2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 6, 2018, 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 Nevada gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the United States House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 12, 2018.

Overview Statewide PartyCandidatesVotesSeats %+/– %Democratic4491,27251.13375.00Republican4439,72745.77125.00Independent511,8301.2300.0Independent American39,1150.9500.0Libertarian38,8300.9200.0Total19960,774100.04100.0

By district Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:

DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 100,707 66.17% 46,978 30.86% 4,516 2.97% 152,201 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 120,102 41.77% 167,435 58.23% 0 0.00% 287,537 100.0% Republican HoldDistrict 3 148,501 51.89% 122,566 42.83% 15,101 5.28% 286,168 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 4 121,962 51.93% 102,748 43.75% 10,158 4.32% 234,868 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 491,272 51.13% 439,727 45.77% 29,775 3.10% 960,774 100.0%

District 1

Nevada's 1st congressional district occupies the southeastern half of Nevada's largest city, Las Vegas, as well as parts of North Las Vegas and parts of unincorporated Clark County. Incumbent Democrat Dina Titus, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 2009 to 2011, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2016, and the district had a PVI of D+15.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Dina Titus, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary Reuben D'Silva, teacher, former U.S. Marine and Independent candidate for this seat in 2016

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Joyce Bentley, banker, realtor and small business owner

Eliminated in primary Freddy Horne, educator, Vietnam veteran and candidate for this seat in 2016

Withdrawn D'Nese Davis, artist, teacher and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 2, 2018

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror DinaTitus (D) JoyceBentley (R) Other UndecidedEmerson CollegeEmerson College November 1–4, 2018 238 ± 6.6% 58% 28% 7% 7%Emerson CollegeEmerson College October 10–12, 2018 121 ± 9.2% 50% 20% 4% 26%

Results

District 2

Nevada's 2nd congressional district includes the northern third of the state. It includes most of Douglas County and Lyon County, all of Churchill County, Elko County, Eureka County, Humboldt County, Pershing County and Washoe County, as well as the state capital, Carson City. The largest city in the district is Reno, the state's second 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. Incumbent Republican Mark Amodei, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016, and the district had a PVI of R+7.

Republican primary Amodei faced a primary challenge from far-right former Senate nominee Sharron Angle.

Candidates Nominee Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary Sharron Angle, former state assembly member, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010, candidate in 2016 and candidate for this seat in 2006 Joel Beck, commercial pilot Ian Luetkehans

Primary results

Democratic primary Clint Koble, former Nevada State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency of the USDA, announced he was running for the Democratic nomination in November 2017.

Candidates Nominee Clint Koble, former Nevada State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency of the USDA

Eliminated in primary Vance Alm, physician and candidate for this seat in 2014 & 2016 Patrick Fogarty, entrepreneur Jesse Hurley Jack Schofield Jr. Rick Shepherd, small business owner and candidate for this seat in 2016

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror MarkAmodei (R) ClintKoble (D) UndecidedEmerson College November 1–4, 2018 365 ± 5.3% 58% 37% 6%Emerson College October 10–12, 2018 169 ± 7.8% 23% 16% 61%

Results

District 3

The 3rd congressional district occupies the area south of Las Vegas, including Henderson, and most of unincorporated Clark County and was created after the 2000 United States census. Incumbent Democrat Jacky Rosen, who had represented the district since 2017, did not run for re-election; instead she ran against Dean Heller in the U.S. Senate election. She was elected with 47% of the vote in 2016, and the district had a PVI of R+2.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Susie Lee, philanthropist, president of the board of the Communities In Schools of Nevada and candidate for the 4th district in 2016

Eliminated in primary Richard Hart Jack Love, insurance agent Guy Pinjuv Steve Schiffman, attorney, former USAID Foreign Service Officer and chair of the Partnership for Judicial Progress Eric Stoltz Michael Weiss, database administrator and reports developer

Withdrawn Hermon Farahi

Declined Nicole Cannizzaro, state senator Teresa Lowry, former Clark County assistant district attorney and candidate for state senate in 2014 Jacky Rosen, incumbent U.S. Representative (ran for U.S. Senate) Joyce Woodhouse, state senator

Primary results

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Danny Tarkanian, businessman, former attorney and perennial candidate (previously ran for U.S. Senate)

Eliminated in primary Patrick Carter, member of the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents Eddie Hamilton, retired auto executive and perennial candidate Scott Hammond, state senator Stephanie Jones Thomas Mark La Croix, publisher, author and lecturer David McKeon, former chair of the Clark County Republican Party Michelle Mortenson, former KLAS-TV, Channel 8 consumer reporterTarkanian, Lee lead pack in fundraising for Nevada congressional races, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Colton Lochhead and Ramona Giwargis, April 16, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018. Annette Teijeiro, physician, nominee for the 1st district in 2014 and candidate for this seat in 2016

Withdrawn Jim Murphy, Independent candidate for this seat in 2012 Victoria Seaman, former state assembly member and candidate for state senate in 2016 (dropped out after Danny Tarkanian entered race)

Declined Cresent Hardy, former U.S. Representative (ran in the 4th district) Michael Roberson, Minority Leader of the Nevada Senate and candidate for this seat in 2016

Endorsements

Primary results

General election Endorsements

Debate + 2018 Nevada's 3rd congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Democratic RepublicanKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Susie Lee Danny Tarkanian1 Sep. 29, 2018 KLAS-TV Steve SebeliusPatrick WalkerC-SPAN

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror SusieLee (D) DannyTarkanian (R) UndecidedEmerson College November 1–4, 2018 332 ± 5.6% 51% 44% 3%Emerson College October 10–12, 2018 178 ± 7.6% 41% 39% 18%

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 2, 2018

Results

District 4

The 4th congressional district was created as a result of the 2010 United States census. Located in the central portion of the state, it includes most of northern Clark County, parts of Lyon County, and all of Esmeralda County, Lincoln County, Mineral County, Nye County and White Pine County. More than four-fifths of the district's population lives in Clark County. Incumbent Democrat Ruben Kihuen, who had represented the district since 2017, did not run for re-election. He was elected with 49% of the vote in 2016, and the district had a PVI of D+3.

Democratic primary In December 2017, Kihuen announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018 following allegations of sexual harassment. At the time, the only candidate who filed to run against him in the primaries was Amy Vilela.

Former U.S. Representative for this district Steven Horsford, who was defeated in the 2014 election, as well as Nevada Legislator Pat Spearman, later announced their plans to run for the Democratic nomination for the seat several months later, following Kihuen's retirement announcement.

Candidates Nominee Steven Horsford, former U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary John Anzalone, high school principal Pat Spearman, state senator Amy Vilela, universal healthcare activist and Justice Democrats member Sid Zeller, retired Marine intelligence officer candidate for this seat in 2014 and Republican candidate for this seat in 2012

Declined Lucy Flores, former state assembly member, nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2014 and candidate for this seat in 2016 Ruben Kihuen, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Debate + 2018 Nevada's 4th congressional district democratic primary debate Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn John Anzalone Steven Horsford Pat Spearman Allison Stephens Amy Vilela Sid Zeller1 May 25, 2018 KTNV-TV Todd QuinonesJon RalstonYouTube

Primary results

Republican primary Campaign The Republican primary featured six candidates. The early frontrunner was Cresent Hardy, who faced questions about his hiring of Benjamin Sparks, a Las Vegas political adviser who allegedly sexually enslaved and battered his ex-fiancée.

Candidates Nominee Cresent Hardy, former U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary Dave Gibbs, program director of Battlespace, Inc. Jeff Miller, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2016 Mike Monroe, candidate for this seat in 2016 Allison Stephens Bill Townsend, entrepreneur Kenneth Wegner, retired Army veteran, nominee for the 1st district in 2006, 2008 & 2010 and candidate for this seat in 2012

Withdrawn Stavros Anthony, Las Vegas council member (dropped out for health reasons)

Declined Scott Hammond, state senator

Primary results

Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Greg Luckner

Declined Steve Brown, nominee for this seat in 2014 and 2016 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in Nevada in 2012

General election Campaign This was a rematch of the 2014 election where Hardy upset Horsford to win, by just over 3,500 votes, in what was a strong year for Republicans nationally.

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror StevenHorsford (D) CresentHardy (R) Other UndecidedEmerson College November 1–4, 2018 263 ± 6.3% 48% 44% 5% 3%Emerson College October 10–12, 2018 157 ± 8.1% 36% 34% 7% 23%Moore Information (R)Moore Information (R) October 3–8, 2018 400± 5.0% 37% 41% 10%Gregg Luckner (L) with 2%, Warren Markowitz (IA) with 2%, Dean McGonigle (I) with 1%, Rodney Smith (I) with 1%, and "None" with 4% 13%Moore Information (R-Hardy)Moore Information (R-Hardy) August 4–7, 2018 400± 5.0% 41% 41% 1% 17%Global Strategy Group (D-Horsford)Global Strategy Group (D-Horsford) July 17–22, 2018 500± 4.4% 49% 40% – 11%DCCC (D)DCCC (D) January 5–9, 2018 400 – 42% 37% – 21%