The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Nevada, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a gubernatorial election. As of 2024, this is the last time the Republicans won a majority of House districts in Nevada, as well as the last time Nevada's 2nd congressional district was won with over 60% of the vote.
Overview Statewide PartyCandidatesVotesSeats %+/– %Republican4304,80956.133 175.00Democratic4210,14738.701 125.00Independent American316,7703.0900.0Libertarian38,3021.5300.0Independent22,9810.5500.0Total16543,009100.04100.0
By district Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:
DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 30,413 37.88% 45,643 56.84% 4,243 5.28% 80,299 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 122,402 65.73% 52,016 27.93% 11,792 6.33% 186,210 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 3 88,528 60.75% 52,644 36.13% 4,547 3.12% 145,719 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 4 63,466 48.53% 59,844 45.76% 7,471 5.71% 130,781 100.0% Republican gainTotal 304,809 56.13% 210,147 38.70% 28,053 5.17% 543,009 100.0%
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 strongly Democratic. The incumbent Democrat Dina Titus, who had represented the 1st district since January 2013 and the 3rd district between 2009 and 2011, ran for re-election.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Dina Titus, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary Herb Peters, retired aerospace engineer, seven-time Libertarian candidate for Congress in California and Republican candidate for this seat in 2012
Withdrawn Darren Welsh
Results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Annette Teijeiro, doctor and candidate for state senate in 2012
Eliminated in primary Jose Padilla
Results
General election Endorsements
Polling Poll sourceDate(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror DinaTitus (D) AnnetteTeijeiro (R) Other UndecidedNew York Times/CBS News Battleground TrackerNew York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 197 ± 12.0% 52% 37% 7% 5%
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
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; and 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 Republican Mark Amodei, who had represented the 2nd district since September 2011, ran for re-election.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Kristen Spees, planning attorney
Eliminated in primary Vance Alm Brian Dempsey Ed Lee
Results
General election Spees was aiming to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.
Endorsements
Polling Poll sourceDate(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror MarkAmodei (R) KristenSpees (D) Other UndecidedNew York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 310 ± 8.0% 62% 24% 5% 9%
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
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 Republican Joe Heck, who had represented the 3rd district since January 2011, ran for re-election.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Joe Heck, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee invited Bilbray to the second inauguration of Barack Obama, where she met with party figures. She is the daughter of James Bilbray, who represented the 1st district from 1987 to 1995 and served in the Nevada State Senate from 1980 to 1986.
Candidates Nominee Erin Bilbray, Democratic National Committee member and founder of Emerge Nevada
Eliminated in primary Zachary "Mr. Z" Campbell
Withdrawn Frank Kassela, professional poker playerTwitter / fkassela: I am dropping out of the NV-03
Results
General election Campaign Although initially being seen as a competitive race, heading into the general election, most political analysts had Heck with a clear advantage. Throughout the campaign, Heck's campaign raised $2,402,397.89, over twice Bilbray's $1,118,057.80. Heck also befitted from $1,703,762 from outside groups, while only $13,473 was spent supporting Bilbray.
Bilbray also had three different campaign managers in eight months, which led to the lack of a clear strategy.
Endorsements
Polling Poll sourceDate(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JoeHeck (R) ErinBilbray (D) Other UndecidedNew York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 491 ± 7.0% 46% 32% 5% 17%Mellman Group (D−Bilbray)Mellman Group (D−Bilbray) April 21–23, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 39% 31% – 30%
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Debate + 2014 Nevada's 3rd congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Joe Heck Erin Bilbray1 Oct. 25, 2022 Vegas PBS Steve SebeliusElizabeth Thompson YouTube
Results
District 4
The 4th congressional district is 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 Democrat Steven Horsford, who had represented the 4th district since January 2013, ran for re-election, but narrowly lost to Republican Cresent Hardy in one of the biggest upsets of the cycle.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Steven Horsford, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary Mark J. Budetich Sid Zeller, retired Marine intelligence officer and Republican candidate for this seat in 2012
Results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Cresent Hardy, Assistant Minority Leader of the Nevada Assembly
Eliminated in primary Niger Innis, spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality Michael Ace Monroe Carlo "Mazunga" Poliak
Results
General election Campaign Being at a large financial disadvantage to the incumbent, the Hardy campaign adopted the unusual strategy of paying to run a Horsford ad featuring President Obama in the rural parts of the district where Republicans tend to poll well.
Endorsements
Polling Poll sourceDate(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror StevenHorsford (D) CresentHardy (R) Other UndecidedNew York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 316 ± 9.0% 45% 36% 5% 13%
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results On election night, Hardy upset Horsford by just over 3,500 votes, with a combination of, a favorable national environment for Republicans, weak Democratic turnout and a superior Republican strategy all being credited as factors in the result.
See also 2014 United States House of Representatives elections 2014 United States elections
References
External links U.S. House elections in Nevada, 2014 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets