe	5,393	22.11
	Republican	Carlo "Mazunga" Poliak	523	2.14
Total votes			27,075	100

General Election

Results

Nevada's 4th Congressional District, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cresent Hardy	63,466	48.53
	Democratic	Steven Horsford (inc.)	59,844	45.76
	Libertarian	Steve Brown	4,119	3.15
	Independent American	Russell Best	3,352	2.56
Total votes			130,781	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

↑ http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/
1 2 3 4 5 6 "OFFICIAL RESULTS 2014 Statewide Results". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
1 2 3 4 "Silver State Election Night Results 2014". Nevada Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
↑ Ralston, Jon (January 9, 2013). "Democratic national committeewoman exploring run against Rep. Joe Heck". Ralston Reports. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
↑ DCCC Uses Inauguration to Tout Potential House Recruits | At the Races
↑ Twitter / fkassela: I am dropping out of the NV-03
↑ "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
↑ Call, Roll (October 23, 2013). "Nevada Republicans Line Up to Depose Reid in 2016: Roll Call Politics". Rollcall.com. Retrieved October 24, 2013.

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United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2014

Overview

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General Election

Results

District 2

Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General Election

Results

District 3

Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General Election

Results

District 4

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General Election

Results

See also

References

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