2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

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 PartyCandidatesVotesSeats %+/– %Republican4457,23946.96250.00Democratic4453,31046.552 150.00Independent American325,1852.5900.0Independent224,0222.4700.0Libertarian313,9861.4400.0Total16973,742100.04 1100.0

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

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 56,521 31.53% 113,967 63.57% 8,790 4.90% 179,278 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 162,213 57.63% 103,019 36.60% 16,217 5.76% 281,449 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 3 137,244 50.36% 116,823 42.87% 18,456 7.79% 272,523 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 4 101,261 42.11% 120,501 50.11% 18,730 6.49% 240,492 100.0% Democratic winTotal 457,239 46.96% 453,310 46.55% 63,193 6.49% 973,742 100.0%

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Withdrawn Ruben Kihuen, state senator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 Shelley Berkley, incumbent U.S. Representative (ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate)

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

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call, November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball , November 5, 2012 NY TimesHouse Race Ratings, The New York Times, November 4, 2012RCP, November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012

Results

District 2

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

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 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

Debates Nevada 3rd Congressional District Debate, October 11, 2012, C-SPAN

Polling Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin of errorJoeHeck (R)JohnOceguera (D)OtherUndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 21–23, 2012 502 ±4.5% 50% 40% 5% 5%WPA Opinion Research (R-Heck)WPA Opinion Research (R-Heck) October 7–8, 2012 400 ±4.9% 48% 37% 4% 12%Benenson (D-Oceguera)Benenson (D-Oceguera) October 1–3, 2012 400 ±4.9% 45% 40% 10% 5%Global Strategy (D-DCCC)Global Strategy (D-DCCC) September 27–30, 2012 405 ±4.9% 42% 38% — 20%SurveyUSASurveyUSA September 10–12, 2012 663 ±3.9% 53% 40% 4% 4%

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012

Results

District 4

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

Debates Nevada 4th Congressional District Debate, October 11, 2012, C-SPAN

Polling Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin of errorDannyTarkanian (R)StevenHorsford (D)OtherUndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 26–28, 2012 648 ±3.9% 47% 42% 6% 5%Tarrance (R-Tarkanian)Tarrance (R-Tarkanian) October 9–11, 2012 422 ±5.0% 50% 40% — 10%SurveyUSASurveyUSA September 18–20, 2012 646 ±3.9% 45% 42% 6% 8%Public Opinion Strategies (R-Tarkanian)Public Opinion Strategies (R-Tarkanian) August 7–9, 2012 400 ±4.9% 46% 35% — 19%Tarrance (R-Tarkanian)Tarrance (R-Tarkanian) June 26–28, 2012 400 ±5.0% 47% 41% – 12%

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012

Results

References

External links Election Center at the Nevada Secretary of State United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2012 at Ballotpedia Nevada U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Nevada from OpenSecrets Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation