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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

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election_name2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada
countryNevada
typelegislative
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previous_election2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada
previous_year2010
next_election2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada
next_year2014
seats_for_electionAll 4 Nevada seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date
party1Republican Party (United States)
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seats1**2**
seat_change1
popular_vote1**457,239**
percentage1**46.96%**
swing13.89%
party2Democratic Party (United States)
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seats2**2**
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Democratic Republican The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and elected the four U.S. Representatives from Nevada, one from each of the state's four congressional districts, an increase of one seat in reapportionment following the 2010 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on June 12, 2012.

Overview

Statewide

PartyCandidatesVotesSeatsNo.%No.+/–%Total16973,742100.041100.0
Republican Party (United States)}};"Republican4url=http://www.silverstateelection.com/USCongress/title=Nevada Primary Election 2014 - U.S. Congressaccess-date=2012-11-20archive-date=2012-11-11archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111071454/http://www.silverstateelection.com/USCongress/url-status=dead }}46.96**2**50.00
Democratic Party (United States)}};"Democratic4453,31046.55**2**150.00
Constitution Party (United States)}};"Independent American325,1852.59**0**0.0
Independent (United States)}};"Independent224,0222.47**0**0.0
Libertarian Party (United States)}};"Libertarian313,9861.44**0**0.0

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResultRepublican Party (United States)}}"Democratic Party (United States)}}"Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 156,52131.53%113,96763.57%8,7904.90%179,278100.0%Democratic hold
District 2162,21357.63%103,01936.60%16,2175.76%281,449100.0%Republican hold
District 3137,24450.36%116,82342.87%18,4567.79%272,523100.0%Republican hold
**District 4****101,261****42.11%****120,501****50.11%****18,730****6.49%****240,492****100.0%****Democratic win**
Total457,23946.96%453,31046.55%63,1936.49%973,742100.0%

District 1

Democrat Shelley Berkley, who had represented Nevada's 1st congressional district since 1999, ran for the U.S. Senate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dina Titus, former U.S. Representative for the 3rd district
Withdrawn
  • Ruben Kihuen, state senator
Declined

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Chris Edwards, security strategic planner and Navy officer
Eliminated in primary
  • Charmaine Guss, former real estate broker and anti-abortion activist
  • Brian Landsberger, retired mechanical engineer and former Air Force fighter pilot
  • Herb Peters, retired aerospace engineer and seven-time Libertarian candidate for Congress in California
  • Miguel "Mike" Rodrigues, elementary school principal

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Bill Pojunis ran as the nominee of the Libertarian Party of Nevada.

Independent American primary

Stan Vaughan ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.

General election

Endorsements

State legislators

  • Joseph Hogan, state assemblyman
  • Joe Neal, former state senator
  • Valerie Wiener, state senator

Labor unions

  • Culinary Workers Union
  • National Association of Letter Carriers

Organizations

  • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program
  • EMILY's List
  • Human Rights Campaign
  • Humane Society of the United States
  • League of Conservation Voters
  • NARAL Pro-Choice America
  • National Organization for Women
  • Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Newspapers

  • Las Vegas Sun

Local officials

  • Steve Sisolak, Clark County Commissioner

Organizations

  • National Right to Life Committee

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2012
RothenbergNovember 2, 2012
Roll CallNovember 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2012
*NY Times*November 4, 2012
RCPNovember 4, 2012
The HillNovember 4, 2012

Results

District 2

Amodei:
Republican Mark Amodei, who has represented Nevada's 2nd congressional district since being elected in a special election in September 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative
Declined
  • Sharron Angle, former state assemblywoman and nominee for Senate in 2010

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Samuel Koepnick, information technology employee for the state
Eliminated in primary
  • Sam Dehne, retired pilot
  • Xiomara Rodriguez, retired businesswoman

Primary results

Independent American primary

Russell Best, a real estate broker and Navy veteran, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

  • National Rifle Association of America
  • National Right to Life Committee
  • United States Chamber of Commerce

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2012
RothenbergNovember 2, 2012
Roll CallNovember 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2012
*NY Times*November 4, 2012
RCPNovember 4, 2012
The HillNovember 4, 2012

Results

District 3

Republican Joe Heck, who has represented Nevada's 3rd congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Joe Heck, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
  • Chris Dyer, food service employee and Army and Navy veteran

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John Oceguera, Speaker of the Nevada Assembly
Eliminated in primary
  • Stephen Frye, psychiatrist
  • James F. Haning II, businessman
  • Jesse "Jake" Holder, former Navy officer and Political Science student at UNLV
  • Barry Michaels, businessman
  • Gerald "Jerry" Sakura, retired business executive.
Declined
  • Dina Titus, former U.S. Representative

Primary results

Independent American primary

Tom Jones, a retired businessman, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.

Independents

James Murphy, a retired airline captain, ran as an Independent.

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

  • Campaign for Working Families
  • National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program
  • National Rifle Association of America
  • National Right to Life Committee
  • United States Chamber of Commerce

Labor unions

  • National Association of Letter Carriers

Organizations

  • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
  • League of Conservation Voters
  • NARAL Pro-Choice America
  • Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Newspapers

  • Las Vegas Sun

Debates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorJoe
Heck (R)John
Oceguera (D)OtherUndecided
SurveyUSAOctober 21–23, 2012502±4.5%**50%**40%5%5%
WPA Opinion Research (R-Heck)October 7–8, 2012400±4.9%**48%**37%4%12%
Benenson (D-Oceguera)October 1–3, 2012400±4.9%**45%**40%10%5%
Global Strategy (D-DCCC)September 27–30, 2012405±4.9%**42%**38%—20%
SurveyUSASeptember 10–12, 2012663±3.9%**53%**40%4%4%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2012
RothenbergNovember 2, 2012
Roll CallNovember 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2012
*NY Times*November 4, 2012
RCPNovember 4, 2012
The HillNovember 4, 2012

Results

District 4

Horsford:
Tarkanian:
(New district) Nevada's 4th congressional district was created for the 2012 elections as a result of reapportionment following the 2010 United States census. It consists of most of Central Nevada and Northern Clark County, the latter of which contains the bulk of the district's population.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Steven Horsford, majority leader of the Nevada Senate
Withdrawn
  • John Lee, state senator

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Danny Tarkanian, businessman, nominee for Secretary of State in 2006 and candidate for Senate in 2010
Eliminated in primary
  • Diana Anderson, retired clerical worker
  • Barbara Cegavske, state senator
  • Mike Delarosa, detention officer
  • Kiran Hill, translator for the State Department
  • Robert Leeds, author and former Merchant Marine
  • Dan Schwartz, businessman
  • Kenneth Wegner, retired Army veteran and nominee for the 1st district in 2006, 2008 and 2010
  • Sid Zeller, retired Marine intelligence officer

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Joseph Silvestri, a teacher and chairman of the Libertarian Party of Nevada, also ran.

Independent American primary

Floyd Fitzgibbons, an insurance agent, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.

General election

Endorsements

Executive branch officials

  • Barack Obama, President of the United States

Labor unions

  • AFL-CIO
  • National Association of Letter Carriers

Organizations

  • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program
  • League of Conservation Voters
  • NARAL Pro-Choice America
  • Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Newspapers

  • Las Vegas Sun

Organizations

  • National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program
  • National Right to Life Committee
  • United States Chamber of Commerce

Debates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorDanny
Tarkanian (R)Steven
Horsford (D)OtherUndecided
SurveyUSAOctober 26–28, 2012648±3.9%**47%**42%6%5%
TarranceTarrance (R-Tarkanian)October 9–11, 2012422±5.0%**50%**40%—10%
SurveyUSASeptember 18–20, 2012646±3.9%**45%**42%6%8%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Tarkanian)August 7–9, 2012400±4.9%**46%**35%—19%
TarranceTarrance (R-Tarkanian)June 26–28, 2012400±5.0%**47%**41%–12%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2012
RothenbergNovember 2, 2012
Roll CallNovember 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2012
*NY Times*November 4, 2012
RCPNovember 4, 2012
The HillNovember 4, 2012

Results

References

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